Godgifu

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Godgifu, more commonly known as Lady Godiva, was an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman famed for the legendary tale of her riding naked through the streets of Coventry to win tax relief for its citizens.

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Label Occurrences
Godgifu canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon noblewoman
historical figure
human
alsoKnownAs Lady Godiva NERFINISHED
associatedWith Coventry NERFINISHED
Mercia NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
culture English folklore
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxon NERFINISHED
floruit 11th century
hasCanonicalName Godgifu NERFINISHED
hasLegend Lady Godiva’s ride NERFINISHED
hasLegendaryMotif Peeping Tom NERFINISHED
influenced Lady Godiva motif in art
Lady Godiva motif in literature
Lady Godiva motif in popular culture
maritalStatus married
nameInModernEnglish Godiva NERFINISHED
notableEvent Legendary naked ride through Coventry
notableFor Legend of riding naked through Coventry to obtain tax relief
notableWork Patronage of religious houses
occupation noblewoman
placeOfBurial Coventry NERFINISHED
positionHeld Countess of Mercia NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
residence Coventry NERFINISHED
Mercia NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
spouse Leofric, Earl of Mercia NERFINISHED
timePeriod pre-Norman Conquest England

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Emma of Normandy child Godgifu
Æthelred the Unready child Godgifu
Lady Godiva alsoKnownAs Godgifu