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Erminhild (Mercia) Warwick (abt. 1008 - 1050)

Erminhild Warwick formerly Mercia aka of Mercia, de Warwick
Born about in Bromley Regis (Kings Bromley), Staffordshire, Englandmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 42 in Caen, Normandie (Calvados), Francemap
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Biography

There is considerable uncertainty about the name, events, and relationships of the ancestors of Aelfwine of Warwick. A primary source is William Dugdale [1] writing in 1656 who in turn is quoted by Burke and others, but whose own sources are uncertain, and whose accounts often show one person to be the imprecise "successor" of another, rather than the "son" of.

This is a work in progress. Note that while a biography has been roughed out below, the sources for the facts shown are very weak and should not be relied on. Further research is required.Day-1904 14:21, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

Research Notes

Name

Erminhild of MERCIA. [2]

Erminhild de Mercia[3]

1005 Birth

Birth: 1005 Lincolnshire ... ABT 1028 in Bromley, Staffordshire. [2]

She was born circa 1008 in Bromley, Greater London, England [3]. This error is a confusion between the village of Bromley, in Kent, now part of Greater London, and Bromley Regis or Kings Bromley, in Staffordshire, known to have been the seat of the "Jarls" of Mercia (Erminhilde's family). See citation below.

Parents and Siblings

"Wigod...had to wife the sister of Earle Leofrik (founder of the Monastery at Coventre). [4]

Some genealogies such as Fab Pedigree [5] show her as the daugher of Leofric III, Earl of Mercia and his wife Lady Godiva. However, Leofric and Godiva had only one child of record, Aelfgar. [6]

Earl Leofric III of Mercia had at least 3 brothers who lived to maturity: Northman, d: 1017; Edwin, d: 1039; and Godwin, d: before 1057. Any of them could have been Lady Erminhilde of Mercia's father, giving her the same Surname and similar social status in pre-Conquest England. [7]

"Kings Bromley, or Bromley Regis, is a well built village on the south bank of the Trent, five miles N of Lichfield, comprising within its parish 3463 acres of land, and 704 inhabitants. The manor was anciently called Brom Legge, and derived its present name from the circumstances of its being the property of the English Crown for nearly two centuries after the Norman conquest, previous to which it had been distinguished as the residence of the Earls of Mercia. [Earl] Leofric, the husband of the famous Lady Godiva, died here in 1057."[8]

Marriage

"Wigod...had to wife the sister of Earle Leofrik (founder of the Monastery at Coventre). [4]

1050 Death

Death: 1050 Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie. [2]

ALT: She died in 1050 in Picardie, Somme, France[3]. This location is less likely as "Y, Picardie, Somme, France" is known to have been used on Ancestry.com as a "catch-all" death location for early profiles where exact information was missing.

Issue

She was the mother of:

  1. Ælfwine, sheriff of Warwick; [3] Alwin (Aelfwine) HORNE , Earl of Warwickshire b: ABT 1045 in Hertfordshire[2]
  2. Turchill Wallingford [3]
  3. Lady Ealdgyth de Wallingford [3]

Sources

  1. William Dugdale: The Antiquities of Warwickshire Ilustrated; From Records, Leiger-Books, Manuscripts, Charters, Evidences, Tombes, and Armes: Beautified With Maps, Prospects and Portraitures. London, Printed by Thomas Warren, in the year of our Lord God, MDCLVI (1656) page 301 Accessed April 15, 2018 jhd
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Gedcom
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Geni. Erminhild Added by:Lisa Brannen on September 8, 2008. Managed by: Gary Randall Kirk and 13 others. Accessed April 12, 2018 jhd Has many factual errors.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Dugdale: The Antiquities of Warwickshire, Page 301
  5. Fab Pedigree [http://fabpedigree.com/s021/f798403.htm}
  6. Charles Cawley. Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Medieval Lands Database. Leofric Accessed April 12, 2018 jhd
  7. Leofric Earl of Mercia Article on Wikipedia
  8. Kings Bromley article on Genuki.org




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