Ealdgyth of Mercia

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Ealdgyth of Mercia was an 11th-century English noblewoman and queen consort of England through her marriage to King Harold Godwinson, linking the powerful Mercian earldom with the Godwin family on the eve of the Norman Conquest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 11th-century English person
English noblewoman
human
queen consort of England
associatedWith Earldom of Wessex
surface form: Earldom of Mercia

Godwin family
Harold Godwinson
surface form: Harold II of England

Norman Conquest of England
country Kingdom of England
endTime 1066 (as queen consort)
era Late Anglo-Saxon England
father Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia
floruit 11th century
gender female
languageSpoken Old English
marriagePurpose to cement political alliance between Mercia and the Godwinsons
mother Ælfgifu (wife of Ælfgar of Mercia)
nobleFamily House of Leofric (Mercian earls)
nobleRank earl’s daughter
occupation noblewoman
positionHeld Queen consort of England
predecessor Edith of Wessex
surface form: Edith of Wessex (as queen consort of England)
region Mercia
relative Leofric, Earl of Mercia (grandfather or close ancestor)
sibling Edwin, Earl of Mercia
Morcar, Earl of Northumbria
significantEvent Became queen consort shortly before the Norman Conquest of England
Marriage to Harold Godwinson strengthened alliance between Mercian earldom and Godwin family
spouse Gruffudd ap Llywelyn
Harold Godwinson
spouseTitle Harold Godwinson
surface form: King of England (Harold Godwinson)

Gruffudd ap Llywelyn
surface form: King of Gwynedd and Deheubarth (Gruffudd ap Llywelyn)
startTime 1066 (as queen consort)
title Queen of England

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Harold Godwinson spouse Ealdgyth of Mercia