Harthacnut

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Harthacnut was a 11th-century king of Denmark and England from the House of Knýtlinga, known for his brief and turbulent reign that preceded that of Edward the Confessor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 11th-century monarch ⓘ
House of Knýtlinga ⓘ
King of Denmark ⓘ
King of England ⓘ
Monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Hardicanute ⓘ
Harthacanute ⓘ
birthApproximateYear 1018 ⓘ
birthPlace England ⓘ
burialPlace Winchester Cathedral ⓘ
causeOfDeath Sudden collapse at a wedding feast ⓘ
countryOfRule Denmark ⓘ
England ⓘ
deathDate 8 June 1042 ⓘ
deathPlace Lambeth ⓘ
dynasty Danish royal house ⓘ
linked to: House of Oldenburg
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
father Cnut the Great ⓘ
fatherTitle King of Denmark ⓘ
King of England ⓘ
fullName Harthacnut Cnutsson ⓘ
linked to: Harthacnut
house House of Knýtlinga ⓘ
knownFor Brief and turbulent reign in England ⓘ
Last Danish king to rule England before the Norman Conquest ⓘ
languageContext Old English period ⓘ
Old Norse world ⓘ
mother Emma of Normandy ⓘ
motherTitle Queen of England ⓘ
notableEvent Harsh taxation in England to pay for fleet ⓘ
Joint recognition with Magnus the Good in treaty over Denmark and Norway ⓘ
Posthumous punishment of Harold Harefoot’s body ⓘ
politicalContext North Sea Empire ⓘ
predecessorAsKingOfDenmark Cnut the Great ⓘ
predecessorAsKingOfEngland Harold Harefoot ⓘ
reignEndDenmark 1042 ⓘ
reignEndEngland 1042 ⓘ
reignStartDenmark 1028 ⓘ
reignStartEngland 1040 ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
sibling Gunhilda of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Gunhild of Wessex

Harold Harefoot ⓘ
Svein Knutsson ⓘ
stepBrother Alfred Aetheling ⓘ
Edward the Confessor ⓘ
successorAsKingOfDenmark Magnus the Good ⓘ
successorAsKingOfEngland Edward the Confessor ⓘ
successorDynasticallyInEngland House of Wessex ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edward the Confessor → predecessor → Harthacnut ⓘ
Edward the Confessor → precededBy → Harthacnut ⓘ
House of Wessex → hasNotableMember → Harthacnut ⓘ
Emma of Normandy → child → Harthacnut ⓘ
Harthacnut → fullName → Harthacnut Cnutsson ⓘ
linked to: Harthacnut
King of Wessex → hasNotableHolder → Harthacnut ⓘ
Cnut the Great → successor → Harthacnut ⓘ
Cnut the Great → child → Harthacnut ⓘ
Godwin, Earl of Wessex → employer → King Harthacnut ⓘ
linked to: Harthacnut
House of Knýtlinga → member → Harthacnut ⓘ
Jelling dynasty → hasMember → Harthacnut ⓘ
Gorm the Old → father → Harthacnut I of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Harthacnut
Gorm the Old → predecessor → Harthacnut I of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Harthacnut
Alfred Ætheling → sibling → Harthacnut ⓘ
subject linked to: Alfred Aetheling
Alfred Ætheling → notableRelative → Harthacnut ⓘ
subject linked to: Alfred Aetheling
Harold Harefoot → successor → Harthacnut ⓘ
Harold Harefoot → sibling → Harthacnut ⓘ
Alfred Atheling → sibling → Harthacnut ⓘ
Hardicanute → name → Harthacnut ⓘ
Hardicanute → birthName → Harthacnut Cnutsson ⓘ
linked to: Harthacnut
Magnus the Good → predecessor → Harthacnut ⓘ
Magnus the Good → relative → Harthacnut ⓘ
North Sea Empire → monarch → Harthacnut ⓘ
North Sea Empire → notableRuler → Harthacnut ⓘ
Svein Knutsson → sibling → Harthacnut ⓘ
Svein Knutsson → relative → Harthacnut ⓘ
Sweyn II of Denmark → relative → Harthacnut ⓘ
Sweyn II of Denmark → predecessor → Harthacnut ⓘ
Lyfing of Crediton → advisorTo → Harthacnut ⓘ
Lyfing of Crediton → advisorTo → King Harthacnut of England ⓘ
linked to: Harthacnut
Godwin family faction at the English court → activeDuringReignOf → King Harthacnut ⓘ
linked to: Harthacnut
Sweyn Knutsson → halfSibling → Harthacnut ⓘ
Gunhilda of Denmark → sibling → Harthacnut ⓘ
Knut the Great → child → Harthacnut ⓘ
Knut the Great → successor → Harthacnut (in Denmark) ⓘ
linked to: Harthacnut