Ealdgyth (Edith)of Mercia [8215] 24
- Born: Abt 1057
- Marriage (1): Gruffydd ap Llywelyn King of Deheubarth, King of the Britons [6044] about 1050
- Marriage (2): Harold II Godwineson King of England [8218] about 1064 in York, Yorkshire, England
- Died: Aft 1070
 General Notes:
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal01539
http://www.thepeerage.com/p10219.htm#i102181
1. Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 36. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.
2. E. B. Fryde, D. E. Greenway, S. Porter and I. Roy, editors, Handbook of British Chronology, 3rd edition (London, U.K.: Royal Historical Society, 1986), page 29. Hereinafter cited as Handbook of British Chronology.
Ealdgyth married Gruffydd ap Llywelyn King of Deheubarth, King of the Britons [6044] [MRIN: 3355], son of Llywelyn ap Seisyll King of Gwynedd and of Deheubarth [6043] and Angharad Ferch Maredudd Queen of Powys [6029], about 1050. (Gruffydd ap Llywelyn King of Deheubarth, King of the Britons [6044] was born about 1007 and died in 1063.)
Ealdgyth next married Harold II Godwineson King of England [8218] [MRIN: 3356], son of Godwin of Wessex Earl of Wessex and Kent [8219] and Gytha Thorkelsdóttir [8221], about 1064 in York, Yorkshire, England. (Harold II Godwineson King of England [8218] was born about 1022, died on 14 Oct 1066 in Battle, Sussex and was buried in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England.). The cause of his death was killed in the battle.
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