- Birth: 1004 Mercia, England
- Death: 1068 Witham, England
Father: Leofric of Mercia (968-1057)
Mother: Goda The Lady Godiva (980-1067)
Spouse:Â Thurfrida De Mercia (1014-1103)
- Son: Hereward
- Sex: M
Mercia
This kingdom in central England between Northumbria and Wessex was founded c 585. It declined after the death of Offa in 796 and was eventually absorbed by Wessex. In 873, King Burhred was driven out by the Danes who settled in East Mercia in 877, leaving West Mercia to Ceolwulf, their puppet king. His reign ended about 883 and Ealdorman Ethelred acknowledged Alfred the Great of Wessex as overlord.