9710 Individuals in our Database | | | EARL OF MERCIA Leofric III Sex: Male | | | |  | Birth Date | 0975 | Death Date | 1057 | Father | Leofwine Ealdorman of the Hwicce | Born: 0960 England | Died: 1023 | Mother | | Born: | | | |  | Birth Date | 0980 Mercia, England | Death Date | 1067 Coventry, Warwickshire, England | Father | nn MERCIA | Born: | Died: | Mother | NN Mercia | Born: | | Godgifu GODIVA LADY Countess of Leicester LADY GODIVA Notes: | Godiva (or Godgifu) (fl. 1040-1080) was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry in England in order to gain a remission of the oppressive toll imposed by her husband on his tenants. The name "Peeping Tom" for a voyeur comes from later versions of this legend in which a man named Tom watched her ride and was struck blind or dead." | | |
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