Earl of Mercia Alfgar

Abt 1002 - 1067  (65 years)

• Name	Alfgar
  Title	Earl of Mercia
  Birth	Abt 1002	King's Bromley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
  Christening	Abt 1002	Coventry St Peter, Warwickshire, England
  Gender	Male
  BECAME+EARL+OF+EAST+ANGLIA	From 1051 to 1052	East Anglia, Norfolk, England
  	When the Godwins were exiled from England in 1051 Ælfgar was given the Earldom of East Anglia, which had been that of Harold Godwinson. When Harold returned in 1052, the property was restored to him..
  EAST+ANGLIA+RESTORED+TO+%C3%86LFGAR	Apr 1053
  	Harold became Earl of Wessex after his fathers death April 1053, and the earldom of East Anglia returned to Ælfgar.
  EXILED+FROM+ENGLAND	1055
  	Ælfgar was exiled by King Edward in 1055 but was reinstated later the same year.
  ALLIED+WITH+GRUFFYDD+AP+LLYWELLYN+OF+WALES	Oct 1055
  	After being banished, Ælfgar allied with Gruffydd ap Llywellyn King of Gwynedd and Powys. Together they invaded England sacking Hereford.
  REINSTATED+AS+EARL	1056
  	In 1056 Ælfgar and Prince Gruffydd made peace with King Edward and Ælfgar was once again reinstated as Earl of East Anglia.
  Title of Nobility	Earl Of Mercia
  Title of Nobility	Earl of Mercia; Earl of East Anglia
  _FSFTID	LZ8J-9XT
  Burial	Abt 1062	Coventry, Warwickshire, England
  Death	10 Sep 1067	Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
  Person ID	I37670	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Leofric III Of Mercia,   b. 14 May 968, England, United Kingdom d. 31 Aug 1057, King's Bromley, Staffordshire, England (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Lady Godiva Countess of Mercia,   b. 5 Sep 980, England, United Kingdom d. 10 Sep 1067, Coventry, Warwickshire, England (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	Abt 999	Coventry, Warwickshire, England
  Family ID	F12186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ælgifu   d. DECEASED
  Children	1. Earl of Mercia Edwin,   b. 1028, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom d. 1071, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom (Age 43 years)   2. Earl of Northumbria Morcar of Mercia,   b. Abt 1028, England, United Kingdom d. 1089 (Age 61 years)   3. Ealdgyth of Mercia,   b. 1034, England d. 5 Aug 1086, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England (Age 52 years)   4. Burhed Aelfgarson,   b. Abt 1040   d. 1061 (Age 21 years)
  Family ID	F15384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023