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Ealdgyth, daughter of Earl Ælfgar

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Ealdgyth (fl. c. 1057–1066), also Aldgyth or in modern English, Edith, was a daughter of Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia, the wife of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn (d. 1063), ruler of all Wales, and later the wife and queen consort of Harold Godwinson, king of England in 1066. [1]

26 relations: Arden family, Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia, Barking Abbey, Bernard de Neufmarché, Bertha of Hereford, Bishop's Stortford, Castle Bytham, Ealdgyth, Edith of Wessex, Edith the Fair, Edwin, Earl of Mercia, Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, Harold Godwinson, History of Gwynedd during the High Middle Ages, List of English consorts, List of English monarchs, List of monarchs of Mercia, Matilda of Flanders, Morcar, Nest (disambiguation), Norman conquest of England, Sandleford, Sibyl de Neufmarché, William Malet (companion of William the Conqueror), 1060s in England, 1066.

Arden family

The Arden family is, according to an article by James Lees-Milne in the 18th edition of Burke's Peerage/Burke's Landed Gentry, volume 1, one of only three families in England that can trace its lineage in the male line back to Anglo-Saxon times (the other two being the Berkeley family and the Swinton family).

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Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia

Ælfgar (died c. 1060) was the son of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, by his famous mother Godgifu (Lady Godiva).

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Barking Abbey

Barking Abbey is a former royal monastery located in Barking, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.

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Bernard de Neufmarché

Bernard of Neufmarché was "the first of the original conquerors of Wales." He was a minor Norman lord who rose to power in the Welsh Marches before successfully undertaking the invasion and conquest of the Kingdom of Brycheiniog between 1088 and 1095.

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Bertha of Hereford

Bertha of Hereford, also known as Bertha de Pitres (born c.1130), was the daughter of Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford, and a wealthy heiress, Sibyl de Neufmarché.

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Bishop's Stortford

Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England.

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Castle Bytham

Castle Bytham is a village and civil parish of around 300 houses in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England.

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Ealdgyth

The name Ealdgyth (Ealdgȳð; sometimes modernized to Aldith, may refer to.

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Edith of Wessex

Edith of Wessex (1025 – 18 December 1075) was a Queen of England.

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Edith the Fair

Edith the Fair (Ealdgȳð Swann hnesce, "Edyth the Gentle Swan"; c. 1025 – c. 1086), also known as Edith Swanneck,Her first name is also spelled Ealdgyth, Aldgyth, Edeva or Eddeva, and sometimes appears as Ēadgȳð and Ēadgifu.

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Edwin, Earl of Mercia

Edwin (Old English: Ēadwine) (died 1071) was the elder brother of Morcar, Earl of Northumbria, son of Ælfgār, Earl of Mercia and grandson of Leofric, Earl of Mercia.

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Gruffydd ap Llywelyn

Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (died 5 August 1063) was the King of Wales from 1055 to 1063.

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Harold Godwinson

Harold Godwinson (– 14 October 1066), often called Harold II, was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England.

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History of Gwynedd during the High Middle Ages

The history of Gwynedd in the High Middle Ages is a period in the History of Wales spanning the 11th through the 13th centuries.

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List of English consorts

The English royal consorts were the spouses of the reigning monarchs of the Kingdom of England who were not themselves monarchs of England: spouses of some English monarchs who were themselves English monarchs are not listed, comprising Mary I and Philip who reigned together in the 16th century, and William III and Mary II who reigned together in the 17th century.

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List of English monarchs

This list of kings and queens of the Kingdom of England begins with Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, one of the petty kingdoms to rule a portion of modern England.

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List of monarchs of Mercia

The Kingdom of Mercia was a state in the English Midlands from the 6th century to the 10th.

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Matilda of Flanders

Matilda of Flanders (Mathilde; Machteld) (1031 – 2 November 1083) was Queen of England and Duchess of Normandy by marriage to William the Conqueror, and sometime Regent of these realms during his absence.

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Morcar

Morcar (or Morkere) (Mōrcǣr) (died after 1087) was the son of Ælfgār (earl of Mercia) and brother of Ēadwine.

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Nest (disambiguation)

A nest is a place animals live or raise offspring.

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Norman conquest of England

The Norman conquest of England (in Britain, often called the Norman Conquest or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, Flemish and French soldiers led by Duke William II of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror.

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Sandleford

Sandleford is a hamlet and former parish in the English county of Berkshire.

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Sibyl de Neufmarché

Sibyl de Neufmarché, Countess of Hereford, suo jure Lady of Brecknock (c. 1100 – after 1143), was a Cambro-Norman noblewoman, heiress to one of the most substantial fiefs in the Welsh Marches.

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William Malet (companion of William the Conqueror)

William Malet (died 1071) held senior positions within the Norman forces that occupied England from 1066.

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1060s in England

Events from the 1060s in England.

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1066

1066 (MLXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealdgyth,_daughter_of_Earl_Ælfgar

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