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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 | + | '''Emma of Normandy''' was the Queen of [[England]]. She was the daughter of Duke Richard the Fearless of Normandy, and therefore [[Princess Elena]]'s sister, and [[Princess Katharine]]'s aunt. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=2420] 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#995-1994|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#995-1994|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] | |
==Real World Background== | ==Real World Background== | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:15, 1 December 2020
Emma of Normandy was the Queen of England. She was the daughter of Duke Richard the Fearless of Normandy, and therefore Princess Elena's sister, and Princess Katharine's aunt. [1] She was also the mother of Edward the Confessor through her first husband, Aethelred the Unready. [2] In 1017, Emma married England's reigning monarch, King Canute of Denmark. [3] Together they had a son, Hardicanute. [4]
In 1042, she was locked up in a nunnery by Edward the Confessor once he assumed the throne. [5]
Real World Background
See Also
- Emma of Normandy at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
