House of Denmark

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The House of Denmark or House of Knýtlinga (English: “House of Cnut’s Descendants”) was a ruling royal house in Scandinavia and England. Its most famous king was Cnut the Great, who gave his name to this dynasty. In 1018, the House of Knýtlinga brought the crowns of Denmark and England together under a personal union. At the height of its power, this royal house reigned over Denmark, England, Norway, and parts of Sweden.

House of Denmark: 1013 – 1014, 1016 – 1042
Wikipedia: Wikipedia: The House of Denmark (Knýtlinga)

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Sweyn Forkbeard, King of England (1013 – 1014), King of Denmark (986 – 1014), King of Norway (986–995, 999–1014)

Wikipedia: Sweyn Forkbeard

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Cnut the Great, King of England (1016 -1035), King of Denmark (1018–1035), King of Norway (1028–1035), King of parts of Sweden (1026–1030)

Wikipedia: Cnut the Great

Mortuary chest of Cnut the Great and Emma of Normandy at Winchester Cathedral

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Harold Harefoot or Harold I, King of England (1035 – 1040)

Wikipedia: Harold Harefoot or Harold I

  • Born: circa 1015 in England
  • Parents: Cnut the Great and Ælfgifu of Northampton
  • Died: March 17, 1040, in Oxford, England; originally buried at Westminster Abbey, was exhumed, beheaded, and thrown into a fen bordering the Thames when Harthacnut assumed the throne in June 1040, body rescued and buried at St. Clement Danes Church in Westminster, London, England

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Harthacnut, King of England (1040 – 1042), King of Denmark (1035 – 1042)

Wikipedia: Harthacnut

  • Born: circa 1018 in England
  • Parents: Cnut the Great and Emma of Normandy
  • Died: June 8, 1042, at Lambeth, England
  • Buried at Old Minster in Winchester, England, remains now in Winchester Cathedral

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