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- Ealdgyth, wife of Harold II. She was daughter of the Mercian earl Ælfgar, and previously married to the Welsh king Gruffydd, defeated by Harold in 1063, slain by his own men. Harold probably married her to ensure the allegiance of her brothers, the earls of Mercia and Northumbria.
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Apr 26, 2022 · Daughter of Uchtred "the Bold", Earl of Northumbria and Ælfgifu. Wife of Maldred mac Crínán, Earl of Dunbar. Mother of Aeldgytha; Gospatric, Earl of Dunbar; Maldred FitzMaldred; Margaret of Allerdale and Daughter of Scotland. Sister of Ælfthryth.
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Maldred Mac Crínán, Earl of Dunbar
She married Maldred Of Allerdale in 1036, in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died in 1086, in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 71. More.
- Female
- Maldred Of Allerdale
When Ealdgyth of Northumbria was born after 1009, in Northumbria, England, her father, Ealdred of Bamburgh, was 9006 and her mother, Edgina, was 9010. She married Maldred of Allerdale in 1036, in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.
- Female
- Maldred of Allerdale, Ligulf of Lumley
- Northumbria, England
Ealdgyth (circa 992 – after 1016), modern English Edith may have been the name of the wife of Sigeferth son of Earngrim, thegn of the Seven Burghs, and later of King Edmund Ironside. She was probably the mother of Edmund's sons Edward the Exile and Edmund Ætheling.
- c. 992
- 23 April 1016 – 30 November 1016
- After 1016
The name Ealdgyth (Old English: Ealdgȳð; sometimes modernized to Aldith, may refer to Ealdgyth, daughter of Uhtred the Bold, Earl of Northumbria (died 1016) and Ælfgifu who is a daughter of Æthelred II; Ealdgyth (floruit 1015–1016) (born c. 992), wife of Sigeferth and then of King Edmund Ironside; Ealdgyth, wife of the thane Morcar (died ...
Father. Maldred. Mother. Ealdgyth. Gospatric or Cospatric (from the Cumbric "Servant of [Saint] Patrick "), [citation needed] (died after 1073), was Earl of Northumbria, or of Bernicia, and later lord of sizable estates around Dunbar. His male-line descendants held the Earldom of Dunbar, later known as the Earldom of March, in south-east ...
Apr 26, 2022 · Ealdgyth of Mercia, not to be confused with Ealdgyth of Northumbria. William of Jumièges describes her as a woman of considerable beauty.[1] Walter Map also wrote of a beautiful lady much beloved by the king and so he may have had Ealdgyth in mind.[3]
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