Godgifu, Princess of England

1010 - 1049  (39 years)

• Name	Godgifu
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	About 1010	England   [1, 4]
  General Information	Her name was also spelt Goda.  [5]
  Death	by 1049  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Siblings	2 Siblings
  1. Edward "the Confessor", King of England ,   b. Abt 1005   d. 1066, England  (Age 61 years)   2. Alfred   d. 5 Feb 1037, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England + 3. Godgifu, Princess of England,   b. About 1010, England d. by 1049  (Age 39 years) ▻ Drogo of Mantes, Count of Valois, Amiens, and Vexin,  m. 7 Apr 1024 ;   Eustace II "aux Gernons", Count of Boulogne and Lens,  m. After 1035
  Person ID	I22423
  Last Modified	16 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Æthelred II "the Unrede", King of England,   b. 968, England d. 23 Apr 1016, London, England (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Emma of Normandy,   b. Abt 986   d. 14 Mar 1052 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	5 Apr 1002
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 34 years and 4 months - She : ~ 16 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F2227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Drogo of Mantes, Count of Valois, Amiens, and Vexin,   b. 996   d. 1035 (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	7 Apr 1024  [2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 14 years and 4 months - He : ~ 28 years and 4 months.
  Information	According to David Bates, the marriage between Godgifu and Eustace was criticized for unspecified reasons at the Council of Reims in 1049, which was presided over by the Pope. This seems to have resulted in an end to the marriage and her return to England, where she was treated generously by her brother.  [8]
  Children	+ 1. Ralph "the Timid" de Sudeley, Earl of Hereford   d. 21 Dec 1057   2. Gautier III, Count of Vexin   3. Fulk of Vexin   d. 1068
  Family ID	F8832	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Eustace II "aux Gernons", Count of Boulogne and Lens,   b. Abt 1020, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France d. 1093 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	After 1035  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 26 years - He : ~ 16 years.
  Information	Eustace used the union to cement military alliances with Godgifu’s sons and with her brother, Edward the Confessor.  [2]
  Children	1. Geoffrey de Boulogne
  Family ID	F2674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - About 1010 - England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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