Lady Godiva
- Marriage (1): Ælfgar OF MERCIA , Earl o Mercia before 1024
- Died: 1066-1086
General Notes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Godiva
Godiva, Countess of Mercia died between 1066 and 1086), in Old English Godgifu, was a late Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who is relatively well documented as the wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, and a patron of various churches and monasteries. Today, she is mainly remembered for a legend dating back at least to the 13th century, in which she rode naked\emdash covered only in her long hair\emdash through the streets of Coventry to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation that her husband, Leofric, imposed on his tenants. The name "Peeping Tom" for a voyeur originates from later versions of this legend, in which a man named Thomas watched her ride and was struck blind or dead.
Godiva married Ælfgar OF MERCIA , Earl o Mercia, son of Leofric OF MERCIA , Earl of Mercia and Unknown, before 1024. (Ælfgar OF MERCIA , Earl o Mercia died in 1057.)
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