Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameEmma OF NORMANDY
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Death14 Mar 1052, Winchester, England5375 Age: 66
BurialWinchester Cathedral, London, England5375
FatherRichard I NORMANDY Duke of Normandy (933-)
MotherGunnor OF CRÊPON
Spouses
Accession23 Apr 978, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey5376 Age: 10
BurialSt. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England5376
FlagsKing/Queen
Individual Notes
• Deposed in 1013.
5348, p 1• Reigned 979-1013 (deposed) and 1014-1016. In the face of Danish raids, he was forced to pay huge tributes (Danegeld) to the enemy. He was driven into exile by Sweyn but returned after his death. Died during Canute’s invasion of England.
His tomb was lost when the old St. Paul’s was destroyed in the great fire of London.
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Marr MemoWinchester Cathedral
2The Great Canute II SVEYNSSON King of England & Denmark5351
FatherSveyn I HARALDSSON Forkbeard, King of Denmark (965-1014)
MotherGunhilda OF POLAND
Individual Notes
• Reigned 1016-1035, also King of Denmark and Norway. Danish King of England after defeating Edmund Ironside (1016). He became King of Denmark (1019) and Norway (1028). He defended England from Viking attacks (1017, 1026, 1028) and subjected Malcolm II of Scotland (1028). He went on pilgrimage to Rome in 1027 to attend the coronation of the Emperor Conrad II. According to Legend, he proved to flatterers the limits of his powers by demonstrating his inability to induce the waves to recede.
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ChildrenHardicanute (~1018-1042)
Gunhilda (~1020-)