Godiva (Godgifu) Of Coventry

980 - 1067  (87 years)

Thorold Of Buckingham Sheriff Of Lincolnshire

955 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	955	Of Mercia, England
Died	Yes, date unknown
Children	1. Godiva (Godgifu) Of Coventry,   b. 980, Mercia, England

Thorold Of Buckingham Sheriff Of Lincolnshire

955 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	955	Of Mercia, England
Died	Yes, date unknown
Children	1. Godiva (Godgifu) Of Coventry,   b. 980, Mercia, England

Leofric Earl Of Mercia, III

968 - 1057  (89 years)

Birth	14 May 968	Mercia, England
Died	31 Aug 1057	Bromley, Staffordshire, England
Father	Leofwine Earl Of Mercia,   b. 946, Of Mercia, England
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Alwara Of Mercia,   b. 955, Of Mercia, England
Relationship	unknown
Family	Godiva (Godgifu) Of Coventry,   b. 980, Mercia, England
Children	1. Aelfgar III Of Mercia Earl Of Mercia,   b. 1002, Of Mercia, England

Aelfgar III Of Mercia Earl Of Mercia

1002 - 1063  (57 years)

Birth	1002	Of Mercia, England
Died	Between 1059 and 1063	Mercia, England
Father	Leofric Earl Of Mercia, III,   b. 14 May 968, Mercia, England
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Godiva (Godgifu) Of Coventry,   b. 980, Mercia, England
Relationship	unknown
Family	Elfgifu (Elgiva) Of Wessex,   b. 990, England
Children	1. Ealdgyth Of Mercia,   b. 1034, Of Mercia, England   2. Lucy Of Mercia,   b. 1040, Mercia, England   3. Edwyn Tegeingl Of Mercia,   b. England

Elfgifu (Elgiva) Of Wessex

990 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	990	England
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	Ethelred II The Unready King Of England,   b. 968, Wessex, England
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Elfflaed (Elfreda) Of Wessex,   b. Between 963 and 968, Of Wessex, England
Relationship	unknown
Married	985
Family 1	Aelfgar III Of Mercia Earl Of Mercia,   b. 1002, Of Mercia, England
Children	1. Ealdgyth Of Mercia,   b. 1034, Of Mercia, England   2. Lucy Of Mercia,   b. 1040, Mercia, England   3. Edwyn Tegeingl Of Mercia,   b. England
Family 2	Harold Parcus,   b. England
Children	1. Gorm Degamel
Family 3	Uchtred (Ughtred) Earl Of Northumbria,   b. 989, Of Northumberland, England
Married	Bef 1018
Children	1. Ealdgyth (Aeglithia) Of Northumbria,   b. Bef 1016, Of Northumbria, England

• Name	Godiva (Godgifu) Of Coventry  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	980	Mercia, England   [2, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Fact 1	The Famous Lady Godiva Who Rode Nude On Her Horse Through Coventry.   [2, 3, 5, 6, 8]
  	Fact 1
  Fact 2	Lived & Buried In Coventry, Warwickshire.   [2, 3, 5, 6]
  	Fact 2
  Fact 3	Persuaded Her Husband To Found Monasteries At Coventry (1043) And Stow.   [2, 3, 5, 6]
  	Fact 3
  Death	10 Sep 1067  [2, 3, 5, 6]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thorold Of Buckingham Sheriff Of Lincolnshire,   b. 955, Of Mercia, England d. Yes, date unknown  (Father)
  Notes	[large-G675.FTW] Godiva, Lady (flourished about 1040-80), Anglo-Saxon noblewoman, wife of Leofric, earl of Mercia (flourished 1005-57). She is known to have persuaded her husband to found monasteries at Coventry (1043) and Stow. According to legend, she obtained a reduction in the excessive taxes levied by her husband on the people of Coventry by consenting to ride naked through the town on a white horse. Only one person disobeyed her orders to remain indoors behind closed shutters; this man, a tailor known afterward as Peeping Tom, peered through a window and immediately became blind. The oldest form of the legend is in the 13th-century Flores Historiarum (Flowers of the Historians). A festival in her honor was instituted as part of Coventry Fair in 1678. Source: 'The World Book Encyclopedia', 1968, p G235. 'Godiva, Lady,' Microsoft (R) Encarta. Copyright (c) 1993 Microsoft Corporation. Copyright (c) 1993 Funk & Wagnall's Corporation
  Person ID	I63170	ktree
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Thorold Of Buckingham Sheriff Of Lincolnshire,   b. 955, Of Mercia, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	unknown
  Family ID	F32385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leofric Earl Of Mercia, III,   b. 14 May 968, Mercia, England d. 31 Aug 1057, Bromley, Staffordshire, England (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 9, 10]
  Children	1. Aelfgar III Of Mercia Earl Of Mercia,   b. 1002, Of Mercia, England d. Between 1059 and 1063, Mercia, England (Age 57 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown] ▻ Elfgifu (Elgiva) Of Wessex
  Family ID	F19403	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S205] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760, (Name: Name: 7th ed Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore 1992;;), line 176A pp 151-152. Sister to Thorold of Buckingham, Sheriff of Lincolnshire, parentage uncertain but she was evidently from an old, noble family. The "Lady Godiva" of legend. [S204] large-G675.FTW. Date of Import: 14 Mar 1999 [S204] large-G675.FTW. b bef 1000 [S202] 11615-2.ftw. Date of Import: 21 Feb 1999 [S203] Gregory Strong, Ancestory.com Individual Tree - Kings & Presidents. [S201] Leisure Guy, leisureguy@icloud.com, "KinshipTree - Historical Family Database", (Name: Name: http://kinshipcove.com Genealogy Research: Common Historical Roots In South Texas;;). [S205] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760, (Name: Name: 7th ed Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore 1992;;), line 176A pp 151-152. b prob ca 1010 [S205] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760, (Name: Name: 7th ed Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore 1992;;), line 176A pp 151-152. [S205] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760, (Name: Name: 7th ed Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore 1992;;), line 176A pp 151-152. m by 1030, possibly her 2nd m, one known child [S204] large-G675.FTW, line 176A pp 151-152. m by 1030, possibly her 2nd m, one known child