King Harthacnut of England and Denmark 
Harthacnut was born about 1018. Harthacnut's father was Cnut (the Great) Sweynsson and his mother was Emma de Normandie. His maternal grandparents were Duke Richard I ("the Fearless") of Normandy and Gunnora de Crepon. He had a half-sister named Elgiva. He died on June 8th, 1042.General Notes
Harthacnut was invited to be King on his half brother's death and was brought to England with a fleet of 62 warships. He was the last Danish King of England and he demanded high taxes from the people to pay for his fleet and army. When his tax collectors went to Worcester, two of them were cornered by a mob in the tower of the Minster where they had gone to hide, and were murdered. Harthacnut sent an army to seek revenge but the good citizens of Worcester successfully defended themselves on Bevere island in the Severn. The thwarted army then burned down Worcester.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 0995 d.12 Nov 1035
- b.~ 1018 d.08 Jun 1042
- b.~ 0830 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway d.~ 0894 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway
- b.~ 0866 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway d.~ 0931 in Normandy, France
- b.~ 0848 in Orkney Islands, Scotland
- b.~ 0896 in Normandy, France d.17 Dec 0942 in France
- b.0847 in Bayeux, Normandy, France (Neustria) d.0886 in Bayeux, Normandy, France (Neustria)
- b.~ 0872 in Evreux, Normandy, France d.0938 in France
- b.~ 0855 in Rennes, France
- b.28 Aug 0933 in Normandy, France d.20 Nov 0996 in Fecamp, Seine-Inferieure, France
- b.~ 0880 in Bretagne, Rennes, France
- b.~ 0911 in Bretagne, Rennes, France
- b.~ 0986 in Normandy, France d.14 Mar 1052 in Winchester, Hampshire, England
- b.~ 0940 d.~ 1031
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Individual Additional Information
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Associated external link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harthacnut