Aelfgifu of Northampton (fl. 1013-1037) was an English noble who married the English and Danish king Cnut (r. 1016-1035) and was the mother of the English king Harold I Harefoot (r. 1035-1040). Aelfgifu reached the height of her influence in the 1030s, when she governed Norway with her older son, Sweyn, and then secured Harold‘s accession to the English throne.
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1013Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark invades England.
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c. 1013Cnut the Great marries Aelfgifu of Northampton.
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1016 - 1035Reign of Cnut the Great.
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1016The Danish conquest of England is complete; Cnut the Great is the undisputed king of England.
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1028 - c. 1033Aelfgiu of Northampton rules as regent in Norway.
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1035 - 1040Reign of Harold I Harefoot in England.
