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Harthacnut

1018 - 1042

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Harthacnut (c. 1018 – 8 June 1042) was King of Denmark from 1035, and King of England from 1040 until his death in 1042. He was the last monarch of the North Sea Empire, an empire consisting of England and Denmark, and was also the last monarch of the House of Knýtlinga. Harthacnut was the son of King Cnut the Great, who ruled Denmark, Norway, and England, and Emma of Normandy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2024). Harthacnut is the 1,601st most popular politician (up from 1,740th in 2024), the 412th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 371st in 2019) and the 94th most popular British Politician.

Harthacnut was most famous for being King of England for a short time and for being the son of the Danish King, Canute.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Harthacnut ranks 1,601 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, Emperor Ninkō, Harald III of Denmark, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan, Seonjo of Joseon, and Joan I of Navarre. After him are Georg von Hertling, Charles VIII of Sweden, Barbara of Cilli, Emperor Wen of Sui, Berenice, and Frederick II of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1018, Harthacnut ranks 3. Before him are Nizam al-Mulk, and Pope Victor II. After him are Michael Psellos, Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo, Bagrat IV of Georgia, Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy, and Sophie, Countess of Bar. Among people deceased in 1042, Harthacnut ranks 2. Before him is Michael V Kalaphates. After him is Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Harthacnut ranks 412 out of 8,785. Before him are Ian Fleming (1908), Nigel Farage (1964), Alfred North Whitehead (1861), John Hawkins (1532), John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford (1389), and John Hurt (1940). After him are Edward Burnett Tylor (1832), Liz Truss (1975), William Lassell (1799), Andrew Carnegie (1835), Philip Larkin (1922), and Thomas De Quincey (1785).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Harthacnut ranks 94. Before him are Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884), David Lloyd George (1863), Clement Attlee (1883), Ælfweard of Wessex (904), Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia (1945), and Nigel Farage (1964). After him are Liz Truss (1975), Roger Williams (1603), Halford Mackinder (1861), John Buchan (1875), Alexander Mackenzie (1822), and Æthelred the Unready (968).

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