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Persönliche Daten Leofwine I, Ealdorman of the Hwicce 

• Alternative Namen: AElfwine, Ealdorman of the Hwicce
• Er wurde geboren rund 960 in Mercia, ENGLAND.
• (Title (Facts Pg) : Earl of Mercia.
• Er ist verstorben rund 1023 in Chester, Cheshire, ENGLAND.
• Ein Kind von Leofric
• Diese Information wurde zuletzt aktualisiert am 24. Januar 2018.

Familie von Leofwine I, Ealdorman of the Hwicce

Er hat eine Beziehung mit Alwara Athelstansdottir.

Kind(er):

1. Northman  ± 966-1017
2. Leofric  968-1057 
3. Edwin  ± 977-1039
4. Godwine  ± 979-1058

Notizen bei Leofwine I, Ealdorman of the Hwicce

Ælfwine is difficult to identify, but was possibly the Ælfwine killed at the Battle of Maldon in 991, and was possibly a son of Ælfric, ealdorman of Mercia bet. 983 and 985.

Leofwine, Ealdorman of the Hwicce
Leofwine, Ealdorman of the Hwicce (c. 950 – 1028), was an ealdorman of the Hwicce people in Mercia. He is mentioned as Wicciarum Prouinciarum dux[1] Ealdorman of Hwicce in 997.
http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20AngloSaxon%20nobility.htm#Leofwinedied1023A
LEOFWINE, son of [Leofric & his wife ---] (-1023). "Leofwine dux" subscribed charters of King Edward in 976 and 977, and of King Æthelred II dated between 994 and 1015, the charter dated 997 specifying that he was "Leofwine Wicciarium-Provinciarum dux". King Æthelred II granted "Leofwine dux" land in Warwickshire under a charter dated 998. Ealdorman of the Hwicce in Mercia.
md. ---. The name of Leofwine's wife is not known.
Leofwine & his wife had four children:
a) WULFRIC (-killed in battle Ringmere 5 May 1010). Roger of Hoveden names Wulfric as son of Leofwine when recording his death fighting the Danes[209]. Simeon of Durham names "Wlfric the son of Leofwin" among those killed in battle by the Danes "in East Anglia…Ringmere.
b) NORTHMAN (- murdered 1017). The Genealogia Fundatoris of Coventry Monastery names “Leofricum postea comitem, et Edwinum occisum per Walenses, et Normannum occisum cum Edrico duce Merciorum per Cnutonem regem” as sons of “Leofwinus comes Leicestriæ”. "Northman dux" subscribed a charter of King Æthelred II dated 994. Florence of Worcester records that "Norman son of Leofwin the ealdorman" was killed on the orders of King Canute at the same time as Eadric "Streona". Ealdorman of Mercia. Simeon of Durham records that "(though guiltless) duke Northman the son of duke Leofwin, the brother of earl Leofric" was among those killed at the same time as Eadric "Streona" in 1017. ”Leofricus comes…et conjux mea Godgyve” donated property to Evesham Monastery by undated charter which names “frater meus Normannus”.
c) LEOFRIC (-30 Oct 1057, bur. Coventry). The Genealogia Fundatoris of Coventry Monastery names “Leofricum postea comitem, et Edwinum occisum per Walenses, et Normannum occisum cum Edrico duce Merciorum per Cnutonem regem” as sons of “Leofwinus comes Leicestriæ”. Simeon of Durham records that King Canute appointed "Leofric" as Earl of Mercia after his brother Northman was killed in 1017, although this was apparently during the lifetime of their father.
d) EADWIN (- killed in battle 1039). The Genealogia Fundatoris of Coventry Monastery names “Leofricum postea comitem, et Edwinum occisum per Walenses, et Normannum occisum cum Edrico duce Merciorum per Cnutonem regem” as sons of “Leofwinus comes Leicestriæ”. "Edwin the ealdorman's son" is recorded as present in a record of a lawsuit in Herefordshire dated [1016/35]. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that he was killed by the Welsh.
An ealdorman (from Old English ealdorman, lit. "elder man") is the term used for a high-ranking royal official and prior magistrate of an Anglo-Saxon shire or group of shires from about the ninth century to the time of King Cnut. The term ealdorman was rendered in Latin as dux in early West Saxon charters, and as præfectus (which confusingly, is also the equivalent of gerefa, modern reeve, from which sheriff or shire reeve). In the Life of King Alfred by the Welsh bishop Asser, the Latin equivalent is comes.[1] As the chief magistrate of a shire or group of shires (county) in Anglo-Saxon England, he commanded the army of the shire(s) and districts under his control on behalf of the king.

Appointment
They were appointees of the king and were originally mostly from the ancient and powerful families, but later were often chosen from among the king's comites (plural of comes, lit. "companion") and many, especially in the early Danish period, were new to high office. The office was not hereditary, but there are several examples of tenth-century ealdormen whose sons became ealdormen (if not always of the same district), such as Æthelstan Half-King and Æthelweard the Chronicler.

Earls
Towards the end of the tenth century, the term ealdorman gradually disappeared as it gave way to eorl, probably under the influence of the Danish term jarl, which evolved into modern English earl. The analogous term is sometimes count, from the French comte, derived from the Latin comes. The ealdormen can be thought of as the early English earls, for their ealdormanries (singular ealdormanry, same meaning as earldom) eventually became the great earldoms of Anglo-Danish and Anglo-Norman England.
An ealdormancy was an Anglo-Saxon governing body over several shires, made up of more than one ealdorman.

Aldermen
Although earls may be regarded as the successors of ealdormen, the word ealdorman itself did not disappear and survives in modern times as alderman. This term, however, developed distinct meanings which have little to do with ealdormen.
Leofwine (ca. 950 – 1028), was an ealdorman in Mercia. He is mentioned as Wicciarum Prouinciarum dux[1] (Ealdorman of Hwicce) in 997.
Leofwine may have been related by marriage to the family of Ælfgifu of Northampton.[2] The chronicles mention four children of Leofwine, their order of birth is unknown:
* Northman, killed in 1017.[3]
* Edwin, killed in battle in 1039.[3]
* Godwin, died some time bef. 1056.[4]
* Leofric, Earl of Mercia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leofwine,_Ealdorman_of_the_Hwicce

Notes
1. Charter: S 891
2. Ann Williams, "Leofric" in M. Lapidge (ed.), The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England. Oxford: Blackwell, 1999. ISBN 0-631-22492-0
3. a b The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
4. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ed. M. Swanton (1996), p. 294.
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/i/l/Lisa-A-Wilsonpennington/GENE3-0046.html Sir Guy de Warwick de Ardenne Lived in Northumberland, England

Leofwine (ca. 950 – 1028) was an ealdorman of the Hwicce in Mercia. He is mentioned as Wicciarum Prouinciarum dux[1] Ealdorman of Hwicce in 997.
The chronicles mention four children of Leofwine, their order of birth is unknown:
Northman, killed in 1017.[2]
Eadwine, killed in battle in 1039.[2]
Godwine, died some time bef. 1056.[3] Leofric, Earl of Mercia.
Source: the Wikipedia site.
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LEOFWINE, son of [LEOFRIC & his wife ---] (-1023).  [The Genealogia Fundatoris of Coventry Monastery records that “Leofwinus” was the son of “Leofricus secundus” and lived “tempore Ethelstani, Edmundi, Edredi, et Edgari regum Angliæ” (924-975)[306].  "Leofwine propinquus regis" subscribed a charter of King Eadwig dated 955[307].  The precise family connection with the king is not known.  If this is the same Leofwine who was an ealdorman under Kings Edward and Æthelred II, he may have been sent as a child to the court of King Eadwig.  If this was the case, it would explain the time lapse before his next appearance in charters.  It is also possible that Leofwine was related to the brothers Ælfhere and Ælfheah, which would explain the transmission of the ealdormanship of Mercia between the two families.]  "Leofwine dux" subscribed charters of King Edward in 976 and 977, and of King Æthelred II dated bet. 994 and 1015[308], the charter dated 997 specifying that he was "Leofwine Wicciarium-Provinciarum dux"[309].  Ealdorman of the Hwicce in Mercia.  King Æthelred II granted "Leofwine dux" land in Warwickshire under a charter dated 998[310].  It is possible that Leofwine was appointed Ealdorman of Mercia after the death of Eadric "Streona" in 1017, but this is not confirmed by any primary source. 
md. ---.  The name of Leofwine's wife is not known. 
Leofwine and his wife had four children:
1.  WULFRIC (-killed in battle Ringmere 5 May 1010).  Florence of Worcester names "Wlfricus Leofwini filius" among those killed at the battle of Ringmere near Ipswich[311].   Roger of Hoveden names Wulfric as son of Leofwine when recording his death fighting the Danes[312].  Simeon of Durham names "Wlfric the son of Leofwin" among those killed in battle by the Danes "in East Anglia…Ringmere"[313].  According to Freeman, Wulfric son of Leofwin was the same person as Wulfric "Spot" who founded Burton monastery[314].  However, the reconstruction of the supposed family of Wulfric "Spot" shows it is likely that his father was Ælfric (see above).  The date of the battle in which Wulfric "Spot" was killed, according to the Historia Fundatoris of Burton monastery is different from the date of the battle of Ringmere as recorded by Florence of Worcester.  Is it possible that the two reports are referring to different battles in which two different individuals were killed? 
2.  NORTHMAN (-murdered 1017[315]).  The Genealogia Fundatoris of Coventry Monastery names “Leofricum postea comitem, et Edwinum occisum per Walenses, et Normannum occisum cum Edrico duce Merciorum per Cnutonem regem” as sons of “Leofwinus comes Leicestriæ”[316].  "Northman dux" subscribed a charter of King Æthelred II dated 994[317].  Florence of Worcester records that "Norman son of Leofwin the ealdorman" was killed on the orders of King Canute at the same time as Eadric "Streona"[318]. Ealdorman of Mercia.  Simeon of Durham records that "(though guiltless) duke Northman the son of duke Leofwin, the brother of earl Leofric" was among those killed at the same time as Eadric "Streona" in 1017[319]. ”Leofricus comes…et conjux mea Godgyve” donated property to Evesham Monastery by undated charter which names “frater meus Normannus”[320]. 
3. LEOFRIC (- 30 Oct 1057, bur. Coventry).  The Genealogia Fundatoris of Coventry Monastery names “Leofricum postea comitem, et Edwinum occisum per Walenses, et Normannum occisum cum Edrico duce Merciorum per Cnutonem regem” as sons of “Leofwinus comes Leicestriæ”[321].  Simeon of Durham records that King Canute appointed "Leofric" as Ealdorman [Earl] of Mercia after his brother Northman was killed in 1017[322], although this was apparently during the lifetime of their father. 
4. EADWIN (-killed in battle Rhyd-y-Groes 1039).  The Genealogia Fundatoris of Coventry Monastery names “Leofricum postea comitem, et Edwinum occisum per Walenses, et Normannum occisum cum Edrico duce Merciorum per Cnutonem regem” as sons of “Leofwinus comes Leicestriæ”[323].  "Edwin the ealdorman's son" is recorded as present in a record of a lawsuit in Herefordshire dated [1016/35][324].  The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that he was killed by the Welsh[325]. 
Source: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20AngloSaxon%20nobility.htm#Leofricdied1057B
Accessed: 24 Jan 2018 DLP

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