Gunhilda of Denmark

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Gunhilda of Denmark was a Danish princess of the House of Knýtlinga who became Holy Roman Empress through her marriage to Emperor Henry III in the 11th century.

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Gunhilda of Denmark canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 11th-century noblewoman
Danish princess
Holy Roman Empress
human
queen consort of the Romans
alsoKnownAs Cunigunde
Gunhild
Kunigunde
burialPlace Speyer Cathedral
centuryOfActivity 11th century
continentOfOrigin Europe
countryOfCitizenship Denmark
dateOfBirth circa 1020
dateOfDeath 18 July 1038
ethnicGroup Dane
father Cnut the Great
fatherOccupation King of Denmark
King of England
King of Norway
givenName Gunhilda
linked to: Gunhild
languageOfUse Latin
Old High German
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOfDynasty House of Estridsen
House of Knýtlinga
mother Emma of Normandy
motherOccupation Queen consort of Denmark
Queen consort of England
nativeLanguage Old Norse
nobleTitle Empress of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Holy Roman Empress

Princess of Denmark
notableEvent marriage to Henry III strengthened ties between the Holy Roman Empire and the North Sea empire of Cnut
notableFamilyConnection daughter of Cnut the Great and Emma of Normandy
notableTitleContext one of the earliest Danish-born Holy Roman empresses
placeOfBirth Denmark
placeOfDeath Italy
positionHeld Holy Roman Empress
Queen of the Romans
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender female
sibling Gunhild, daughter of Cnut and Ælfgifu of Northampton
Harold Harefoot
Harthacnut
Svein Knutsson
spouse Henry III, Duke of Bavaria
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry III, King of the Germans

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Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor spouse Gunhilda of Denmark
Cnut the Great child Gunhilda of Denmark
Jelling dynasty hasMember Gunhilda of Denmark
Harold Harefoot sibling Gunhilda of Denmark
Hardicanute sibling Gunhilda of Denmark
Harthacanute sibling Gunhilda of Denmark
Svein Knutsson sibling Gunhilda of Denmark
Svein Knutsson relative Gunhilda of Denmark
Henry III spouse Gunhilda of Denmark
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor spouse Gunhilda of Denmark
subject linked to: III
Knut the Great child Gunhilda of Denmark