Queen of France, Duchess of Normandy Gunnora Haraldsdottir
936 - 1002 (65 years)
1. Queen of France, Duchess of Normandy Gunnora Haraldsdottir was born on 21 Nov 936 in Arques, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France (daughter of King of Norway and Denmark Harold Gormsson, I and Princess of Sweden Cyrid Olafsdottir); died on 13 Nov 1002 in England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Kinfolk of Note: Direct Ancestor of Retha Zulma Gott
- Name: Gunhilde
- _MILT: A desire to avenge her death was probably a principal motive for Sweyn's invasion of England in 1003, leading to the eventual conquest of England by his son Cnut
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She is supposed to have been a hostage in England when she was killed in the St. Brice's Day massacre, ordered by ÆthelredGunnora married 3rd Duke of Normandy Lord Richard de Normandy, I in 962 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France. Lord (son of 2nd Duke of Normandy Guillaume de Normandy, I and Sporta Adela Of Senlis de Bretagne) was born on 28 Aug 933 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; died on 20 Nov 996 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; was buried in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- 4th Duke of Normandy Richard Beauclerc, II was born on 23 Aug 963 in Normandy, France; died on 28 Aug 1027 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.
- Countess of Rennes, Duchess of Brittany and Regent to her son Alan III, Duke of Brittany Hawise de Normandy was born about 978 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; died on 21 Feb 1034 in Bretagne, France; was buried in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France.
2. King of Norway and Denmark Harold Gormsson, I was born in 910 in La Bataille, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France (son of King of Denmark Gorn Geva Hardeknudsson and Thyre Klacksdatter Danebod Harolsatter); died on 1 Nov 986 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Bluetooth
- Religion: Denmark officially converted to Christianity during his reign
- _MILT: As a consequence of Harald's army having lost to the Germans at the Danevirke in 974, he no longer had control of Norway, and Germans settled back into the border area between Scandinavia and Germany
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Died:
Harald was killed fighting off a rebellion led by his son SweinHarold married Princess of Sweden Cyrid Olafsdottir in 935 in Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark. Cyrid was born in 920 in Sweden; died on 13 Nov 1002 in Arques, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Princess of Sweden Cyrid Olafsdottir was born in 920 in Sweden; died on 13 Nov 1002 in Arques, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Gyrithe/Gunhilde
Children:
- 1. Queen of France, Duchess of Normandy Gunnora Haraldsdottir was born on 21 Nov 936 in Arques, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; died on 13 Nov 1002 in England.
Generation: 3
4. King of Denmark Gorn Geva Hardeknudsson was born about 885 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark (son of King of Denmark Harthacnut of Denmark, I); died in 959 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: the Old
Gorn married Thyre Klacksdatter Danebod Harolsatter. Thyre was born in 884 in Denmark; died in 935 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Thyre Klacksdatter Danebod Harolsatter was born in 884 in Denmark; died in 935 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark. Notes:
Birth:
(Jutland)Children:
- 2. King of Norway and Denmark Harold Gormsson, I was born in 910 in La Bataille, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France; died on 1 Nov 986 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark.
Generation: 4
8. King of Denmark Harthacnut of Denmark, I was born about 880 (son of King of Denmark Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye and Blaeja of Northumbria). Other Events and Attributes:
- _MILT: Harthacnut immediately deposed the young king Sigtrygg, and then ruled unopposed for approximately thirty years
Children:
- 4. King of Denmark Gorn Geva Hardeknudsson was born about 885 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark; died in 959 in Jelling, Vejle, Denmark.