Emma of Normandy

(0985-1052)

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Emma (born c. 985 – 6 March 1052 in Winchester, Hampshire) was born in Normandy to Richard the Fearless Duke of Normandy and his second wife, Gunnora. Through her marriages to Æthelred the Unready (1002-1016) and Cnut the Great (1017-1035), she became the Queen Consort of England, Denmark, and Norway. She was the mother of three sons, Edward the Confessor, Alfred, and Harthacnut, as well as two daughters, Goda of England, and Gunhilda of Denmark. Even after her husbands' deaths Emma remained in the public eye, and continued to participate actively in politics. As Anne J. Duggan notes, Emma is the "first of the early medieval queens" portrayed visually and she is the central figure within the Encomium Emmae Reginae, a critical source for the history of early 11th-century English politics.

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Born	985 Winchester, Hampshire
Died	6 March 1052 (aged 66)
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Æthelred the Unready 0966-1016 · King of England (r. 978-1013 & 1014-16) · m. 1002 info edit

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Cnut the Great 0985-1035 · 11th-century King of Denmark, Norway, and England · m. 1016 info edit

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Edward info 1st child with Æthelred the Unready Male b. 1003 · Age: 1022 · 1003- · Celebrity Baby

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Godgifu info 2nd child with Æthelred the Unready Female b. 1004 · Age: 1021 · 1004- · Celebrity Baby

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Alfred info 3rd child with Æthelred the Unready Male b. 1006 · Age: 1019 · 1006- · Celebrity Baby

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Harthacnut info 4th child with Cnut the Great Male b. 1018 · Age: 1007 · 1018- · Celebrity Baby

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Gunhilda info 5th child with Cnut the Great Female b. 1020 · Age: 1005 · 1020- · Celebrity Baby

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