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Ælfgifu of Wessex Lady of Northumbria



Preferred Parents:
Father: Æthelred the Unready, b. 19 MAR 968 in Wessex   d. 23 APR 1016 in London, Middlesex, England
Mother: Ælfgifu of York, b. 968 in Northumbria, England   d. 17 NOV 1002 in Wherwell Abbey, Hampshire, England

Family 2: Uhtred of Bamburgh,    b. 971 in Bernicia, Northumbria, England.    d. 1016 in Wighill, Yorkshire, England
  1. Ealdgyth of Northumbria, b. 1015 in Northumbria, England     d. 1086
Family 3: Alfgar of Mercia III,    b. 964 in MERCIA, Eng    d. 1059
Sources:
  1. Title: Ælfgifu "Elgiva, Edith" Northumbria formerly Wessex
    Publication: Name: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wessex-287;
    Note: Ælfgifu was the daughter of Æthelred the Unready and his first wife Ælfgifu.[1][2] Her birth date is uncertain but may have been between 990 and 995.[2] Ælfgifu became the third wife of Uhtred of Northumbria.[1][2] They had at least one child: Ealdgyth/Ælfgifu[3] They may also have had a daughter who married someone called Æthelgar and had children called Siward and Ealdred.[3] Uhtred was murdered in 1016.[3][4] Ælfgifu's own death date is not known.
  2. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Aelfgifu -
    Author: The History of County Palatine and City of Chester, George Ormerod. Harleian Society Publishers, 1882, Page number: Vol 1, p 49
    Note: Source Media Type: Book
    Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2736742405
  3. Title: Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors
    Author: Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors
    Publication: Name: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p163.htm#i4882;
    Note: Father Ethelred II 'the Unready', King of England b. 969, d. 23 Apr 1016 Mother Aelfgifu of Northumbria d. bt 1002 - 1003 Elgiva of England married Uchtred, Earl of Northumberland, son of Waltheof I, Earl of Northumbria. Elgiva of England married Alfgar III, Earl of Mercia & East Anglia, son of Leofric III, Lord Coventry, Earl Mercia, Leicester and Godiva, Lady of Lincoln. Elgiva of England was born circa 997 at of Wessex, England. Family 1 Alfgar III, Earl of Mercia & East Anglia d. 1062 Children Eadwine of Mercia Morkere of Mercia Burchard of Mercia Agatha fil Algar d. a 1086 Family 2 Uchtred, Earl of Northumberland b. 989, d. 2 Dec 1016 Child Ealdgyth of Northumberland b. c 1015
  4. Title: Ælfgifu in record of GRUFFYDD ap Llywelyn - The Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
    Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/WALES.htm#Gruffydddied1063;
    Note: GRUFFYDD ap Llywelyn, son of LLYWELYN ap Seisyll King of Gwynedd & his wife Angharad of Gwynedd (-killed Snowdonia 5 Aug 1063). [The Gwentian Chronicle records that "his son…Grufydd" succeeded his father as prince of Gwynedd after "Llywelyn son of Seisyllt" was killed in 1021[426].] His parentage is confirmed by the Chronicle of the Princes of Wales which records that "Bleddyn son of Cynvyn [and] Gruffudd son of Llywelyn…were brothers by the same mother…Angharad daughter of Meredudd king of the Britons"[427]. [The Gwentian Chronicle records that "Grufudd" defeated and killed "Iago son of Idwal prince of Gwynedd" and "took the government of Gwynedd and so became king of Wales from the Irish Channel to the Severn sea", dated to [1036] from the context[428].] He succeeded in 1039 as Prince of Gwynedd and Powys. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Iago king of Gwynedd was slain" in 1037 and that "Gruffudd son of Llywelyn son of Seisyl governed in his stead", adding that the latter "from beginning to end pursued the Saxons and the other nations and killed and destroyed them…first…at Rhyd y Groes on the Severn"[429]. He accompanied Svein Godwinsson, son of Godwin Earl of Wessex, on an expedition into South Wales in 1046[430]. He made himself ruler of all of Wales. Allied with Ælfgar ex-Earl of East Anglia, son of Leofric Earl of Mercia, he invaded England and sacked Hereford Oct 1055. Peace was negotiated by Leofric Earl of Mercia and Harold Earl of Wessex, under which Gruffydd swore allegiance to King Edward "the Confessor"[431]. Leofgar, recently appointed Bishop of Hereford, led an army against Gruffydd but was defeated and killed 16 Jun 1056[432]. He started raiding England again after Ælfric Earl of Mercia died [1062]. England launched a full-scale campaign against him, led by Tostig Earl of Northumbria invading north Wales and Harold raiding the southern coast[433]. [The Gwentian Chronicle records that "Caradoc son of Rhydderch [error for son of Grufudd son of Rhydderch?] son of Iestin hired Harallt to come with an army to S. Wales" and together they defeated Prince Gruffydd in 1060[434].] The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Gruffudd son of Llywelyn…fell through the treachery of his own men" in 1061[435]. Simeon of Durham records that "Griffin king of the Britons" was killed by his own men "Non Aug" in 1064[436]. Gruffydd was not caught by this pincer movement but was killed by his own men[437]. m firstly (1039) as her second husband, ---, formerly wife of HYWEL Prince of South Wales, daughter of ---. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Gruffudd son of Llywelyn son of Seisyl overcame Howel and captured his wife and took her to be his own wife"[438]. The Gwentian Chronicle records that "Grufudd son of Llywelyn son of Seisyllt" defeated "Hywel son of Edwin and took his wife from him and kept her as his concubine" in 1038[439]. m secondly ([1058]) as her first husband, EALDGYTH of Mercia, daughter of ÆLFGAR Earl of Mercia & his first wife Ælfgifu. Orderic Vitalis records that "Edwinus…et Morcarus comites, filii Algari…Edgivam sororem eorum" married firstly "Gritfridi…regis Guallorum" and secondly "Heraldo"[440]. In a later passage, the same source names her “Aldit”[441]. She married secondly ([1064/early 1066) Harold II King of England. There is no source which pinpoints the date of Ealdgyth´s second marriage. Freeman suggests that the absence of any reference to his queen in the sources which record the circumstances of Harold´s accession and coronation may indicate that his marriage took place afterwards[442]. Gruffydd & his first wife had [two] children: 1. [OWAIN ap Gruffydd (-1057). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Owain son of Gruffudd died" in 1057[443]. It is not certain that Gruffydd ap Llywelyn was the father of Owain ap Gruffydd.] 2. daughter . The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. m ([1058]) as his second wife, ÆLFGAR Earl of Mercia, son of LEOFRIC Earl of Mercia & his wife Godiva --- (-1062). Gruffydd & his --- wife had two children: 3. MAREDUDD (-1068 or after). The Annales Cambriæ record war in 1068 betweeen "filios Kenwin, scilicet Bledin et Ruallo" and "filios Grifini, scilicet Maredut et Idwal" in which the latter were defeated[444]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "the action of Mechain took place between Bleddyn and Rhiwallon, sons of Cynvyn, Maredudd and Ithel, sons of Gruffudd" in 1068, adding that "Ithel was killed in the battle and Maredudd died of cold in his flight, and Rhiwallon son of Cynvyn was slain"[445]. 4. IDWAL (-killed in battle Mechain 1068). The Annales Cambriæ record war in 1068 betweeen "filios Kenwin, scilicet Bledin et Ruallo" and "filios Grifini, scilicet Maredut et Idwal" in which the latter were defeated[446]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "the action of Mechain took place between Bleddyn and Rhiwallon, sons of Cynvyn, Maredudd and Ithel, sons of Gruffudd" in 1068, adding that "Ithel was killed in the battle and Maredudd died of cold in his flight, and Rhiwallon son of Cynvyn was slain"[447]. Gruffydd & his second wife had one child: 5. NESTA . Orderic Vitalis names "Nest" as the daughter of "Edwinus…et Morcarus comites, filii Algari…Edgivam sororem eorum" and her first husband "Gritfridi…regis Guallorum"[448]. The primary source which confirms her marriage has not yet been identified. "Hugo filius Osberti" donated a saltpan at Droitwich to the monks of Worcester Cathedral priory, for the souls of "patris mei Osberti et matris mee Nest", by charter dated to [early 12th century][449]. m OSBERN FitzRichard of Richard's Castle, son of RICHARD FitzScrob & his wife --- (-after [1087/88]).
    Page: Identifies Ælfgifu as the wife of Ælfgar Earl of Mercia, and the mother of EALDGYTH of Mercia, 2nd wife of GRUFFYDD ap Llywelyn, Prince of Gwynedd and Powys and who married secondly Harold II King of England, as his 2nd wife as well. Ælfgifu was therefore also grandmother of NESTA, daughter of Gruffydd and Ealdgyth, who married OSBERN FitzRichard of Richard's Castle
  5. Title: "Bloodfeud: Murder and Revenge in Anglo-Saxon England," by Richard Fletcher
    Author: Oxford University Press, 2004
    Publication: Name: https://books.google.com/books?id=Mz7k0NeveBYC&lpg=PA76&dq=STYR%20Ulfsson&pg=PA76#v=onepage&q=STYR%20Ulfsson&f=false;
    Note: Pedigree (diagram) on page 76 Page 52 and Also Page 77 "His second wife was Sige, daughter of Styr Ulfsson, and the condition of the marriage was that Uhtred should kill Styr's mortal enemy, Thurbrand. Can we date this marriage? Uhtred's third marriage probably occurred in 1006 or 1007. There were at least 2 children of the second marriage which means it could hardly have taken place any later than 1004.
  6. Title: Ælfgifu with Harold Harefoot, Wikipedia
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Harefoot;
  7. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: UHTRED, son of WALTHEOF Earl of Northumbria & his wife --- (-murdered 1016)
    Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20AngloSaxon%20nobility.htm#UhtredNorthumbriadied1016A;
    Note: UHTRED, son of WALTHEOF Earl of Northumbria & his wife --- (-murdered 1016). Simeon of Durham records that "his son Uchtred" succeeded "the elder Walthef" in Northumbria, stating that he was killed by "a powerful Dane Thurbrand surnamed Hold with the consent of Cnut" Earl of Northumbria. Inquisitions by "David…Cumbrensis regionis princeps," dated 1124, concerning land owned by the church of Glasgow, refer to donations by "Uchtred filius Waldef…" "Uhtred dux" subscribed charters of King Æthelred II dated 1009 to 1015. He defeated a Scottish army which had besieged Durham in 1006. After the invasion of Svend King of Denmark in 1013, Earl Uhtred submitted to him. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that he was murdered on the orders of Eadric "Streona." Stenton refers to "northern sources of the Norman age" which show that the chief agent of the murder was Thurbrand, who was in turn killed by Uhtred's son Ealdred, presumably referring to Simeon of Durham quoted above. King Canute appointed Erik Haakonson Jarl in Norway as Earl of Northumbria after Uhtred's death. m firstly (repudiated) as her first husband, ECGFRIDA, daughter of ALDUN Bishop of Durham & his wife --- (----, bur Durham). Simeon of Durham's Account of the Siege of Durham records the marriage of "Cospatric's son…Ucthred" (although from the context "Cospatric" appears to be an error for "Waltheof") and "Bishop Aldun…his daughter…Ecgfrida" and her repudiation by her husband, following which Uhtred married "the daughter of a rich citizen…Styr the son of Ulf…Sigen." Simeon of Durham's Account of the Siege of Durham records Ecgfrida's second marriage to "a certain thane in Yorkshire…Kilvert the son of Ligulf" and "their daughter Sigrida…wife of Arkil the son of Ecgfrid" whose son was "Cospatric…[who married] the daughter of Dolfin the son of Tolfin, by whom he begot Cospatric who of late ought to have fought with Waltheof the son of Eilaf," her repudiation by her second husband, her taking the veil, and her burial at Durham. m secondly SIGEN, daughter of STYR Ulfsson & his wife ---. Simeon of Durham's Account of the Siege of Durham records the marriage of "Cospatric's son…Ucthred" (although from the context "Cospatric" appears to be an error for "Waltheof") and "the daughter of a rich citizen…Styr the son of Ulf…Sigen." m thirdly ([1009/16]) ÆLFGIFU, daughter of ÆTHELRED II King of England & his first wife Ælflæd ---. Simeon of Durham's Account of the Siege of Durham records the third marriage of "Cospatric's son…Ucthred" (although from the context "Cospatric" appears to be an error for "Waltheof") and "king Ethelred…his…daughter Elfgiva." She is named as daughter of King Æthelred by Roger of Hoveden, when he records her marriage. Her marriage date is estimated on the assumption that it is unlikely that she would have been married before her older sister Eadgyth. children and grandchildren moved to Uchtred
  8. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
    Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/WALES.htm#dauGruffyddMAelfgarMercia;
  9. Title: genealogieonline - Princess Elfgifu of England
    Publication: Name: https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/stamboom-homs/I6000000007345818438.php;
  10. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Aelfgifu -
    Author: Ancestral Roots of Certain Americian Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr, Page number: 176a-3
    Note: Source Media Type: Book
    Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2736741115
  11. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Princess Edith Wessex [Abbess Pellesworth] -
    Author: Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998
    Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2737222797
  12. Title: Wikipedia: Ælfgifu of Northampton
    Author: Wikipedia
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ælfgifu_of_Northampton;
    Note: Biographical information for Ælfgifu of Northampton
  13. Title: Harold II Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy by Weir, Alison
    Author: Pages 34 - 37
    Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/britainsroyalfam0000weir/page/36/mode/1up;
    Note: Page 34 Harold II FATHER: Godwine He was the son of Wulfnoth, Cyld of Sussex, and was born in c.987. He married firstly Thyra, daughter of King Sweyn, and secondly, in c.1019/20, Gytha () below). He was first created Earl in 1018, but his earldom is unknown. He was created Earl of Wessex and Kent | in 1020. He died on 15 April, 1053, at Winchester Castle, of apoplexy, and was buried in Winchester Cathedral. Mother: Gytha She was the daughter of Thorgils Sprakalegg by Thyra, daughter of Harold Bluetooth, King of Denmark (and sister of King Sweyn); some authorities state that Thorgils was the son of Thyra, not her husband. Gytha was born in Denmark. She married Earl Godwine ... HAROLD II Surnamed Godwineson, he was born in c.1020/22. He was created Earl of East Anglia in c.1045, and succeeded his father as Earl of Wessex on 15 April, 1053. He was created Earl of Hereford in 1058, and styled ‘Duke of the English’ from 1064. He succeeded Edward the Confessor as King of England on 6 January, 1066, having been chosen by the King as his successor with the support of the Witan. Harold II was crowned on 6 January, 1066, probably at St Paul’s Cathedral in London (some authorities state he was crowned at Westminster Abbey, but there is no evidence for this). Harold II married, either in c.1064 or in March (?), 1066, at York: Edith She was the daughter of Alfgar, Earl of Mercia, by Edgiva or Elgiva Malet, or by Elfleda, daughter of Ealdred, Earl of Northumbria. She was born in c.1042. She married firstly Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Wales (killed in 1063), either in c.1050 or in c.1056/7, and had issue: 1 Meredith (4.1070). 2 Idwal (d.1070). 3 Nesta, who married Osbern FitzRichard, Lord of Richard’s Castle and Byton, and had issue. After the death of Harold, Edith went into exile on the Continent where she died after 1070. Issue of marriage, who may have been twins: 1 Harold He was born in December, 1066, in Chester. He grew up in exile on the Continent, and died after 1098. 2 Ulf He was perhaps born in December, 1066, in Chester, although some authorities have stated that he was an illegitimate son of Harold by his mistress Edith Swanneshals (f) below). Ulf is said by some chroniclers to have drowned at sea before 1070, but he is recorded as being alive in 1087 in Normandy, after which he disappears from the records. Harold II also had the following illegitimate issue: Probably by Edith Swanneshals (‘Swan Neck’): | Godwine. Edmund. Magnus. Gunhilda; she became a nun at Wilton Abbey, Wiltshire. Gytha; she married Vladimir II, Prince of Novgorod and Kiev (d.1125), and had issue. One of her descendants was Philippa, wife of Edward III. 6 Ulf () above). He may have been Harold’s legitimate son by his wife. HAROLD II He was killed on 14 October, 1066, at the Battle of Senlac (now known as the Battle of Hastings, although it took place eleven miles away at Battle in Sussex). Harold may have been felled by an arrow between his eyes, although this theory may be based upon a misinterpretation of the Bayeux Tapestry, in which case he was probably struck down by a sword stroke dealt by a mounted Norman knight. Harold was buried either on the battlefield or, less probably, on the seashore at Hastings. Later on, his remains were removed to Waltham Abbey, Essex. He was succeeded by William, Duke of Normandy, the victor of Hastings.
    Page: Identifies Edgiva or Elgiva Malet as the wife of Alfgar, Earl of Mercia, and the mother of Edith. Edith born circa 1042, therefore marriage of parents occurred before that. Edith married 1st Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Wales (killed in 1063), either in c.1050 or in c.1056/7. If marriage occurrec in 1050 then Edith was likely born much earlier than 1042 so marriage of parents would have been much earlier. Elgiva Malet would have been grandmother of: Meredith, Idwal, Nesta (Welsh) and Harold and Ulf (English)
  14. Title: The Historical Works of Simeon of Durham By Simeon (of Durham)
    Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/historicalworks00simegoog/page/n360/mode/1up?q=Ucthred;
    Note: page 766 "Afterwards, when Ucthred had made additional progress in military affairs, king Ethelred gave him his own daughter Elfgiva in marriage; by whom he had Algitha, whome her father wedded to Maldred, the son of Crinan the thane; by whom Maldred became the father of Cospatric, who begat Dolphin, and Waltheof, and Cospatric."
    Page: Identifies Elfgiva as the daughter of King Ethelred, 3rd wife of Ucthred, and mother of Algitha
  15. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Princess Edith Wessex [Abbess Pellesworth] -
    Author: 13143.GED, Not Given
    Note: Source Media Type: Other
    Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2737222793
  16. Title: "Florentii Wigorniensis monachi Chronicon ex chronicis"
    Author: ab adventu Hengesti et Horsi in Britanniam usque ab annum M.C.XVII., cui accesserunt continuationes duæ, quarum una ad annum M.C.XLI., altera, nunc primum typis vulgata, ad annum M.CC.XCV. perducta, Volume 24 sumptibus Societatis, 1849
    Publication: Name: https://books.google.com/books?id=N2kNAAAAIAAJ&dq=Florentii+Wigornensis+Monachi+Chronicon%2C+Vol.+I&q=Eadgyth#v=snippet&q=Eadgyth&f=false;
  17. Title: "The Annals of Roger de Hoveden: Comprising the History of England and of Other Countries of Europe from A.D. 732 to A.D. 1201," Volume 2, by Roger of Hoveden
    Author: H.G. Bohn, 1853
    Publication: Name: https://books.google.com/books?id=isQyLeHQHIsC&dq=Roger+of+Hoveden+I%2C+p.+72.&q=EADGYTH#v=onepage&q=EADGYTH&f=false;
  18. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
    Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20AngloSaxon%20&%20Danish%20Kings.htm#_ftnref1830;

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