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Estrid Svendsdatter

990 - 1073

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Estrid Svendsdatter of Denmark (also known as Estrith or Astrith; 990/997 – 1057/1073) was a Danish princess and titular queen, a Russian princess and, possibly, duchess of Normandy by marriage. She was the daughter of Sweyn Forkbeard and perhaps Gunhild of Wenden and half-sister of Cnut the Great. By Ulf Jarl, she was the mother of the later King Sweyn II Estridson and Beorn Estrithson. The dynasty that ruled Denmark in 1047–1412 was named after her. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Estrid Svendsdatter is the 638th most popular companion (up from 639th in 2019), the 277th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 282nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Danish Companion.

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Among companions, Estrid Svendsdatter ranks 638 out of 784Before her are Elizabeth of Hungary, Queen of Serbia, Auguste von Harrach, Toda of Pamplona, Swanachild, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco. After her are Goiswintha, Joan, Countess of Ponthieu, Leila Pahlavi, Neithhotep, Princess Thyra of Denmark, and Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 990, Estrid Svendsdatter ranks 12Before her are Samuel Aba, Bi Sheng, Mieszko II Lambert, Jovan Vladimir, Gisela of Swabia, and Stefan Vojislav. After her are Ælfgifu of Northampton, Hilarion of Kiev, and John Mauropous. Among people deceased in 1073, Estrid Svendsdatter ranks 5Before her are Pope Alexander II, Zhou Dunyi, Emperor Go-Sanjō, and John Gualbert. After her are Anthony of Kiev, and Dominic of Silos.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Estrid Svendsdatter ranks 277 out of 1,032Before her are Peter Høeg (1957), Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (1913), Kaj Munk (1898), Emil Aarestrup (1800), Jens Otto Krag (1914), and Susanne Bier (1960). After her are Henry Hansen (1902), Laurits Tuxen (1853), Peder Mørk Mønsted (1859), Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark (1603), Per Kirkeby (1938), and Princess Thyra of Denmark (1880).

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