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| Name |
Godgifu (Godiva) |
| Prefix |
Lady |
| Suffix |
Countess of Mercia |
| Nickname |
Lady Godiva |
| Birth |
Abt 990 |
Mercia  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
Abt 1076 |
Coventry, Mercia |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
15 May 1930 |
| FamilySearch ID |
LVTL-YF9 |
| Burial |
Coventry, Mercia |
| Person ID |
I14080 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
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| Notes |
- Lady Godiva, Old English Godgifu, (died between 1066 and 1086), Anglo-Sa x on gentlewoman famous for her legendary ride while nude through Coventr y , Warwickshire.
Godiva was the wife of Leofric, earl of Mercia, with whom she founded a n d endowed a monastery at Coventry. The chronicler Florence of Worceste r ( d. 1118) mentions Leofric and Godiva with respect, but does not refe r t o the ride. There is no evidence connecting the rider with the histor ica l Godiva.
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The earliest extant source for the story is the Chronica (under the ye a r 1057) of Roger of Wendover (d. 1236). He recounts that her husband , i n exasperation over her ceaseless imploring that he reduce Coventry’ s hea vy taxes, declared he would do so if she rode naked through the cro wded m arketplace. She did so, her hair covering all of her body except h er legs . Ranulf Higden (d. 1364), in his Polychronicon, says that as a r esult Le ofric freed the town from all tolls save those on horses. An inq uiry mad e in the reign of Edward I shows that at that time no tolls wer e paid i n Coventry except on horses. A later chronicle asserts that Godi va requir ed the townsmen to remain indoors at the time fixed for her rid e. Peepin g Tom, a citizen who looked out his window, apparently becam e a part of t he legend in the 17th century. In most accounts he was stru ck blind or de ad.
The Godiva procession, from 1678 part of Coventry Fair, is held every se v en or eight years.
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