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     Tostig (?) is the son of Sweyn Godwinson, Earl of Mercia and Edgiva (?).¹

     Tostig, Earl of Northumbria was born circa 1026.¹ He was the son of Godwine, Earl of Wessex and Gytha (?).¹ He married Judith de Flandre, daughter of Baldwin IV, Comte de Flandre and Eleonora de Normandie, in October 1051.¹ He died on 25 September 1066 at Stamford Bridge, Northumberland, England, from wounds received in action.¹ He was buried at York Minster, York, Yorkshire, England.¹
     He gained the title of Earl of Northumbria circa 1055.¹ He gained the title of Earl of Northampton after 1056.¹ He fought in the Battle of Stamford Bridge on 25 September 1066.¹

     Judith de Flandre is the daughter of Baldwin IV, Comte de Flandre and Eleonora de Normandie.¹ She married Tostig, Earl of Northumbria, son of Godwine, Earl of Wessex and Gytha (?), in October 1051.¹ She married Guelph IV Herzog von Bayern, son of Azo II d'Este, Marchese d'Este and Cunigunde von Bayern, after 1066.¹
     She was also known as Fausta de.¹ Her marriage to Guelph IV Herzog von Bayern was annulled repudiated by Guelph.

     Guelph V Herzog von Bayern was born circa 1072/73. He was the son of Guelph IV Herzog von Bayern and Judith de Flandre.² He married Maud d'Este, daughter of Boniface d'Este, Marchese de Ferrara and Beatrix Salian, circa 1089. He and Maud d'Este were divorced circa 1095. He died on 24 September 1120.
      Guelph V Herzog von Bayern also went by the nick-name of Guelph 'the Fat'.³ He gained the title of Graf von Altdorf. He succeeded to the title of Herzog von Bayern in 1101.¹

     Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein was born on 17 November 1887.¹ He was the son of Rt. Rev. Henry Hutchinson Montgomery and Maud Farrar.^1,4 He married Elizabeth Hobart, daughter of Robert Thompson Hobart, on 27 July 1927.¹ He died on 24 March 1976 at age 88.¹
     He was educated at St. Paul's School, London, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He was decorated with the award of the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.).¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.).¹ He was created 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, of Hindhead, co. Surrey [U.K.] on 31 January 1946.¹ He wrote the book The Memoirs of Field Marshal Montgomery.⁵

     Ketel (?) is the son of Tostig, Earl of Northumbria and Judith de Flandre.¹

     Gyrth, Earl of East Anglia was the son of Godwine, Earl of Wessex and Gytha (?).¹ He died on 14 October 1066 at Hastings, Sussex, England, wounds in action.¹
     He gained the title of Earl of East Anglia in 1057.¹ He fought in the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066.¹

     Leofwine, Earl of Kent was the son of Godwine, Earl of Wessex and Gytha (?).¹ He died on 14 October 1066 at Hastings, Sussex, England, wounds in action.¹
     He gained the title of Earl of Hertfordshire. He gained the title of Earl of Buckinghamshire. He gained the title of Earl of Middlesex. He gained the title of Earl of Surrey. He gained the title of Earl of Kent circa 1057.¹ He fought in the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066.¹

     Wulfnoth (?) was the son of Godwine, Earl of Wessex and Gytha (?).¹ He died after 1087 at Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.¹

     Alfgar (?) is the son of Godwine, Earl of Wessex and Gytha (?).¹
     He was a monk at Rheims, Champagne, France.¹