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Ealdgyth (fl. c. 1057–1066), also Aldgyth or Edith in modern English, was a daughter of Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia, the wife of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn (d. 1063), ruler of all Wales, and later the wife and queen consort of Harold Godwinson, king of England in 1066. She was described by William of Jumièges as a considerable beauty.
- Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia
Ælfgar (died c. 1062) was the son of Leofric, Earl of...
- Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia
Edith, también Ealdgyth, fue hija de Aelfgar, conde de Mercia, esposa de Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (m. 1063), gobernador de todo Gales, y más tarde esposa y reina consorte de Harold Godwinson, rey de Inglaterra en 1066.
26 de abr. de 2022 · Ealdgyth was the daughter of Ælfgar, who had been earl of East Anglia a number of times in the 1050s and was appointed earl of Mercia in c. 1057, in succession of his father Earl Leofric. Ælfgar's wife Ælfgifu was probably her mother, and Eadwine, the later earl of Mercia, and Morcar, earl of Northumbria, were her brothers.[1]
- Mercia
Though Harold is said to have lawfully married Ealdgyth, the daughter of Earl Ælfgar, the widow of the Welsh ruler Gruffydd ap Llywelyn whom he had defeated in battle, that marriage in spring 1066 is seen by most modern scholars as one of political convenience.
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.
Ealdgyth Edith of Mercia was born in 1040, in England, United Kingdom as the daughter of Ælfgar Earl of Mercia. She married Gruffydd ap Llewelyn King of Wales about 1055. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died on 5 August 1086, in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, at the age of 46, and was buried in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England.
