Sweyn II of Denmark

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Sweyn II of Denmark was an 11th-century king of Denmark known for consolidating royal power and engaging in extensive conflicts with Norway and England.

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Sweyn II of Denmark canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Denmark ⓘ
human ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
child Benedict of Denmark ⓘ
Canute IV of Denmark ⓘ
Eric I of Denmark ⓘ
Harald III of Denmark ⓘ
Olaf I of Denmark ⓘ
conflict Danish–Norwegian wars in the 11th century ⓘ
conflicts with England ⓘ
wars with Norway ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Denmark ⓘ
countryRuled Denmark ⓘ
deathPlace Denmark ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
father Cnut the Great ⓘ
floruit 11th century ⓘ
house House of Estridsen ⓘ
knownFor consolidating royal power in Denmark ⓘ
extensive conflicts with England ⓘ
extensive conflicts with Norway ⓘ
languageUsed Old Danish ⓘ
monarchOf Denmark ⓘ
mother Ælfgifu of Northampton ⓘ
namedAfter Sweyn Forkbeard ⓘ
nativeLanguage Old Norse ⓘ
notableEvent intervention in English affairs ⓘ
military campaigns against Norway ⓘ
strengthening of Danish monarchy ⓘ
occupation military leader ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
positionHeld King of Denmark ⓘ
predecessor Harthacnut ⓘ
region Scandinavia ⓘ
reignEnd 1074 ⓘ
reignStart 1047 ⓘ
relative Harold Harefoot ⓘ
Harthacnut ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
royalHouse Estridsen dynasty ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Gunnhild Sveinsdatter ⓘ
successor Canute IV of Denmark ⓘ
Harald III of Denmark ⓘ
timePeriod 11th century Europe ⓘ
title King of the Danes ⓘ

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Roskilde Cathedral → burialPlaceOf → Sweyn II of Denmark ⓘ
House of Estridsen → founder → Sweyn II of Denmark ⓘ
House of Estridsen → hasMember → Sweyn II of Denmark ⓘ
Harald III of Denmark → father → Sweyn II of Denmark ⓘ
Harald III of Denmark → predecessor → Sweyn II of Denmark ⓘ