Puffer Genealogy
Sven I King of Denmark
Abt 960 - 1014 (54 years)-
Name , Sven I Suffix King of Denmark Nickname Forkbeard Birth Abt 960 Denmark Gender Male Death 2 Feb 1014 Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England Death 2 Feb 1024 Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England _COLOR 3 Burial Roskilde, Denmark Person ID I6840 Puffer 062124 Last Modified 29 Dec 2023
Father GORMSSON, Harald I, b. Abt 910, Denmark d. 1 Nov 987 (Age 77 years) Mother OLAFSDOTTER, Gyrithe Cyrid Queen of Sweden, b. Abt 905, Sweden d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F927 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Father GORMSSON, Harald I, b. Abt 910, Denmark d. 1 Nov 987 (Age 77 years) Mother Gunhilde Queen of Denmark, b. Abt 930, Denmark d. Bef 1030 (Age < 99 years) Family ID F7139 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Swietoslava Sygryda Queen Of Sweden Norway & Denmark, b. Abt 970, Poznan, Lubelskie, Poland d. Feb 1014 (Age 44 years) Marriage 998 Children 1. SVENDSDATTER, Estrid Margarete Princess of Denmark, b. Abt 997, Cathedral Roskilde, Roskilde, Zeeland, Denmark d. 9 May 1047, Denmark (Age 50 years) Family ID F3707 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Jun 2024
Children 1. Harold II King of Denmark d. 1018 2. Canute II\Hardicanute King Of England, b. 995 d. 1035 (Age 40 years) Family ID F20660 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Jun 2024
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Notes - He overthrew his father to become King of Denmark, and came to rule over much of Norway as well. He invaded England several times and was finally successful in 1014. He was proclaimed King of England but died about a month later.