Cnut the Great’s North Sea Empire: Red = Countries where Cnut was king, Orange = Countries where rulers submitted to Cnut, Yellow = Countries who were allies of Cnut; Credit – By Soerfm – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65042103
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 and 1016-1042)
- Sweyn Forkbeard, King of England, Denmark, and Norway (reigned 1013 – 1014)
- Cnut the Great, King of England, Denmark, and Norway (son of Sweyn Forkbeard, reigned 1016 – 1035)
- Emma of Normandy, Queen of England, Denmark, and Norway (second wife of Æthelred II the Unready, King of the English, her first husband, and second wife of Cnut the Great, King of England, Denmark, and Norway, her second husband)
- Harold I Harefoot, King of England (son of Cnut the Great and his first wife, reigned 1035 – 1040)
- Harthacnut, King of England, King of Denmark (son of Cnut the Great and Emma of Normandy, reigned 1040 – 1042)
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