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Ælfgifu of Northampton

990 - 1040

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Ælfgifu of Northampton (Old Norse: Álfífa; c. 990 – after 1036) was the first wife of Cnut the Great, King of England and Denmark, and mother of Harold Harefoot, King of England. She was regent of Norway from 1030 to 1035. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ælfgifu of Northampton is the 659th most popular companion (up from 685th in 2019), the 2,448th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,379th in 2019) and the 54th most popular British Companion.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Ælfgifu of Northampton ranks 659 out of 784. Before her are Hedwig of Denmark, Keratsa of Bulgaria, Catherine of Hungary, Queen of Serbia, Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar, and Audovera. After her are Emma of Italy, Lanassa, Princess Marie of Baden, Anna Demidova, Princess Isabella of Bavaria, and Catherine of Austria, Duchess of Calabria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 990, Ælfgifu of Northampton ranks 13. Before her are Bi Sheng, Mieszko II Lambert, Jovan Vladimir, Gisela of Swabia, Stefan Vojislav, and Estrid Svendsdatter. After her are Hilarion of Kiev, and John Mauropous. Among people deceased in 1040, Ælfgifu of Northampton ranks 5. Before her are Harold Harefoot, Duncan I of Scotland, Fulk III, Count of Anjou, and Alan III, Duke of Brittany. After her is Renauld I, Count of Nevers.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ælfgifu of Northampton ranks 2,449 out of 8,785. Before her are Ronnie Biggs (1929), Samantha Eggar (1939), Ernest Payne (1884), Tom Sharpe (1928), Agnes Baden-Powell (1858), and Allan Holdsworth (1946). After her are Graham Nash (1942), Brian Robertson (1956), Lesley Manville (1956), Richard Chancellor (1521), David Gill (1843), and Arthur Holmes (1890).

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Among COMPANIONS In United Kingdom

Among companions born in United Kingdom, Ælfgifu of Northampton ranks 54. Before her are John Newton (1725), John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan (1934), Elizabeth de Burgh (1289), Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1901), Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein (1867), and Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar (1269). After her are Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece (1968), Joan of England, Queen of Scotland (1210), Edith Tolkien (1889), Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway (1261), Maureen Starkey Tigrett (1946), and Eanflæd (626).

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