Individual Details

Ælgifu of Northampton

(Ca 996 - Ca 1044)

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Ælgifu of Northampton1
F, #102191, b. circa 996, d. circa 1044
Last Edited=11 Dec 2005
Ælgifu of Northampton was born circa 996.2 She was the daughter of Ælfhelm, Ealdorman of Northampton and Wulfrun (?).2 She married Canute II Sveynsson, King of England and Denmark, son of Sveyn I 'Forkbeard' Haraldsson, King of Denmark and England and Gunhilda of Poland.1 She died circa 1044.2
Children of Ælgifu of Northampton and Canute II Sveynsson, King of England and Denmark

Sweyn, King of Norway1 b. c 1015, d. bt 1036 - 1037
Harold I, King of England+1 b. bt 1016 - 1017, d. 17 Mar 1040

Citations

[S58] E. B. Fryde, D. E. Greenway, S. Porter and I. Roy, editors, Handbook of British Chronology, 3rd edition (London, U.K.: Royal Historical Society, 1986), page 28. Hereinafter cited as Handbook of British Chronology.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 30. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.

Events

BirthCa 996
DeathCa 1044

Families

SpouseCanute II Sveynsson "the Great" (995 - 1035)
ChildSweyn, King of Norway (1015 - 1036)