| Harthacnut | |
|---|---|
 Harthacnut in the 14th-century Genealogical Roll of the Kings of England | |
| King of Denmark | |
| Reign | 1035 – 8 June 1042[1] |
| Predecessor | Cnut the Great |
| Successor | Magnus the Good |
| King of England | |
| Reign | 17 March 1040 – 8 June 1042 |
| Predecessor | Harold I |
| Successor | Edward the Confessor |
| Born | c. 1018 England |
| Died | 8 June 1042 (aged 23–24) Lambeth, England |
| House | Knýtlinga |
| Father | Cnut the Great |
| Mother | Emma of Normandy |
Harthacnut (Danish: Hardeknud;[a] "Tough-knot";[2] c. 1018 – 8 June 1042), traditionally Hardicanute, sometimes referred to as Canute III, was King of Denmark from 1035 to 1042 and King of England from 1040 to 1042.
Harthacnut was the son of King Cnut the Great (who ruled Denmark, Norway, and England) and Emma of Normandy. When Cnut died in 1035, Harthacnut struggled to retain his father's possessions. Magnus I took control of Norway, but Harthacnut succeeded as King of Denmark and became King of England in 1040 after the death of his half-brother Harold Harefoot, king of England. Harthacnut himself died suddenly in 1042 and was succeeded by Magnus in Denmark and Edward the Confessor in England. Harthacnut was the last Dane to rule England.
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