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Leofric Earl of Mercia
d. 1057
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Died
1057
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About
Leofric, earl of Mercia, was one of the three great earls of Anglo-Saxon England, and his wife Godgifu is the Lady Godiva of the legend, who rode through Coventry.
Research notes
LEOFRIC, Earl of MERCIA (d.1057); m. Godgifu (LADY GODIVA); father of AElfgar (our line). DOCUMENTED FLOOR of the Mercian earls; ancestry above note-only. Standard well-documented medieval genealogy per the cited authorities; contested rungs note-only, not hardened.