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Harthacnut I of Denmark

880 - 1000

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Harthacnut I or Cnut I (Danish: Hardeknud; Old Norse: Hǫrða-Knútr) was a semi-legendary King of Denmark. The old Norse story Ragnarssona þáttr makes Harthacnut son of the semi-mythic viking chieftain Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, himself one of the sons of the legendary Ragnar Lodbrok. The saga in turn makes Harthacnut the father of the historical king, Gorm. It has been suggested he is to be identified with the Hardegon of Northmannia whose early-10th century conquest of Denmark was related by Adam of Bremen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harthacnut I of Denmark is the 6,783rd most popular politician (down from 4,339th in 2019), the 1,517th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 883rd in 2019) and the 266th most popular British Politician.

Harthacnut I of Denmark is most famous for being the son of Cnut the Great and Emma of Normandy. He was King of Denmark from 1035 to 1042 and King of England from 1040 to 1042. Harthacnut was a son of Cnut the Great and Emma of Normandy.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Harthacnut I of Denmark ranks 6,783 out of 19,576. Before him are Cleph, Marie Anne de Mailly, Lennart Bernadotte, Cornelia Salonina, Lucius Aemilius Paullus, and Otto II, Margrave of Meissen. After him are Henri, Prince of Condé, Kuroda Kiyotaka, Gisela of Swabia, Charles-François Lebrun, David Sassoli, and Gunther.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 880, Harthacnut I of Denmark ranks 6. Before him are Lambert of Italy, Louis the Blind, Hugh of Italy, Beatrice of Vermandois, and Herbert II, Count of Vermandois. After him are Adalbert I of Ivrea, Abas I of Armenia, Fujiwara no Tadahira, and Hywel Dda. Among people deceased in 1000, Harthacnut I of Denmark ranks 10. Before him are Abu-Mahmud Khojandi, Ibn Sahl, Zoe Karbonopsina, Abū Sahl al-Qūhī, Matsyendranatha, and Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar. After him are García Sánchez II of Pamplona, Henry of Speyer, Joseph Genesius, Bertha of Swabia, Leo of Tripoli, and Þorbjörn Hornklofi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Harthacnut I of Denmark ranks 1,517 out of 8,785. Before him are Gildas (500), Steve McQueen (1969), Vita Sackville-West (1892), Peter Green (1946), Clarke Abel (1780), and Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (1287). After him are Andy Summers (1942), Susan Boyle (1961), Karen Armstrong (1944), John Higgins (1975), Phil Neville (1977), and Simon Rattle (1955).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Harthacnut I of Denmark ranks 266. Before him are Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1693), Henry Pelham (1694), Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (1375), Peter Robinson (1948), John Hawkwood (1320), and Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (1287). After him are George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (1737), Sid Watkins (1928), Constantine II of Scotland (801), Jeremy Hunt (1966), Warren Hastings (1732), and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1565).

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