Edgiva of Leominster Abbess of Leominster [8225] ²⁴

  General Notes:

abducted by Sveyn.
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Edgiva married Sveyn Godwinson Earl of Mercia [8224] [MRIN: 3359], son of Godwin of Wessex Earl of Wessex and Kent [8219] and Gytha Thorkelsdóttir [8221]. (Sveyn Godwinson Earl of Mercia [8224] was born about 1020 and died on 29 Sep 1052 in Lycia, Constantinople, Byzantium.). The cause of his death was Killed.

  Marriage Notes:

In 1046, he joined in on an invasion of Deheubarth. On his return from this campaign Sweyn abducted Eadgifu, the Abbess of Leominster, apparently intending to marry her and gain control of Leominster's vast estate. However, the king refused permission and Eadgifu returned to her abbey. Late in 1047 Sweyn left England to take refuge with Baldwin, count of Flanders.