Harald III Svendson (king of Denmark)

   Harald Hén

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Personal and Family Information

Harald was born in 1041, the son of Sven II Estridsson Ulfsson and Gunhilde Svendsdottir. The place is not known.

He died on 17 APR 1080. The place is not known.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Harald III Svendson
(1041-1080)

  

Sven II Estridsson Ulfsson
(c1019-1076)

  

Ulf Thorgilsson
(c0967-1027)

  

Torkel Styrbjörnsson
(-0999/00)

 +
   

Sigrid
 

  
   

Estrid Margarete Svendsdotter
(c0997-?)

  

Svend I Otto Haraldsson
(c0965-1013/14)

  
   

Świętosława
(c0970-?)

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Gunhilde Svendsdottir
(-c1060)

  

Swein Håkonsson
 

    
 		  
     
 		  
   

Holmfrid Éricsdotter
 

  

Éric VI Björnsson
(c0945-0995)

  
   

Świętosława
(c0970-?)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 1041
Death 17 APR 1080

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 1074 TO 1080 king of Denmark
See Note 2

Notes

Note 1

Some Medieval chroniclers (especially Saxo Grammaticus) scorn him as a weak and ineffective king yielding to the will of the common people. Later historians regard him as a "democratic" monarch for the same reasons.

Note 2

or 1076 to 1080