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Harold I Harefoot King of England

Harold I Harefoot King of England

Male 1016 - 1040  (24 years)

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  1. 1.  Harold I Harefoot King of England was born in 1016 in Northampton, England (son of Canute (The Great) King of England and Aelfgifu of Northumbria \ Northampton); died on 17 Mar 1039-1040 in Oxford; was buried in Old Westminster Abbey.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Canute (The Great) King of England was born in 992 in Denmark (son of Sweyn Forkbeard King of Denmark & England and Gunhilda of Poland); died on 12 Nov 1035 in Shaftesbury, Dorest; was buried in Winchester Cathedral.

    Notes:

    Below from http://www.gallica.co.uk/celts/monarch.htm
    Part of "GALLICA. Historical & Archaeological Interpretation", "World ofthe Celts

    Canute had been King of Denmark for three years when he came to theEnglish throne and thereafter he ruled the two countries. Here is a caseof a poacher turned gamekeeper. He was regarded as a conqueror by theEnglish people and he settled Danish nobles on English land but he didbring order to a people thoroughly demoralised by 30 years of war. Hemarried Emma the widow of King Ethelred and they had a son Hardicanute.He also had a common law wife Elfgifa and their son was Harold. In 1017he divided England into four provinces each having a se ate ruler. Herespected the English church and assisted in restoring it's authority. Hemade several expeditions to Scandinavia which showed how secure andconfident he felt in leaving his new Kingdom. In 1027 he went to Rome forthe coronation of Conrad, the Holy Roman Emperor, and used the visit aswould a modern diplomat to secure trade benefits, and obtain advantagesfor the English Church and the noblemen. His chief advisors were GodwinEarl of Wessex and Leofric Earl of Mercia. Canute gave a sense ofsecurity to the ordinary man and generally brought order to the country.He died at Shaftesbury on Wednesday November 12th 1035. During his reign,the title "Earl" replaced the Anglo-Saxon "Ealdorman".

    Canute married Aelfgifu of Northumbria \ Northampton in 1013. Aelfgifu (daughter of Aelfhelm Earl of Northampton and Wulfrun) was born about 996; died about 1044. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Aelfgifu of Northumbria \ Northampton was born about 996 (daughter of Aelfhelm Earl of Northampton and Wulfrun); died about 1044.

    Notes:

    Married:
    1 _MSTAT Friends

    Children:
    1. Sweyn King of Norway was born about 1015; died in 1036.
    2. 1. Harold I Harefoot King of England was born in 1016 in Northampton, England; died on 17 Mar 1039-1040 in Oxford; was buried in Old Westminster Abbey.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Sweyn Forkbeard King of Denmark & England was born in 965 in Denmark (son of Harald II Blue Tooth King of Denmark and Gyrid Olafsson); died on 3 Feb 1013-1014 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England; was buried in Roeskild Cathedral, Denmark.

    Notes:

    For the sources of information, see in this file under "INFORMATION,Sources of" and also "INFORMATION, General Clan Genealogy ".

    Which includes
    Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web
    http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/
    Royal and Noble Genealogy
    www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/
    Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by lastname" atwww.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/gedx.html
    Peerages in Order of Precedence atwww.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/peerage.html
    Author: Brian Tompsett
    This contains a huge amount of information including a great deal onBritish Peer's lineages, and Royal families of the many countries.
    Brian Tompsett's sources athttp://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/reference.txt

    Sweyn married Gunhilda of Poland about 990. Gunhilda (daughter of Mieceslaus I Duke of Poland and Dobravy of Bohemia) died in 992. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Gunhilda of Poland (daughter of Mieceslaus I Duke of Poland and Dobravy of Bohemia); died in 992.
    Children:
    1. 2. Canute (The Great) King of England was born in 992 in Denmark; died on 12 Nov 1035 in Shaftesbury, Dorest; was buried in Winchester Cathedral.
    2. Margaret (Estrith) of Denmark and died.
    3. Harold IV King of Denmark died in 1017.
    4. Thyra of Denmark was born in 994; died about 1018.
    5. Child of England and died.

  3. 6.  Aelfhelm Earl of Northampton (son of Wulfrun of Tamworth); and died.

    Aelfhelm + Wulfrun. and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Wulfrun and died.
    Children:
    1. 3. Aelfgifu of Northumbria \ Northampton was born about 996; died about 1044.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Harald II Blue Tooth King of Denmark was born about 910 (son of Gorm The Old of Jutland King of Denmark and Thyri (of Jutland) Klacksdottir); died on 1 Nov 986.

    Notes:

    For the sources of information, see in this file under "INFORMATION,Sources of" and also "INFORMATION, General Clan Genealogy ".

    Harald + Gyrid Olafsson. Gyrid and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Gyrid Olafsson and died.
    Children:
    1. Thyra Haraldsdottir died on 18 Sep 1000.
    2. Thyra Haroldsdottir died on 18 Sep 1000.
    3. 4. Sweyn Forkbeard King of Denmark & England was born in 965 in Denmark; died on 3 Feb 1013-1014 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England; was buried in Roeskild Cathedral, Denmark.

  3. 10.  Mieceslaus I Duke of Poland was born about 922 in Poznan, Poland (son of Ziemonislaw Duke of Poland and Gorka); died on 25 May 992.

    Notes:

    For the sources of information, see in this file under "INFORMATION,Sources of" and also "INFORMATION, General Clan Genealogy ".

    Which includes
    Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web
    http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/
    Royal and Noble Genealogy
    www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/
    Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by lastname" atwww.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/gedx.html
    Peerages in Order of Precedence atwww.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/peerage.html
    Author: Brian Tompsett
    This contains a huge amount of information including a great deal onBritish Peer's lineages, and Royal families of the many countries.
    Brian Tompsett's sources athttp://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/reference.txt

    Mieceslaus + Dobravy of Bohemia. Dobravy (daughter of Boleslav I The Cruel Duke of Bohemia and Biagota) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Dobravy of Bohemia (daughter of Boleslav I The Cruel Duke of Bohemia and Biagota); and died.
    Children:
    1. 5. Gunhilda of Poland died in 992.
    2. Vladivoj Duke of Bohemia and died.

  5. 12.  Wulfrun of Tamworth and died.
    Children:
    1. Aelfthryth and died.
    2. Wulfric Spot and died.
    3. 6. Aelfhelm Earl of Northampton and died.



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