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| − | '''Emma of Normandy''' was the Queen of [[England]], [[Princess Elena]]'s sister, and [[Princess Katharine]]'s aunt. She was also the mother of [[Edward the Confessor]] through her first husband, [[Aethelred the Unready]].[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=760] In [[Timeline|1017]], Emma | + | '''Emma of Normandy''' was the Queen of [[England]], [[Princess Elena]]'s sister, and [[Princess Katharine]]'s aunt. She was also the mother of [[Edward the Confessor]] through her first husband, [[Aethelred the Unready]]. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=760] In [[Timeline|1017]], Emma married England's reigning monarch, King [[Canute of Denmark]]. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=563] Together they had a son, [[Hardicanute]]. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=545] |
| − | In [[Timeline|1042]], she was locked up in a nunnery by Edward the Confessor once he assumed the throne.[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=537] | + | In [[Timeline|1042]], she was locked up in a nunnery by Edward the Confessor once he assumed the throne. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=537] |
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Revision as of 21:58, 19 July 2015
Emma of Normandy was the Queen of England, Princess Elena's sister, and Princess Katharine's aunt. She was also the mother of Edward the Confessor through her first husband, Aethelred the Unready. [1] In 1017, Emma married England's reigning monarch, King Canute of Denmark. [2] Together they had a son, Hardicanute. [3]
In 1042, she was locked up in a nunnery by Edward the Confessor once he assumed the throne. [4]
Real World Background
See also
- Emma of Normandy at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
