LEOFWINE, 5th Earl of Leicester, Duke of Mercia (Sir ) [460] ¹

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From the Rev Edward Coolbaugh Hoagland, in his book published in 1958: "Twigs from Family Trees, Notes on the Ridgway Families of Bradford County, PA, Descendants of David, Richard, Robert and Burr Ridgway Pioneers" :
"Leoewine, Fifth Earl of Leicester, Earl of Lincoln, and Earl of of Chester, Earl of Hereford, was created Duke of Mercia, succeeding Eadric, the treacherous Earl of Mercia who was beheaded by King Canute. He married Alwara, granddaughter of Athelstan, first King of all England. He was living in the year 1000."

LEOFWINE married ALWARA [526] [MRIN: 201], daughter of ATHELSTAN Jr [527] and Unknown.