Lady Godiva

Anglo-Saxon noblewoman, Countess of Leicester
Person human Q106077
Lady Godiva
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Lady Godiva

Summary

Lady Godiva is a human[1]. She was born on 990[2]. She died in Kingdom of England[3]. She died on September 10, 1067[4]. She ranks in the top 0.53% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46,543 views/month, #5,259 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Lady Godiva passed away in Kingdom of England[3].
  • Lady Godiva was born on 990[2].
  • Lady Godiva died on September 10, 1067[4].
  • Lady Godiva is buried at Coventry[6].
  • Among Lady Godiva's spouses was Leofric, Earl of Mercia[7].
  • A child of Lady Godiva was Ælfgar[8].
  • Lady Godiva held citizenship in Kingdom of England[9].
  • Lady Godiva is recorded as female[10].
  • Lady Godiva's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Lady Godiva's noble title is recorded as Nobile[12].
  • Lady Godiva's Commons category is recorded as Lady Godiva[13].
  • Lady Godiva's given name is recorded as Godgifu[14].
  • Lady Godiva's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lady Godiva[15].
  • Lady Godiva's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[16].
  • Lady Godiva's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17].
  • Lady Godiva's described by source is recorded as A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography[18].
  • Lady Godiva's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • Lady Godiva's described by source is recorded as A Biographical Dictionary of the Celebrated Women of Every Age and Country[20].
  • Lady Godiva's described by source is recorded as A historical dictionary of British women[21].
  • Lady Godiva's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Old English[22].
  • Lady Godiva's topic has template is recorded as Template:Lady Godiva[23].
  • Lady Godiva's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ang', 'text': 'Godgifu'}[24].
  • Lady Godiva's different from is recorded as Lady Godiva[25].
  • Lady Godiva's significant person is recorded as Peeping Tom of Coventry[26].
  • Lady Godiva's social classification is recorded as nobility[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Lady Godiva was born on 990[2].

Personal Life

Lady Godiva was married to Leofric, Earl of Mercia[7]. A child of her was Ælfgar[8].

Death and Burial

Lady Godiva died on September 10, 1067[4]. She died in Kingdom of England[3]. She is buried at Coventry[6].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Lady Godiva include Godiva[28], a taxon[29].

Why It Matters

Lady Godiva ranks in the top 0.53% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46,543 views/month, #5,259 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] She is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for her include Godiva[28], a taxon[29].

FAQs

Where did Lady Godiva die?

Lady Godiva died in Kingdom of England[3].

Who was Lady Godiva married to?

Lady Godiva's spouses include Leofric, Earl of Mercia[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Q75653886. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · CameoJewel · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Find a grave memorial id → 35708891
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'az', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs', 'cv', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'el',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P535]]: 35708891, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/34988511|Lady Godiva (#34988511)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/865|Find a Grave memorial]]"
  2. 7w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00040892n
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151059796
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||4 */ added/modified IDs mapped to WordNet 3.1"
  3. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → godiva-lady
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: godiva-lady, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289933913|godiva lady (#289933913)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  4. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 413489
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14536]]: 413489, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  5. 18w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status as a creator → copyrights on works have expired
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7763]]: [[Q71887839]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1780194145718"
  6. 20w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14397 → 7575
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14397]]: 7575, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/290075168|Godgifu (Godiva) (#290075168)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7918|‎Darwin Correspon"
  7. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic has template → Template:Lady Godiva
    Social classification → nobility
    Local thumb → —
    Noble title → Nobile
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30842|batch #30842]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (1)"
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