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Adkins-Horton Genealogy
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Abt 1045 - 1076 (~ 31 years)
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Name |
Waltheof II EARL OF NORTHUMBRIA |
Born |
Abt 1045 |
Northumberland, Northumbria, England |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
31 May 1076 |
Winchester, Hampshire, England |
Buried |
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 |
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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.
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