Waltheof II EARL OF NORTHUMBRIA

Abt 1045 - 1076  (~ 31 years)

• Name	Waltheof II EARL OF NORTHUMBRIA
  Birth	Abt 1045	Northumberland, Northumbria, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 May 1076	Winchester, Hampshire, England
  Burial	Croyland, Wellingborough, England
  Person ID	I5802	adkinshorton
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	Earl Sigurd "the Strong" BIOMSSON,   b. Abt 1020, Denmark d. 1055, York, Yorkshire, England (Age ~ 35 years)
  Mother	Aelfled III OF NORTHUMBRIA,   b. 1020, Northumbria, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F25212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adelize de Lens OF BOULOGNE,   b. 1054, Lens, Normandy, France d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1070
  Children	1. Alice de LENS + 2. Matilda (Maud) of HUNTINGDON,   b. Abt 1072, Northumbria, England d. 23 Apr 1131 (Age ~ 59 years)
  Family ID	F25211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Waltheof, Earl of Hintingdon, was beheaded outside Westminster in May 1076. He was involved ina plot against William the Conqueror, along with Ralph de Gael, Earl of Norfolk, and Roger de Bretaeuil. the rebellion failed. Earl roger was imprisoned until he died; Earl Ralph left the country, leaving his wife to defend Norwich Castle, and Earl Waltheof met the headsman. At the time of the rebellion, William I was in France, but it was put down even before he could return to England.