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Marriage

England · House / House of Denmark. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

5Records
1002–1017Date range
2Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1002

Emma of Normandy1002

House / House of Denmark

Marries Ethelred II

1016

Canute I1016

House / House of Denmark

Sets aside his mistress Aelgifu & contracts a marriage with Ethelreds widow Emma

Emma of Normandy1016

House / House of Denmark

Ethelred II dies & Emma marries his successor Canute I

1017

Canute I1017

House / House of Denmark

Marries Emma of Normandy, Ethelred IIs widow & stepmother of Edmund

Emma of Normandy1017

House / House of Denmark

Marries Canute I. Canute I becomes a Christian after marrying Emma

Names involved

Canute IEmma of Normandy

Provenance

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