House
House of Knýtlinga
Ruling royal house in Middle Age Scandinavia and England
- Also called House of Cnut's Descendants, House of Denmark, House of Canute
Overview
ruling royal house in Middle Age Scandinavia and EnglandWikidata record description. Read House of Knýtlinga in the Wikipedia reader.
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The house, member by member
Oldest first, where a date is recorded.
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Harthacnut I of Denmark857 CE – 934 CE · semi-legendary king of Denmark -
Gorm the Old890 CE – 964 CE · Child of Harthacnut I of Denmark -
Harald Bluetooth911 CE – 1 November 985 CE · Child of Gorm the Old
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Thyra914 CE – 958 CE · Viking Age Danish queen -
Emma of Normandy987 CE – 6 March 1052 CE · Norman princess and mother of Edward the Confessor -
Gunhilda of Denmarkc. 1020 CE – 18 July 1038 CE · Child of Emma of Normandy
Offices held in the house
The members in each office, in order — a selection from the office’s whole line.
- 3 holders
- 1 overlap
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917 CE – 934 CE Harthacnut I of Denmark semi-legendary king of Denmark -
934 CE – 964 CE Gorm the Old King of Denmark -
Overlap held at the same time as Gorm the Old
962 CE – 985 CE Harald Bluetooth King of Denmark and Norway
Affiliation
From the members’ own records, not the people the house ruled.
Affiliations recorded on members
An affiliation recorded by a third party, often for one period of a life. It is not the religion of anyone this house ruled.
Connections
Affiliation 1
Transmission 1
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