Gytha (b. c. 1010, d. after 1068), wife of Earl Godwine, was a Danish noble woman, born about 1010, a daughter of Thurkil Sprakaleg. Her brother Earl Ulf married Estrith, sister of King Cnut of Denmark (d. 1035). This royal connection brought ...
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Stephen O'Connor
Montagu [née Fraunceys], Maud, countess of Salisbury (d. 1424), magnate and wealthy widow, was the daughter of Adam Fraunceys (c. 1310–1375), a wealthy mercer and mayor of London, and his wife, Agnes (d. after 1392). She first appears in the records named alongside her brother, ...
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Margaret H. B. Sanderson
Ogilvy, Marion (d. 1575), landowner and mistress of Cardinal David Beaton, was the youngest known daughter of James, first Lord Ogilvy of Airlie (d. 1504), and his fourth wife, Janet Lyle (d. in or before 1525). Her father had made only partial provision for her before his death, a marriage contract (1503) by which the heir of ...
