Leofwine (Mercia) of Mercia (abt. 946 - abt. 1028)

Born about 0946 in Mercia, England

Descendants

Died about 1028 at about age 82 in Mercia, England

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Biography

Leofwine, Ealdorman of the Hwicce (living 997)

Wikipedia -- "Under Æthelred, Leofwine's sphere of office after 994 was in the Hwicce areas of Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, but these counties were given to Danes by King Cnut soon after he gained the throne in 1016. However, Leofwine kept his rank and may have been appointed Ealdorman of Mercia in 1017 in succession to Eadric Streona, but Leofwine's eldest son Northman was murdered on Cnut's orders in the same year. Leofwine is last recorded as a charter witness in 1023 and probably died soon afterwards. His son Leofric was Earl of Mercia by 1032."^[1],^[2]

Assimilation of the Hwicce into Mercia is completed (by the) 780s

Parents

[Leofwine may be the son of Ælfwine, son of Æthelweard (d. 920 or 922) the youngest son of King Alfred the Great and Ealhswith. But there are accounts that Ælfwine died childless alongside his brother Æthelwine in the battle of Brunanburh in 937. see William of Malmesbury, Gesta regumm. II ch. 130 & William of Malmesbury, Gesta regumm. II ch. 135.]

Primary sources researched by fmg.ac don't identify Leofric's parents. The ones given here seem based on later secondary sources that mysteriously connect him with Alwara, as a wife... when she is UNKNOWN. (See Smith, 1873)^[3]

Marriage

m. UNKNOWN. Issue: 4 sons

• Wulfric (d. 05 May 1010)^[4]

• Northman (d.1017)

• Leofric, Earl of Mercia (d. 30 Oct 1057 Bromley)

m. ante 1010 Lady Godiva / Godifu (d.after 1054/57)

• Edwin (d.1039)

Sources

1. ↑ Williams, Ann (2004). "Leofric, earl of Mercia (d. 1057), magnate". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/16470. Retrieved 13 November 2015. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
2. ↑ Williams, Ann (1991). "Leofwine ealdorman 994-1023/32". In Williams, Ann; Smyth, Alfred P.; Kirby, D. P. A Biographical Dictionary of Dark Age Britain. Seaby. ISBN 978-1-85264-047-7.
3. ↑ Smith, J.R. (1873). The Reliquary and Illustrated Archaeologist, (Vol 13-14, pp.29). Google eBook
4. ↑ Cawley (2006), adds Wulfric but his identity is disputed.... and he's most likely *NOT* the same man as Wulfric Spott (d. 22 Oct 1010 Ipswich).

• Cawley, C. (2006). "Family of Leofwine ealdorman of Mercia." Medieval Lands v.4. Fmg.ac.[1]

See Also:

• Wikipedia: Leofwine, Ealdorman of the Hwicce (stub)