Godgifu, Princess of England

1010 - 1049  (39 years)

• Name	Godgifu
  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 brothers
  1. Edward, 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, Count of Boulogne and Lens,  m. After 1035
  Half siblings	7 half brothers and 5 half sisters (family of Æthelred II and Ælfgifu )
  1. Athelstan,   b. Abt 986, England d. 1015  (Age 29 years)   2. Ecgbert   d. 1005, England + 3. Edmund, King of England,   b. 988 to 996, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. 30 Nov 1016, London, England  (Age 28 years) ▻ Ealgyth of Northumbria,  m. Aug 1015   4. Edred   d. Abt 1012   5. Edwy   d. 1017   6. Edward   d. Before 1004   7. Edith + 8. Alfgifu,   b. Abt 997 ▻ Uchtred, Earldorman of Northumbria;   Alfgar, Earl of Mercia   9. Wulfhilda   10. daughter   11. daughter, Abbess of Wherwell   d. After 1051, England   12. Edric
  Half siblings	1 half brother (family of Canute II and Emma of Normandy )
  1. Harthacnut, King of England   d. 1042
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Noe   (41 x Great Grandfather)  Gunnor of Crêpon,   b. About 936   d. 1027 or 1031, France  (Age 95 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I22423
  Last Modified	16 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Æthelred II, King of England,   b. 968, England d. 23 Apr 1016, London, England (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Emma of Normandy,   b. Abt 986   d. 14 Mar 1052 (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 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	3 sons
  +   1. Ralph de Sudeley, Earl of Hereford   d. 21 Dec 1057 ▻ Gytha     2. Gautier III, Count of Vexin  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Fulk of Vexin   d. 1068  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F8832	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Eustace II, Count of Boulogne and Lens,   b. Abt 1020, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France d. 1093 (Age 73 years)  Other Partners: Ida of Lorraine  m. Dec 1057;   Dode  m. Yes, date unknow
  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  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Beatrice de Mandeville
  Family ID	F2674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Godgifu, Princess of England(1010 – 1049) 2Æthelred II, King of England(968 – 1016) 4Edgar, King of England(943 – 975) 8Edmund, King of England (Abt 922 – 946) 16Edward, King of England (875 – 924) 17Eadgifu of Kent(896 – 968) 9Saint Ælfgifu( – 944) 18 19 5Ælfthryth(945 – Abt 1000) 10Ordgar, Earldorman of Devonshire( – 971) 20 21 11Wulfrith( – Bef 981) 22 23 3Emma of Normandy(Abt 986 – 1052) 6Richard I, Duke of Normandy(933 – 996) 12William I, Duke of Normandy(Abt 900 – 943) 24Rolf Ragnvaldsson, Duke of Normandy(Abt 870 – 932) 25Poppa de Bayeux(Abt 872 – ) 13Sporte de Bretagne 26 27 7Gunnor of Crêpon(936 – 1031) 14Herfast de Crépon(911 – ) 28Senfrie 29 15 30 31

  
  

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

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1943] Anderson, Kim & Richard Joscelyne. "The Parentage of Geoffrey fitz Eustace (c.1045-1105)", (Vowchurch, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Volume 10, 2018). [S1940] Panton, Kenneth J. Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy, (Lanham, UK: Scarecrow Press, 2011). [S1715] Searle, William George. Anglo-Saxon Bishops, Kings and Nobles, (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1899). [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008). [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S1682] Weir, Alison. Britain's Royal Families, (London: Vintage Books, 1989). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S304] Wikipedia, Godgifu, daughter of Æthelred the Unready. [S304] Wikipedia, Eustace II, Count of Boulogne. [S304] Wikipedia, Drogo of Mantes.