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See also:LEOFRIC (d. 1057) , See also:earl of See also:Mercia, was a son of Leofwine, earl of Mercia, and became earl at some date previous to 1032. Henceforth, being one of the three See also:great earls of the See also:realm, he took a leading See also:part in public affairs. On the See also:death of See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
King Canute in 1035 he supported the claim of his son Harold to the See also:throne against that of See also:Hardicanute; and during the See also:quarrel between See also:Edward the See also:Confessor and Earl See also:Godwine in 1051 he played the part of a mediator. Through his efforts See also:civil See also:war was averted, and in accordance with his See also:advice the See also:settlement of the dispute was referred to the See also:Witan. When he became earl of Mercia his See also:direct See also:rule seems to have been confined to See also:Cheshire, See also:Staffordshire, See also:Shropshire and the See also:borders of See also:north See also:Wales, but afterwards he extended the See also:area of his earldom. As See also:Chester was his See also:principal See also:residence and the seat of his See also:government, he is sometimes called earl of Chester. Leofric died at See also:Bromley in Staffordshire on the 31st of See also:August 1057. His wife was Godgifu, famous in See also:legend as See also:Lady See also:Godiva. Both See also:husband and wife were noted as liberal benefactors to the See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church, among their See also:foundations being the famous See also:Benedictine monastery at See also:Coventry. Leofric's son, JElfgar, succeeded him as earl of Mercia.
See E. A. See also:Freeman, The See also:Norman See also:Conquest, vols. i. and ii. (1877).
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