Burgheard, son of Ælfgar
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Burgheard, son of Ælfgar
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Burgheard was a son of Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia. He was also the brother of Edwin and Morcar, who succeeded their father as earls of Mercia and Northumbria respectively during the reigns of Edward the Confessor and William I. As well as Edith, the second wife of Harold Godwinson. Through his father, Burgheard was the grandson of the famous Lady Godiva as well as Leofric, who was also earl of Mercia. Not much is known about Burgheard's life. However, it is known that he died in the spring of 1061 a
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