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Leofric (Bishop of Exeter)
Died: 1072
Timeline
The See of Devon and Cornwall had been located at Crediton in Devon but in 1050 Edward the Confessor moved the See to Exeter. This moved the cathedral from an obscure location to a more important one. Edward gave the new Bishopric to Leofric.
Leofric (Earl of Mercia)
Died: 1057
Timeline
King Canute died at Shaftesbury leaving the rule of the country in dispute between Harthacnut (the son of Emma) and Harold Harefoot (the son of Aelfgifu). The Earls of Northumbria and Mercia supported Harold's claim while Earl Godwin supported Harthacanute's. Canute's body was taken to Winchester to be buried. Harthacnut was in Denmark at the time of his father's death and was unable to travel to England because of invasion threats.
Earl Leofric builds a new Minster on the site of older religious buildings at Much Wenlock.
Leofric and his lady Godgifu found the Abbey on the site of Coventry Cathedral. Godgifu may have been the famous Lady Godiva who rode naked through the streets of Coventry to save the townsfolk from paying high taxes.
Leofwine (Earl of Kent and Essex)
Died: 1066
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Father: | Godwin (Earl of Wessex) (b.1000? - d.1053) |
Mother: | Gytha |
Leofwine (Earl of Kent and Essex) ( - d.1066)
Lionel (of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence)
Born: 28 November 1338 Died: 7 October 1368
Timeline
Queen Philippa gave birth to another son. The child was born in Antwerp. ¹
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Siblings
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Lionel (of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence) (b.1338 - d.1368)
+Elizabeth (de Burgh) ( - d.1363)
| = Philippa (daughter of Lionel Duke of Clarence)
| +Mortimer, Edmund (3rd Earl of March) ( - d.1381)
| = Mortimer, Roger (4th Earl of March) (b.1374 - d.1398)
| | +Holland, Eleanor (Wife of Roger, Earl of March)
| | = Mortimer, Edmund (5th Earl of March) (b.1391 - d.1425)
| | = Mortimer, Anne (daughter of Roger, Earl of March)
| = Mortimer, Edmund ( - d.1409)
| +Glyndwr, Katherine
+Visconti, Violante
Longsword, William
Timeline
Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire was founded by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, the widow of William Longespee, the son of Henry II. ¹
Siblings (incl. half-siblings)
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Longsword, William
Louis (I, Duke of Orleans)
Died: 1407
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Louis (I, Duke of Orleans) ( - d.1407)
Louis (II, the Stammerer)
Born: November 846 Died: April 879
Timeline
King Louis II the Stammerer was crowned King of West Francia.
Vikings were again pushing into Europe and King Louis II started a campaign against their advance, but he fell ill and died. He was succeeded by his two sons Louis and Carloman who jointly ruled the areas of France.
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Louis (II, the Stammerer) (b.846 - d.879)
+Ansgard (of Burgundy) ( - d.890)
= Louis (III, King of France 879-882) ( - d.882)
= Carloman (II, King of France 879-884) ( - d.884)
Louis (III, King of France 879-882)
Died: 882
Timeline
Vikings were again pushing into Europe and King Louis II started a campaign against their advance, but he fell ill and died. He was succeeded by his two sons Louis and Carloman who jointly ruled the areas of France.
A battle in which Louis III, King of France defeated the Vikings.
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Louis (III, King of France 879-882) ( - d.882)
Louis (The Pious)
Born: circa 778 Died: 840
Timeline
Charlemagne died due to an illness after living into his early seventies. He was buried in the basilica that he had built in Aachen. Charlemagne was succeeded by Louis the Pious who was his only surviving legitimate son. ¹
Like his father Charlemagne, Louis was crowned by Pope Stephen IV at Reims Cathedral and proclaimed Emperor. He took control of his father's complete empire as he was the last surviving son.
To prevent problems with succession, Louis I, divided his lands between his three sons. Lothair, the eldest, became joint ruler of the empire, while Pepin, the second son, became ruler of Aquitaine, and Louis, the youngest, became ruler of Germany. Unfortunately, the plan to get the brothers to work together failed and it led to revolt and conflict.
Bernard, the king of Italy, and nephew of Louis I, rose up in revolt as he had been overlooked in the division of the empire. His army was weak in comparison to that of Louis and Bernard was captured, Louis could have have Bernard executed, but had him blinded instead. Even so, Bernard died several days later.
Louis' second wife, Judith, gave birth to Louis' fourth son, Charles, in 823. In the agreement set out in 817, Louis' lands were already divided into three for the elder sons. In Worms, Louis rewrote the agreement, dividing the lands into four so that Charles had his share. This led the elder sons to revolt against their father.
The rebellion of his three eldest sons resulted in Louis being removed from the Frankish throne. But the rebellion was short lived and Louis was returned to the throne.
Once again the sons of Louis rose up against their father and he was deposed. With the help of Pope Gregory IV Louis was committed to live in a monastery after confessing to crimes he has been accused of.
Louis the Pious died leaving the Frankish Empire in a state of civil war due to the continuing disputes over land by his sons.
Louis (XII, King of France)
Born: 27 June 1462 Died: 1 January 1515
Timeline
Charles VIII of France died due to complications that occurred after banging his head on a low doorway as he walked through a dimly lit Amboise Castle. He was succeeded by Louis XII.
After the death of King Charles VIII of France, his successor Louis XII had the marriage to his first wife Joan annulled so that he could marry Anne, the widow of Charles.
After his success at the battle of Novara Louis XII was able to take control of the city of Milan and it's surrounding area. ¹
A peace treaty was negotiated by Thomas Wolsey with France. One of the terms was that Louis XII of France would marry Princess Mary, the younger sister of Henry VIII. Louis died only a few months later.
Wolsey negotiated a peace treaty between England and France whereby King Louis XII married the younger sister Mary of Henry VIII and had to pay Henry pension money owed to him under the treaty of Etaples. Peace should be maintained not less than a year after the first of them should die.
King Louis XII of France died at the age of 52 leaving Mary a widow. His nephew, Francis, became the next king of France.
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Louis (XII, King of France) (b.1462 - d.1515)
+Joan (of France)
+Anne (of Brittany) (b.1477 - d.1514)
+Mary (Tudor, Queen of France) (b.1495 - d.1533)
Lucy, Richard de
Timeline
Richard de Lucy was appointed the title of Constable at the Tower of London, an extremely important position, by King Stephen.
Lulach (Scottish King)
Died: 1058
Timeline
Macbeth was killed by Malcolm III, also known as Malcolm Canmore, who later became the King of Scotland. Macbeth was succeeded by his stepson Lulach who was crowned at Scone.
Malcolm had killed Macbeth at Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire. Macbeth's stepson Lulach was crowned king and reigned for four months until he too was killed at Strathbogie. Malcolm became King of the Scots and was crowned at Scone. ¹
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