Edgiva of Leominster, Abbess of Leominster^[1]

- Yes, date unknown

• Name	Edgiva of Leominster
  Suffix	Abbess of Leominster
  Gender	Female
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	abducted by Sveyn. http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal21586 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweyn_Godwinson
  Person ID	I8225	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	31 May 2013

  
  

  Family	Sveyn Godwinson, Earl of Mercia,   b. Abt 1020   d. 29 Sep 1052, Lycia, Constantinople, Byzantium (Age ~ 32 years)
  Marriage	Type: Associated with
  	In 1046, he joined in on an invasion of Deheubarth. On his return from this campaign Sweyn abducted Eadgifu, the Abbess of Leominster, apparently intending to marry her and gain control of Leominster's vast estate. However, the king refused permission and Eadgifu returned to her abbey. Late in 1047 Sweyn left England to take refuge with Baldwin, count of Flanders.
  _STAT	Associated with
  Children	1. Haakon,   b. 1046   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Tostig   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3359	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 May 2013

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).