Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia
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title:
Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia
text:
Ælfgar was the son of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, by his famous wife Godgifu. He succeeded to his father's title and responsibilities on the latter's death in 1057. He gained the additional title of Earl of East Anglia, but also was exiled for a time. Through the first marriage of his daughter he became father-in-law to Welsh king Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, a few years after his death, his daughter became a widow and married the English King Harold.
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description:
Earl of Mercia and Earl of East Anglia
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86lfgar,_Earl_of_Mercia
date created:
2005-07-26T09:22:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T08:13:17Z
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