Harthacnut
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1018 – 1042
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Who was Harthacnut?
Harthacnut or Canute III was King of Denmark from 1035 to 1042 and King of England from 1040 to 1042.
He was the son of King Cnut the Great and Emma of Normandy. When Cnut died in 1035, Harthacnut struggled to retain his father's possessions. Magnus I took of control of Norway, but Harthacnut succeeded as King of Denmark and became King of England in 1040 after the death of his half-brother Harold Harefoot.
Harthacnut died suddenly in 1042 and was succeeded by Magnus in Denmark and Edward the Confessor in England. Harthacnut was the last Danish king to rule England.
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- Born
- 1018
England - Parents
- Siblings
- Died
- Jun 8, 1042
Lambeth - Resting place
- Winchester Cathedral
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on July 23, 2013
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