| Name |
Emma De Normandie |
| Title |
Upon her marriage to King Æthelred "The unready", Emma was consecrated Queen of England and took the Anglo-Saxon name of Ælfgifu as her 'reginal name', this name was used for formal and official matters. |
| Birth |
23 Jun 982 |
Rouen, Normandy, France  |
| Gender |
Female |
| QUEEN OF ENGLAND - 1ST REIGN |
From 1002 to 1013 |
| Upon her marriage to King Æthelred, Emma was consecrated Queen of England. |
| TOOK THE NAME ÆLFGIFU AS REGNAL NAME |
1002 |
Wessex |
- Upon her marriage to Æthelred the Unready, Emma became Queen of England and took the Anglo-Saxon name of Ælfgifu as her 'reginal name', this name was used for formal and official matters.
|
| Exile |
1013 |
England |
| Æthelred sent Emma and her children to her brother Richard II, in Normandy to escape a pending invasion by Sweyn in 1013, he soon fled before Sweyn and joined his family. |
- Æthelred sent Emma and her children to her brother Richard II, in Normandy to escape a pending invasion by Sweyn in 1013, he soon fled before Sweyn and joined his family.
|
| FLED TO HER BROTHERS COURT IN NORMANDY |
1013 |
- Æthelred sent Emma and her children to her brother Richard II, in Normandy to escape a pending invasion by Sweyn in 1013, he soon fled before Sweyn and joined his family.
|
| RETURNED TO ENGLAND |
1014 |
| Æthelred and Emma returned to England after Sweyn's death in 1014 at the request of the English nobles. |
| Travel |
1014 |
| Æthelred and Emma returned to England after Sweyn's death in 1014 at the request of the English nobles. |
| QUEEN OF ENGLAND - 2ND REIGN |
From 3 Feb 1014 to 23 Apr 1016 |
| Emma returned from exile in Normandy in 1014, after the death of Sweyn, and resumed her queenship |
| WIDOWED |
23 Apr 1016 |
London, Middlesex, England |
| Æthelred died while besieged in London with his son Edmund and their remaining army, surrounded by the forces of Cnut. Emma may have been there also or may have been safely in Normandy. |
- Æthelred died while besieged in London with his son Edmund and their remaining army, surrounded by the forces of Cnut. Emma may have been there also or may have been safely in Normandy.
|
| WIDOWED WHEN ÆTELRED DIED IN LONDON BESEIGED BY CNUT |
23 Apr 1016 |
London, Middlesex, England |
| Æthelred died while besieged in London with his son Edmund and their remaining army, surrounded by the forces of Cnut. Emma may have been there also or may have been safely in Normandy. |
| Marriage |
1017 |
| In 1017 Emma married Cnut and became Queen consort of England for a 2nd time. At this time her sons by Æthelred were sent to live in Normandy with her brother. |
- In 1017 Emma married Cnut and became Queen consort of England for a 2nd time. At this time her sons by Æthelred were sent to live in Normandy with her brother.
|
| QUEEN OF ENGLAND- 3RD REIGN, AS WIFE OF CNUT |
From Jul 1017 to 12 Nov 1035 |
| After marrying Cnut, Emma was again Queen of England |
| QUEEN CONSORT OF NORWAY |
From 1028 to 1035 |
| When Cnut became King of Norway in 1028, Emma became Queen consort of Norway. |
| QUEEN CONSORT OF DENMARK |
1018–1035 |
| When Cnut succeeded as King of Denmark, Emma became Queen consort of Denmark. |
| REGENT FOR ABSENTEE KING |
From 1035 to 1037 |
| Emma's son Harthacnut succeeded Cnut as king in both England and Denmark, however the situation in Denmark required he remain there. In his absence Emma and Earl Godwin ruled England in Harthacnut's name. |
| Occupation |
From 1035 to 1037 |
England |
| Emma's son Harthacnut succeeded Cnut as king in both England and Denmark, however the situation in Denmark required he remain there. In his absence Emma as Regent and Earl Godwin ruled England in Harthacnut's name. |
- Emma's son Harthacnut succeeded Cnut as king in both England and Denmark, however the situation in Denmark required he remain there. In his absence Emma and Earl Godwin ruled England in Harthacnut's name.
|
| WIDOWED |
12 Nov 1035 |
England |
| Cnut died 12 November 1035 and Emma was widowed for a 2nd time. |
| WIDOWED A 2ND TIME |
12 Nov 1035 |
| Cnut died 12 November 1035 and Emma was widowed for a 2nd time. |
| SON MURDERED |
5 Feb 1036 |
Ely Circuit, Cambridgeshire, England |
| After Cnut's death Emma's son Alfred Ætheling returned to England. He was captured by Earl Godwin on the orders of Harold Harefoot and blinded. Alfred died from his wounds. |
| Exile |
From 1037 to 1040 |
Bruges, Flanders (Present Day Belgium) |
| Fed up with Harthacnut's continued absence, England supported Harold Harefoot's assumption of the throne. Emma was forced to flee to Bruges, Flanders, where she sought refuge by Baldwin V, Count of Flanders. |
| FLED TO BRUGES, LIVED IN EXILE THERE |
From 1037 to 1040 |
Bruges, Flanders (Present Day Belgium) |
| Fed up with Harthacnut's continued absence, England supported Harold Harefoot's assumption of the throne. Emma was forced to flee to Bruges, Flanders, where she sought refuge by Baldwin V, Count of Flanders. |
| RETURNED TO ENGLAND WITH KING HARTHACNUT |
17 Jun 1040 |
Sandwich, Kent, England |
| After Harold Harefoot's death Emma returned to England at the side of her son King Harthacnut "seven days before Midsummer". Harthacnut was invited back but returned with an invasion force, prepared to fight. |
| Travel |
17 Jun 1040 |
Sandwich, Kent, England |
| After Harold Harefoot's death Emma returned to England at the side of her son King Harthacnut "seven days before Midsummer". Harthacnut was invited back but returned with an invasion force, prepared to fight. |
| Title |
After marrying Cnut, Emma was again Queen of England for the 3rd time |
| Title |
Emma returned from exile in Normandy in 1014, after the death of Sweyn, and resumed her queenship |
| Title |
When Cnut became King of Norway in 1028, Emma became Queen consort of Norway. |
| Title |
When Cnut succeeded as King of Denmark, Emma became Queen consort of Denmark. |
| _AMTID |
132543210562:1030:194851487 |
| _FSFTID |
L8W6-443 |
| _UID |
719C4185929A4CB5A20C68937527A0F4D97E |
| Burial |
1052 |
Winchester, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England |
Address:
Winchester Cathedral |
| Death |
6 Mar 1052 |
Winchester, Hampshire, England |
| Person ID |
I102706 |
World of Hyde |
| Last Modified |
19 Nov 2023 |
982 - 1052 (69 years)
