From the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Hardecanute:
also spelled Hardicanute, or Harthacnut, Danish Hardeknud b. c. 1019, -- d. June 8, 1042
king of Denmark from 1028 to 1042 and of England from 1040 to 1042.
Son of King Canute and Emma, daughter of Richard I, Duke of Normandy, Hardecanute was made king of Denmark by Canute in 1028. On Canute's death in 1035, a party led by Emma and Godwine, earl of Wessex, wished to elect Hardecanute king of England, but Leofric, earl of Mercia, with the Londoners and the northern thanes obtained the appointment of Canute's illegitimate son Harold as regent of England, while Emma and her son's retainers stayed at Winchester to guard Hardecanute's interests. Hardecanute's delaying in Denmark resulted in Harold's recognition as King of England in 1037 and in Emma's exile. After Harold's death in 1040 Hardecanute became an unpopular king in England. He had Harold's body dug up and thrown into a fen; and when two officials collecting a tax were killed at Worcester, he sent an army that burned the city. The murder of Eadwulf, earl of Northumbria, while under Hardecanute's safe-conduct caused Hardecanute to be described as a pledge breaker in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Son of King Canute. Reigned 1040-1042
also spelled Hardicanute, or Harthacnut, Danish Hardeknud b. c. 1019, -- d. June 8, 1042
king of Denmark from 1028 to 1042 and of England from 1040 to 1042.
Son of King Canute and Emma, daughter of Richard I, Duke of Normandy, Hardecanute was made king of Denmark by Canute in 1028. On Canute's death in 1035, a party led by Emma and Godwine, earl of Wessex, wished to elect Hardecanute king of England, but Leofric, earl of Mercia, with the Londoners and the northern thanes obtained the appointment of Canute's illegitimate son Harold as regent of England, while Emma and her son's retainers stayed at Winchester to guard Hardecanute's interests. Hardecanute's delaying in Denmark resulted in Harold's recognition as King of England in 1037 and in Emma's exile. After Harold's death in 1040 Hardecanute became an unpopular king in England. He had Harold's body dug up and thrown into a fen; and when two officials collecting a tax were killed at Worcester, he sent an army that burned the city. The murder of Eadwulf, earl of Northumbria, while under Hardecanute's safe-conduct caused Hardecanute to be described as a pledge breaker in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Son of King Canute. Reigned 1040-1042
- ABT 1019 - Birth -
- 8 JUN 1042 - Death -
- BET 1040 AND 1042 - Fact -
- Occupation - King of England
PARENT (M) Canute King | |||
Birth | |||
Death | 1035 | ||
Marriage | to Elgifu Queen | ||
Marriage | 1017 | to Emma | |
Father | ? | ||
Mother | ? | ||
PARENT (F) Emma | |||
Birth | |||
Death | |||
Marriage | 1002 | to Athelread II | |
Marriage | 1017 | to Canute King | |
Father | Richard I | ||
Mother | Gunnor | ||
CHILDREN | |||
M | Hardicanute King | ||
Birth | ABT 1019 | ||
Death | 8 JUN 1042 | ||
Marriage | to ? |
PARENT (M) Hardicanute King | |||
Birth | ABT 1019 | ||
Death | 8 JUN 1042 | ||
Marriage | to ? | ||
Father | Canute King | ||
Mother | Emma | ||
PARENT (U) ? | |||
Birth | |||
Death | |||
Father | ? | ||
Mother | ? | ||
CHILDREN | |||
M | Harding | ||
Birth | |||
Death | |||
Marriage | to ? |
1 Hardicanute King b: ABT 1019 d: 8 JUN 1042
+ ?
2 Harding
+ ?
3 Robert Fitz-Harding b: ABT 1075
+ Eve d: 12 MAR 1170