Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia 980–1067 – Whos Your Daddy? Wikigenealogy

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Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia, 980–1067 (aged 87 years)

Name

Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia

Name: Lady /GODIVA/ Countess Of Mercia
Surname: GODIVA
Given names: Lady
Name suffix: Countess Of Mercia
Also known as: Lady Godiva

Sex Female

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: about 955 — Of Mercia, England Ancestral file number: FLHB-W8 Unique identifier: 394368247559A042B3AFA8112D9B4AFDE29E Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mrs-Thorold Of LINCOLN Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia Thorold, Sheriff Of LINCOLN 955–… Birth: about 955 — Of Mercia, England
mother	Links Birth: about 960 — Of Mercia, England Ancestral file number: FLHB-XF Unique identifier: 394368247559A042B3AFA8112D9B4AFDE29E Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thorold, Sheriff Of LINCOLN Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia Mrs-Thorold Of LINCOLN 960–… Birth: about 960 — Of Mercia, England
herself	Links Birth: about 980 25 20 — Of Mercia, England Marriage: 1030 Death: 10 September 1067 Burial: Of, Coventry, Warwickshire, England Ancestral file number: 8XQ9-4D Unique identifier: B1D64F578BD93B4491184F23BC8A35D97F6A Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Leofric III Earl Of MERCIA Alfgar III Earl Of MERCIA Hereward Of MERCIA Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia 980–1067 Birth: about 980 25 20 — Of Mercia, England Death: 10 September 1067

Family with Leofric III Earl Of MERCIA
husband	Links Birth: 14 May 968 18 13 — Mercia, England Marriage: 1030 Death: 31 August 1057 — Bromley, Stafford, England Ancestral file number: 8XQ9-37 Unique identifier: B1D64F578BD93B4491184F23BC8A35D97F6A Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia Alfgar III Earl Of MERCIA Hereward Of MERCIA Leofric III Earl Of MERCIA 968–1057 Birth: 14 May 968 18 13 — Mercia, England Death: 31 August 1057 — Bromley, Stafford, England
herself	Links Birth: about 980 25 20 — Of Mercia, England Marriage: 1030 Death: 10 September 1067 Burial: Of, Coventry, Warwickshire, England Ancestral file number: 8XQ9-4D Unique identifier: B1D64F578BD93B4491184F23BC8A35D97F6A Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Leofric III Earl Of MERCIA Alfgar III Earl Of MERCIA Hereward Of MERCIA Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia 980–1067 Birth: about 980 25 20 — Of Mercia, England Death: 10 September 1067
Marriage	Marriage — 1030 —
-27 years son	Links Birth: about 1002 33 22 — Of Mercia, England Death: 1059 — Of Mercia, England Burial: Coventry, Warwickshire, England Ancestral file number: B19T-5M Unique identifier: 2C1A8913FEDA3A4DBABCD930B43F3DAF9FAA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elfgifu Princess Of ENGLAND Edwin Earl Of MERCIA Burhheard, Of MERCIA Morcar Earl Of NORTHUMBRIA Ealdgyth Queen Of ENGLAND Leverunia Of MERCIA Lucia Of MERCIA Alfgar III Earl Of MERCIA 1002–1059 Birth: about 1002 33 22 — Of Mercia, England Death: 1059 — Of Mercia, England
3 years son	Links Birth: about 1004 35 24 — Of Mercia, England Ancestral file number: 9NR4-2X Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Hereward Of MERCIA 1004–… Birth: about 1004 35 24 — Of Mercia, England

Events of close relatives
Birth	about 980 25 20 Of Mercia, England
Birth of a son	Alfgar III Earl Of MERCIA about 1002 Of Mercia, England
Birth of a son	Hereward Of MERCIA about 1004 Of Mercia, England
Marriage	Leofric III Earl Of MERCIA — View this family 1030 (aged 50 years)
Death of a husband	Leofric III Earl Of MERCIA 31 August 1057 Bromley, Stafford, England
Death of a son	Alfgar III Earl Of MERCIA 1059 Of Mercia, England
Death	10 September 1067 (aged 87 years)
Burial	Of, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Ancestral file number	8XQ9-4D
Unique identifier	EBE8618FE876244FA3D58EAD33AEBB4E3134
Last change	16 December 2002 – 01:00:00

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Note	One of the most famous women of history. Lady Godiva, who rode naked through the streets of Coventry, as a protest against taxation. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nwa/godiva.html http://www.abacom.com/~jkrause/godiva.html Elizabeth II (Alexandra Mary) WINDSOR Queen of England is the 31st great granddaughter of Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia. Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia is the 26th great grandmother of Thomas JEFFERSON. So-called President George W. BUSH is the 33rd great grandson of Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia. Nikolas II ROMANOV Czar of Russia was the 30th great grandson of Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia. Louis XVI, King Of FRANCE was the 27th great grandson of Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia. Diana SPENCER was the 32nd great granddaughter of Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia. Juan Carlos DE BORBON King of Spain is the 32nd great grandson of Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia. Simeon KOBURGOTSKI King and Prime Minister of Bulgaria is the 33rd great grandson of Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia. She was a religious benefactress who---according to tradition when her husband Leofric, Earl of Mercia, imposed a heavy tax on the townsfolk of Coventry (1040)---obtained its remission by riding naked through the market place. The story occurs in Roger of Wendover (1235). Some writers assert that Lady Godiva ordered all to remain indoors, which they did except for the famous Peeping Tom, but he is a later addition to the story. An explanation of the Lady Godiva story could well be the survival of a Celtic pagan celebration in honour of the goddess-spirit, Epona. To celebrate the passage of the Moon accross the night sky and, at the same time, the change from winter to spring, a tradition of a naked lady with long hair riding on a white horse had survived. Quite possibly Leofric, Earl of Mercia, had dared his wife, Godiva, to take the local girl's place in the procession.

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One of the most famous women of history.
Lady Godiva, who rode naked through the streets of Coventry, as a protest against taxation.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nwa/godiva.html
http://www.abacom.com/~jkrause/godiva.html

Elizabeth II (Alexandra Mary) WINDSOR Queen of England is the 31st great granddaughter of Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia.

Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia is the 26th great grandmother of Thomas JEFFERSON.

So-called President George W. BUSH is the 33rd great grandson of Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia.

Nikolas II ROMANOV Czar of Russia was the 30th great grandson of Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia.

Louis XVI, King Of FRANCE was the 27th great grandson of Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia.

Diana SPENCER was the 32nd great granddaughter of Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia.

Juan Carlos DE BORBON King of Spain is the 32nd great grandson of Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia.

Simeon KOBURGOTSKI King and Prime Minister of Bulgaria is the 33rd great grandson of Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia.

She was a religious benefactress who---according to tradition when her husband Leofric, Earl of Mercia, imposed a heavy tax on the townsfolk of Coventry (1040)---obtained its remission by riding naked through the market place. The story occurs in Roger of Wendover (1235). Some writers assert that Lady Godiva ordered all to remain indoors, which they did except for the famous Peeping Tom, but he is a later addition to the story.

An explanation of the Lady Godiva story could well be the survival of a Celtic pagan celebration in honour of the goddess-spirit, Epona. To celebrate the passage of the Moon accross the night sky and, at the same time, the change from winter to spring, a tradition of a naked lady with long hair riding on a white horse had survived. Quite possibly Leofric, Earl of Mercia, had dared his wife, Godiva, to take the local girl's place in the procession.