Earl of Northumbria Waltheof II

1046 - 1076  (30 years)

• Name	Waltheof II
  Title	Earl of Northumbria
  Birth	1046	Bamburgh, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
  Christening	Minor, Surxondaryo, Uzbekistan, Soviet Union
  Gender	Male
  Alt.+Birth	Abt 1046	Northumbria, England
  Title of Nobility	1065	Huntingdonshire, England
  	became the 1st Earl Of Huntingdon, governing Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire
  JOINED DANES IN REVOLT AGAINST WILLIAM THE CONQUORER	1069	York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
  	Waltheof and Edgar Aetheling joined the Dane forces of Sweyn II and took part in the attack on York, in opposition to King William I. In 1070 he submitted to William and was restored to his earldom, and went on to marry William's niece, Judith of Lens.
  CREATED 1ST EARL OF NORTHAMPTON	1071
  	Upon his marriage to Judith of Lens, Waltheof was created Earl of Northampton, first of this title.
  Title of Nobility	From 1071 to 1076	Northumbria, England
  	Earl of Northumbria
  JOINED REVOLT OF THE EARLS	1075	England, United Kingdom
  	Having escaped without repercussions the first time, Waltheof again revolted against his sworn liege. In 1075 he joined the Revolt of the Earls against William. His motives for taking part in the revolt are unclear. He repented, confessed his guilt to W
  BEHEADED+BY+ORDER+OF+WILLIAM+THE+CONQUEROR	31 May 1076	Hill and Moor, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
  	Arrested and sentenced to death by William the Conqueror (William I) for revolt, Waltheof spent almost a year in confinement before being beheaded on 31 May 1076 at St. Giles's Hill, near Winchester. He was the only Englishman to have been dealt such a
  Cause of Death	Execution during the reign of William I, "The Conqueror", King of England
  Fact	Waltheof was the second son of Siward, Earl of Northumbria. Waltheof was said to be devout and charitable and was probably educated for a monastic life.
  Title of Nobility	1st Earl Of Huntingdon
  _FSFTID	LDSS-ZMW
  Death	31 May 1076	Winchester, Hampshire, England
  Burial	14 Jun 1076	Crowland, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
  Person ID	I28331	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Earl of Northumbria Siward,   b. Abt 1020   d. 26 Mar 1055, York, Yorkshire, England (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Ælfflæd III of Northumbria,   b. Abt 1022, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom d. Abt 1060, Northumberland, England (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1045
  Family ID	F12475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Judith de Lens,   b. May 1054, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France d. Aft 1086, Northumbria, England (Age > 33 years)
  Marriage	1070
  Children	1. Matilda of Huntingdon,   b. 2 Jul 1072, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom d. 23 Apr 1130, Old Scone, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 57 years)   2. Adelise of Huntingdon,   b. Feb 1076, Middleton, Northumberland, England d. Abt 1126, Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F10947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

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  Death - 31 May 1076 - Winchester, Hampshire, England  = Link to Google Earth