Ælfgifu of Northampton

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Ælfgifu of Northampton was an influential early 11th-century English noblewoman and political figure, known as the first wife or consort of King Cnut the Great and the mother of kings Harold Harefoot and possibly Svein Knutsson.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ælfgifu of Northampton canonical 5
Queen Ælfgifu 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf consort ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
political figure ⓘ
activeIn English royal court ⓘ
Norwegian governance ⓘ
associatedWith Anglo-Scandinavian aristocracy ⓘ
House of Knýtlinga ⓘ
burialPlace unknown ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 11th century ⓘ
child Harold Harefoot ⓘ
Svein Knutsson ⓘ
coRulerWith Svein Knutsson ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
father Ælfhelm of York ⓘ
floruit early 11th century ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
historicalDebate legitimacy of Harold Harefoot’s claim to the English throne ⓘ
legitimacy of her marriage to Cnut ⓘ
language Old English ⓘ
Old Norse ⓘ
maritalStatus consort of Cnut before his marriage to Emma of Normandy ⓘ
motherOf Harold Harefoot ⓘ
Svein Knutsson ⓘ
notableFor being first consort of Cnut the Great ⓘ
being mother of King Harold Harefoot ⓘ
political influence in England and Norway ⓘ
notableWork regency in Norway on behalf of Cnut ⓘ
partner Cnut the Great ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Northampton ⓘ
politicalAllegiance Cnut the Great ⓘ
positionHeld consort of Cnut the Great ⓘ
de facto ruler of Norway ⓘ
region Northamptonshire ⓘ
relative Ælfhelm of York ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
residence England ⓘ
Norway ⓘ
role regent in Norway for Cnut and Svein ⓘ
sibling Ufegeat ⓘ
Wulfheah ⓘ
spouse Cnut the Great ⓘ
spouseOccupation King of Denmark ⓘ
King of England ⓘ
King of Norway ⓘ
successorAsConsort Emma of Normandy ⓘ
timePeriod Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
title Queen consort (disputed) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Cnut the Great → spouse → Ælfgifu of Northampton ⓘ
Harold Harefoot → mother → Ælfgifu of Northampton ⓘ
Sweyn II of Denmark → mother → Ælfgifu of Northampton ⓘ
Sweyn Knutsson → mother → Ælfgifu of Northampton ⓘ
Vikings: Valhalla → featuresCharacter → Queen Ælfgifu ⓘ
linked to: Ælfgifu of Northampton
Knut the Great → spouse → Ælfgifu of Northampton ⓘ