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Emma of Normandy (referred to as Ælfgifu in royal documents; [3] c. 984 – 6 March 1052) was a Norman -born noblewoman who became the English, Danish, and Norwegian queen through her marriages to the Anglo-Saxon king Æthelred the Unready and the Danish king Cnut the Great. A daughter of the Norman ruler Richard the Fearless and Gunnor, she ...
- Cnut The Great
Cnut (/ k ə ˈ nj uː t /; Old Norse: Knútr Old Norse...
- Richard The Fearless
Richard I (28 August 932 – 20 November 996), also known as...
- Alfred Ætheling
Ælfred Æþeling (c. 1012–1036), was one of the eight sons of...
- Cnut The Great
Emma (c. 985–March 6, 1052 in Winchester, Hampshire), called Ælfgifu, was daughter of Richard the Fearless, Duke of Normandy, by his second wife Gunnora.She was Queen consort of the Kingdom of England twice, by successive marriages: initially as the second wife to Ethelred (or Æthelred) of England (1002-1016); and then to Canute the Great of Denmark (1017-1035).
Feb 7, 2022 · Emma of Normandy is best-known as being queen consort to two kings – Æthelred the Unready and Cnut the Great – and the mother of another, Harthacnut. She was the daughter of Richard I (the Fearless) of Normandy and the Danish-descended Gunnor. Emma was one of nine children and most likely born in the AD 980s. A daughter of the Norman dukes ...
Emma of Normandy was a Norman-born noblewoman who became the English, Danish, and Norwegian queen through her marriages to the Anglo-Saxon king Æthelred the Unready and the Danish king Cnut the Great. A daughter of the Norman ruler Richard the Fearless and Gunnor, she was Queen of the English during her marriage to King Æthelred from 1002 to 1016, except during a brief interruption in 1013 ...
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Feb 23, 2022 · Emma of Normandy first became a queen when she was just a teenager. Descended from Norman Vikings, her father was Richard I, Duke of Normandy, and she was married off to King Aethelred II of England in 1002. At the time, England was under constant threat of invasion by Viking forces from France that terrorized the people.
Jan 7, 2024 · Emma of Normandy (b. c. 985) was one of the most influential women in the 11th century. Born to Duke Richard I of Normandy and his wife, Gunnor, Emma married two kings, gave birth to two more, and functioned as a stepmother to yet another. Emma’s life and legacy are often overshadowed by the events that took place all around her, but her role ...
Sep 16, 2017 · Jone Johnson Lewis. Updated on September 16, 2017. Emma of Normandy (~985 – March 6, 1052) was a Viking queen of England, married to successive English kings: the Anglo-Saxon Aethelred the Unready, then Cnut the Great. She was also the mother of King Harthacnut and King Edward the Confessor.
