Waltheof Siwardsson of Huntingdon

Bef 1035 - 1076  (~ 41 years)

• Name	Waltheof Siwardsson of Huntingdon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	Bef 1035	Northumberland, England
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	1055
  Occupation	Oct 1065
  	Became Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton on the banishment of Earl Tostig
  Occupation	1067
  	Taken to Normandy
  Occupation	1069
  	Joined the Danes in their descent on Yorkshire, distinguishing himself in the attack on the city of York
  Occupation	Jan 1070
  	Submitted himself to William the Conqueror when the Danes left England and was restored to his Earldom of Huntingdon
  Occupation	1071-1075
  	1st Earl of Northumberland
  Occupation	1075
  	Attended the wedding of Ralph de Gael, Earl of Norfolk
  Occupation	1075
  	Enticed to join the conspiracy of the Earls of Norfolk and Hereford to seize England for themselves
  Occupation	1075
  	Repented his decision to rebel and taking Lanfranc's advice, went to Normandy and asked pardon of the King, who initially gave it
  Occupation	25 Dec 1075
  	Brought to trial in Winchester on Christmas for joining the conspiracy
  Occupation	May 1076
  	Imprisoned in Winchester until the trial resumed
  Occupation	31 May 1076
  	Condemned and beheaded on the Feast of St. Petronella, for conspiring against the King William
  Occupation	31 May 1076
  	His execution ended the reign of the Saxon noblemen
  Died	31 May 1076	Winchester, Hampshire, England
  	Cause: Beheaded on a hilltop in full public view
  Occupation	6 Jun 1076
  	Abbot Ulfketel, at Judith's request, and by the King's permission, removed his body to Crowland
  Buried	6 Jun 1076	Crowland, Lincolnshire, England
  Person ID	I4616	Godbout
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Siward Digera Bjornsson of Denmark,   b. Abt 985, Denmark ,   d. 1055, York, Yorkshire, England  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Mother	Ælfflæd of Northumbria,   b. Bernicia, Northumberland, England
  Married	Bef 1018	Northumberland, England
  Family ID	F2337	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Judith de Boulogne,   b. 1054, Lens, Pas-de-Calais (Nord), France ,   d. Aft 1086  (Age 33 years)
  Married	1070	Falaise, Calvados, Normandie, France
  Children	1. Maud of Huntingdon,   b. 1072, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England ,   d. 23 Apr 1130, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland  (Age 58 years)   2. Alice of Northumbria,   b. Abt 1076, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England ,   d. Abt 1119  (Age ~ 43 years)
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F2336	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

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