Harold Harefoot

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Harold Harefoot was an 11th-century King of England, the son of Cnut the Great, who ruled from 1035 to 1040 during a turbulent period of succession disputes.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Harold Harefoot canonical 28
Harald Harefoot 2
King Harold Harefoot 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 11th-century English monarch
King of England
human
monarch
associatedWith Alfred Aetheling
Emma of Normandy
Godwin, Earl of Wessex
Leofric, Earl of Mercia
burialPlace Westminster
linked to: City of Westminster

Westminster Abbey
causeOfDeath illness (probable, uncertain in sources)
chronologicalPlacement 11th century
conflict succession disputes after Cnut’s death
country Kingdom of England
dateOfDeath 1040
dynasty Danish royal house
linked to: Estridsen dynasty

House of Knýtlinga
ethnicGroup Dane
father Cnut the Great
givenName Harold
historicalPeriod Late Anglo-Saxon England
linked to: Anglo-Saxon England
languageOfEnvironment Old English
Old Norse
linked to: Old Norse language
mother Ælfgifu of Northampton
nickname Harefoot
notableEvent conflict over succession with Harthacnut
contested succession after the death of Cnut the Great
involvement in the killing of Alfred Aetheling
notableFor being the son of Cnut the Great
short and turbulent reign
placeOfDeath Oxford
positionHeld King of England
powerBase Mercia
predecessor Cnut the Great
realm England
regencyOrCoregencyWith Leofric, Earl of Mercia (as chief supporter)
reignEnd 1040
reignStart 1035
religion Christianity
ruledFrom 1035
ruledUntil 1040
sexOrGender male
sibling Gunhilda of Denmark
Harthacnut
Svein Knutsson
successor Harthacnut
title King of the English

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Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Emma of Normandy stepChild Harold Harefoot
Harthacnut predecessorAsKingOfEngland Harold Harefoot
Harthacnut sibling Harold Harefoot
King of Wessex hasNotableHolder Harold Harefoot
Cnut the Great successor Harold Harefoot
Cnut the Great child Harold Harefoot
Godwin, Earl of Wessex employer King Harold Harefoot
linked to: Harold Harefoot
House of Godwin governedUnderMonarch Harold Harefoot
House of Knýtlinga member Harald Harefoot
linked to: Harold Harefoot
Jelling dynasty hasMember Harald Harefoot
linked to: Harold Harefoot
Alfred Ætheling notableRelative Harold Harefoot
subject linked to: Alfred Aetheling
Alfred Ætheling allegedPerpetrator Harold Harefoot
subject linked to: Alfred Aetheling
Edmund (son of Edmund Ironside) relative Harold Harefoot
Alfred Atheling associatedWith Harold Harefoot
Hardicanute predecessor Harold Harefoot (in England)
linked to: Harold Harefoot
Hardicanute sibling Harold Harefoot
Harthacanute sibling Harold Harefoot
Harthacanute predecessor Harold Harefoot
North Sea Empire monarch Harold Harefoot
North Sea Empire notableRuler Harold Harefoot
Svein Knutsson sibling Harold Harefoot
Svein Knutsson relative Harold Harefoot
Sweyn II of Denmark relative Harold Harefoot
Lyfing of Crediton advisorTo Harold Harefoot
Godwin family faction at the English court activeDuringReignOf King Harold Harefoot
linked to: Harold Harefoot
Sweyn Knutsson notableFamilyMember Harold Harefoot
Sweyn Knutsson sibling Harold Harefoot
Gunhilda of Denmark sibling Harold Harefoot
Knut the Great child Harold Harefoot
Knut the Great successor Harold Harefoot
Ælfgifu of Northampton child Harold Harefoot
Ælfgifu of Northampton motherOf Harold Harefoot