Gunhild (c. 1020–1038)

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Gunhild (c. 1020–1038)

Norman princess. Name variations: Gunhilda or Gunnhildr. Born around 1020; died on July 18, 1038, on the Adriatic Coast; daughter of Emma of Normandy (c. 985–1052) and Cnut also known as Canute the Great (c. 994–1035), king of England (r. 1016–1035), king of Denmark (r. 1019–1035), king of Norway (r. 1028–1035); married Henry III (1017–1056), king of Germany (r. 1039–1056), Holy Roman emperor (r. 1039–1056), on June 10, 1036. Henry III's second wife was Agnes of Poitou (1024–1077), whom he married in 1043.

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