Search results
May 4, 2019 · England had been under Danish rule since 1016. The House of Wessex now regained the upper hand. Emma’s sons by Æthelred, Edward and Alfred, had grown up in Normandy. They had attempted to regain the Crown in 1036 when Harold Harefoot and Harthacnut were at a standoff after their father’s death.
This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the kings and queen regnants of Denmark. This includes: The Kingdom of Denmark (up to 1397) Personal union of Denmark and Norway (1380–1397) The Kalmar Union (1397–1536) Union of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1397–1523)
NameBirthMarriagesDeathSweyn II Estridsson (Svend Estridsen) ...c. 1019 England son of jarl Ulf ...(1) Gyda of Sweden c. 1048 (2) Gunnhildr ...28 April 1076 Søderup aged 57–58Harald III the Soft (Harald Hén) ...c. 1040 illegitimate son of Sweyn II17 April 1080 aged 40Cnut IV the Holy (Knud den Hellige) ...c. 1042 illegitimate son of Sweyn IIAdela of Flanders c. 1080 three children10 July 1086 St. Alban's Priory aged ...Olaf I Hunger (Oluf Hunger) 1086–1095c. 1050 illegitimate son of Sweyn IIIngegerd of Norway c. 1070 one daughter18 August 1095 aged 44–45The Danish House of Knýtlinga (English: "House of Cnut's Descendants") was a ruling royal house in Middle Age Scandinavia and England. Its most famous king was Cnut the Great, who gave his name to this dynasty.
As a Danish prince, Cnut won the throne of England in 1016 in the wake of centuries of Viking activity in northwestern Europe. His later accession to the Danish throne in 1018 brought the crowns of England and Denmark together.
Jul 18, 2024 · Canute was a Danish king of England (1016–35), of Denmark (as Canute II; 1019–35), and of Norway (1028–35), who was a power in the politics of Europe in the 11th century, respected by both emperor and pope.
- Dorothy Whitelock
The 13 Anglo-Saxon kings of England saw the new, unified kingdom of England consolidated, fought off invasions, made (and broke) alliances and put down the basis for some of the laws, religious practices and ceremonies of kingship that we still recognise today.
People also ask
Who was the last Dane to be king of England?
When did Denmark become a king?
Who ruled Denmark and England in 1018 AD?
Which dynasty ruled Denmark in 1013?
This is a list of Danish monarchs since 950 (note that the actual list of kings of Denmark goes more than 200 years further back than that)
