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    Estrid Svendsdatter of Denmark (Estrith, Astrith: 990/997 – 1057/1073), was a Danish princess and titular queen, a Russian princess and, possibly, duchess...
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    1047 until his death in 1076. He was the son of Ulf Thorgilsson and Estrid Svendsdatter, and the grandson of Sweyn Forkbeard through his mother's line. He...
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    father of King Harald II of Denmark, King Cnut the Great, and Queen Estrid Svendsdatter. In the mid-980s, Sweyn revolted against his father, Harald Bluetooth...
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    dynasty is named after its ancestor Estrid Svendsdatter. The dynasty is sometimes called the Ulfinger, after Estrid's husband, Ulf Jarl. The dynasty also...
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    Heimskringla, in Magnúss saga ins góða. There she is described as mother of Estrid Svendsdatter, the paternal (half-)sister of Cnut the Great and maternal half-sister...
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  • Beorn Estrithson (died 1049) was the son of Jarl Ulf and Estrid Svendsdatter, sister of Cnut the Great. Beorn established himself in England where many...
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    in Roskilde, with Gerbrand as archbishop. Funded by the weregild Estrid Svendsdatter had received, the old Trinity Church was torn down and construction...
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    monarchs in Denmark since 1047 have been descendants of titular Queen Estrid Svendsdatter. A formal law of succession was not adopted in Denmark until 1665...
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    of Normandy Æthelred the Unready King of England Ulf Thorgilsson Estrid Svendsdatter Harold Harefoot Svein Knutsson Harthacnut Gunhilda of Denmark Henry...
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    Wissawald of Volhynia (c. 1000), was perhaps the first husband of Estrid Svendsdatter Mstislav, distinct from Mstislav of Chernigov, possibly died as an...
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  • c. 985–1052 Thyra Harald II ?–1018 King of Denmark r. 1014–1018 Estrid Svendsdatter 990/997–1057/1073 Ulf the Earl Jarl of Orkney d. 1026 Richard II...
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  • the sister of the Danish Earl Ulf Thorgilsson who was married to Estrid Svendsdatter, the sister of King Cnut the Great. She married the Anglo-Saxon nobleman...
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    Gytha Thorkelsdóttir, whose brother Ulf the Earl was married to Estrid Svendsdatter (c. 1015/1016), the daughter of King Sweyn Forkbeard (died 1014)...
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  • wife of King Edgar I Harald II c. 996–998–c. 1018 King of Denmark Estrid Svendsdatter of Denmark 990/997–1057/1073 Danish princess Richard I of Normandy...
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    of Cnut's son Harthacnut. In 1015–16, he married Cnut's sister, Estrid Svendsdatter of Denmark, by whom he had sons, Svein, who later became the king...
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  • unknown. A DNA test in 2003 dispelled the centuries-old legend that Estrid Svendsdatter was buried in the northeastern pier of the Roskilde Cathedral. The...
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  • Thorgilsson 2. Sweyn II of Denmark 20. Harald Bluetooth 10. Sweyn I Forkbeard 5. Estrid Svendsdatter 11. Sigrid the Haughty (legendary) 1. Sweyn the Crusader...
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    England in 1020. He appointed Ulf Jarl, the husband of his sister Estrid Svendsdatter, as regent of Denmark, further entrusting him with his young son...
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    Estridsen) 1047–1076 c. 1019 England son of jarl Ulf Torgilsson and Estrid Svendsdatter (daughter of Sweyn I Forkbeard) (1) Gyda of Sweden c. 1048 (2) Gunnhildr...
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  • Sweyn Forkbeard King of Denmark Thorgils Sprakelegg Estrid Svendsdatter Ulf Jarl Gytha Thorkelsdóttir Godwin, Earl of Wessex Sweyn II King of Denmark...
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    Danish monarchs ruling the kingdom, al descending from titular Queen Estrid Svendsdatter 1042–1047: Norwegian rule 1010s–1040s: Anglo-Danish kingdom under...
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  • Gudbrandsdatter 977–1025 Sigurd Syr 970–1018 Olaf I 960–995–1000 Estrid Svendsdatter Cnut the Great 985–1028–1035 Gytha Eiríkr Hákonarson r. 1000–1012...
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  • 16. Ulf Thorgilsson 8. Sweyn II of Denmark 17. Estrid Svendsdatter 4. Eric I of Denmark 2. Harald Kesja 1. Bjørn Ironside Haraldsen 24. Harald III of...
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  • King Olaf I of Denmark, who was the brother of Queen Ingerid. Ingerid Svendsdatter was Olaf Kyrre's official consort and queen. There is not much information...
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    Ulf Thorgilsson 4. Sweyn II of Denmark 18. Sweyn I Forkbeard 9. Estrid Svendsdatter 19. Sigrid the Haughty 2. Eric I of Denmark 5. mistress (Old Norse:...
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    16. Ulf Thorgilsson 8. Sweyn II of Denmark 17. Estrid Svendsdatter 4. Eric I of Denmark 9. mistress (Old Norse: frilla) (name unknown) 2. Harald Kesja...
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    facto) c. 964 Son of Haakon Sigurdsson and Gunhild Mieszcosdatter Gytha Svendsdatter One son[citation needed] c. 1024 England Earl Sweyn Haakonsson 1000–1015...
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