House of Knýtlinga - wikipedia House of Knýtlinga Jelling dynasty Jellingdynastiet Gorm dynasty House of Denmark ( in England ) Royal dynasty Attributed coat of arms of Cnut the Great Parent house House of Munsö Country Denmark Norway England Ethnicity Danish Founded c. 916 ( 916 ) Founder Cnut I Current head None ; extinct Final ruler Cnut III & II Titles King of Denmark ( 916 -- 1042 ) King of Norway ( 961 -- 995 ; 1000 -- 1015 ; 1028 -- 1035 ) King of England ( 1013 -- 1014 ; 1016 -- 1042 ) Style ( s ) `` Majesty '' Dissolution 1042 ( 1042 ) Cadet branches House of Estridsen ( non-agnatic ) Cnut the Great 's domains, in red The Danish House of Knýtlinga ( English : `` House of Cnut 's Descendants '' ) was a ruling royal house in Middle Age Scandinavia and England. Its most famous king was Cnut the Great, who gave his name to this dynasty. Other notable members were Cnut 's father Sweyn Forkbeard, grandfather Harald Bluetooth, and sons Harthacnut, Harold Harefoot, and Svein Knutsson. It has also been called the House of Canute, the House of Denmark, the House of Gorm, or the Jelling dynasty. In 1018 AD the House of Knýtlinga brought the crowns of Denmark and England together under a personal union. At the height of its power, in the years 1028 -- 1030, the House reigned over Denmark, England and Norway. After the death of Cnut the Great 's heirs within a decade of his own death and the Norman conquest of England in 1066, the legacy of the Knýtlinga was largely lost to history. Contents 1 Rulers of England 1.1 England after the House of Knýtlinga 1.2 List of Danish kings of England 1.3 Queens consort of England during Danish rule 2 Family tree 2.1 Main genealogy 2.2 Relations with other families 3 See also 4 References Rulers of England The House of Knýtlinga ruled the Kingdom of England from 1013 to 1014 and from 1016 to 1042. In 1013 Sweyn Forkbeard, already the king of Denmark and of Norway, overthrew King Æthelred the Unready of the House of Wessex. Sweyn had first invaded England in 1003 to avenge the death of his sister Gunhilde and many other Danes in the St. Brice 's Day massacre, which had been ordered by Æthelred in 1002. Sweyn died in 1014 and Æthelred was restored. However, in 1015 Sweyn 's son, Cnut the Great, invaded England. After Æthelred died in April 1016, his son Edmund Ironside briefly became king, but was forced to surrender half of England to Cnut. After Edmund died in November that same year, Cnut became king of all England. Although Cnut was already married to Ælfgifu of Northampton, he married Æthelred 's widow, Emma of Normandy. He ruled until his death in 1035. After his death another of Æthelred 's sons, Alfred Aetheling, tried to retake the English throne, but he was betrayed and captured by Godwin, Earl of Wessex, who supported Cnut 's son, Harold Harefoot. Alfred was blinded, and died soon after. Harold ruled until 1040, although his mother Ælfgifu may have ruled during part of his reign. Harold initially shared England with his half brother Harthacnut, the son of Cnut and Emma. Harold ruled in Mercia and Northumbria, and Harthacnut ruled in Wessex. However Harthacnut was also king of Denmark ( as Cnut III ), and spent most of his time there, so that Harold was effectively sole ruler of England. Harthacnut succeeded Harold as king of England ( he is sometimes also known as Cnut II ). He died two years later, and his half - brother Edward the Confessor became king. Edward was the son of Æthelred and Emma, and so with his succession to the throne the House of Wessex was restored. England after the House of Knýtlinga Edward the Confessor ruled until 1066. His brother in law, Harold Godwinson -- the son of Alfred 's betrayer -- became king, provoking the Norman conquest of England in the same year. Harold II was the last Anglo - Saxon king to rule over England. In 1085 -- 86 King Cnut IV of Denmark planned one last Danish invasion of England, but he was assassinated by Danish rebels before he could carry it out. This was the last time the Vikings attempted to attack Western Europe, and Cnut 's death is regarded as the end of the Viking Age. List of Danish kings of England Sweyn Forkbeard, 1013 -- 14 ( also king of Denmark 986 / 7 -- 1014 and Norway 999 -- 1014 ) Cnut, 1016 -- 1035 ( also king of Denmark 1018 -- 35 and Norway 1028 -- 35 ) Harold Harefoot, 1035 -- 40 Harthacnut, 1040 -- 42 ( also king of Denmark 1035 -- 1042 ) Queens consort of England during Danish rule Emma of Normandy ( 1002 -- 1016 and 1017 -- 1035 ) Ælfgifu of Northampton ( 1016 -- 1035 ) Family tree See also : Knýtlinga Kings of Danmark family tree and Knýtlinga Kings of England family tree Main genealogy Harthacnut Gorm the Old Thyra Toke Gormsson Knut Gormsson Gunnhild Konungamóðir disputed Strut - Harald disputed Gyrid of Sweden Harald Bluetooth Tove of the Obotrites Tyra of Denmark Gunhilde disputed Haakon Haraldsson other sons Gunhild of Wenden disputed Sweyn Forkbeard Sigrid the Haughty disputed Harald II of Denmark other daughters Ælfgifu of Northampton Cnut the Great Emma of Normandy Ulf Thorgilsson Estrid Svendsdatter Harold Harefoot Svein Knutsson Harthacnut Gunhilda of Denmark Henry III Holy Roman Emperor Sweyn II of Denmark Ælfwine Haroldsson Beatrice of Franconia House of Estridsen The parentage of Strut - Harald and Gunnhild Konungamóðir is disputed ; both of them had issue. The existence of Gunhild of Wenden and Sigrid the Haughty is disputed, some details of their lives can be exchanged to each other or associated to another figures. Relations with other families Cnut the Great family tree Gorm the Old Thyra Rollo Poppa of Bayeux Harald Bluetooth Mieszko I of Poland Doubravka of Bohemia William I Longsword Sprota Sweyn Forkbeard Sigrid the Haughty Gunnora Richard I of Normandy Ælfgifu of Northampton Cnut the Great Emma of Normandy Æthelred the Unready Ælfgifu of York Richard II of Normandy Judith of Brittany Svein Knutsson Harold Harefoot Gunhilda of Denmark Alfred Ætheling Edmund Ironside Ealdgyth Robert I of Normandy Herleva Gytha Thorkelsdóttir Godwin, Earl of Wessex Harthacnut Edward the Exile Agatha William the Conqueror Matilda of Flanders Sweyn Godwinson Harold Godwinson Tostig Godwinson Edith of Wessex Edward the Confessor Edgar Ætheling Cristina Gyrth, Gunhild, Ælfgifu, Leofwine & Wulfnoth Malcolm III of Scotland Margaret Other children Matilda of Scotland Henry I of England Notes : See also Knýtlinga saga Danelaw Guthrum Ragnar Lodbrok Ivar the Boneless Eric Bloodaxe Harald III of Norway Sweyn II of Denmark List of English monarchs References Jump up ^ Frank Stenton, Anglo - Saxon England, Oxford University Press : Oxford, 1971, p. 421. ^ Jump up to : `` KINGS OF WESSEX AND ENGLAND 802 -- 1066 '' ( PDF ). The official website of The British Monarchy. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2009 - 08 - 24. Retrieved 2015 - 07 - 05. Sweyn on the official website of the British Monarchy Cnut on the official website of the British Monarchy Harold on the official website of the British Monarchy Harthacnut on the official website of the British Monarchy Royal house House of Knýtlinga Preceded by House of Olaf Ruling house of Denmark ca. 900 -- 1042 Succeeded by House of Bjelbo Preceded by Fairhair dynasty Ruling house of Norway 985 -- 95 Succeeded by Vestfold dynasty Preceded by House of Hlaðir Ruling house of Norway 1028 -- 35 Preceded by House of Wessex Ruling house of England 1013 -- 14 Succeeded by House of Wessex Ruling house of England 1016 -- 42 Notes and references 1. It is disputed whether the Vestfold dynasty is a cadet branch of the Fairhair dynasty ; see Fairhair dynasty for more details. Royal houses of Europe Nordic countries Denmark Knýtlinga Fairhair Estridsen Griffins Palatinate - Neumarkt Oldenburg Schleswig - Holstein - Sonderburg - Glücksburg Finland Bjelbo Mecklenburg Griffins Palatinate - Neumarkt Bonde Oldenburg Vasa Palatinate - Zweibrücken Hesse Holstein - Gottorp Romanov Norway Fairhair Knýtlinga Hardrada Gille Sverre Bjelbo Estridsen Griffins Palatinate - Neumarkt Bonde Oldenburg Holstein - Gottorp Bernadotte Schleswig - Holstein - Sonderburg - Glücksburg Sweden Munsö Stenkil Sverker Eric Bjelbo Estridsen Mecklenburg Griffins Palatinate - Neumarkt Bonde Oldenburg Vasa Palatinate - Zweibrücken Hesse - Kassel Holstein - Gottorp Bernadotte Iceland Fairhair Bjelbo Estridsen Griffins Palatinate - Neumarkt Bonde Oldenburg Schleswig - Holstein - Sonderburg - Glücksburg Britain and Ireland England Mercia Wuffing Kent Sussex Essex Bernicia Deira Northumbria Uí Ímair Wessex Knýtlinga Normandy Angevin Plantagenet Lancaster York Tudor Scotland Fergus Óengus Strathclyde Mann and the Isles Alpin Northumbria Bernicia Uí Ímair Galloway Dunkeld Sverre Balliol Bruce Stuart Wales Dinefwr Aberffraw Gwynedd Mathrafal Cunedda Tudor Ireland Ulaid Dál Riata Érainn Corcu Loígde Laigin Connachta Uí Néill Ó Gallchobhair Ó Domhnail Ó Néill Ó Máel Sechlainn Mac Murchada Ó Briain Mac Lochlainn Ó Conchobhair Gaelic Ireland Laigin Síl Conairi Ulaid Dáirine Osraige Cruthin Dál nAraidi Connachta Uí Fiachrach Uí Briúin Uí Néill Síl nÁedo Sláine Clann Cholmáin Eóganachta Chaisil Glendamnach Raithlind Uí Dúnlainge Uí Ímair ( Norse ) Uí Ceinnselaig Dál gCais Ó Briain Mac Carthaig Ó Conchobhair Ó Ruairc De Burgh ( Norman ) FitzGerald ( Norman ) Ó Domhnaill Ó Néill Great Britain Stuart Orange - Nassau Hanover Saxe - Coburg and Gotha Windsor Eastern Europe Albania Angevin Progon Arianiti Thopia Kastrioti Dukagjini Wied Zogu Ottoman Savoy Armenia Orontid Artaxiad Arsacid Bagratid Artsruni Rubenids Hethumids Lusignan Savoy Bosnia Boričević Kulinić Kotromanić Kosača Ottoman Habsburg - Lorraine Bulgaria Dulo Krum Cometopuli Asen Smilets Terter Shishman Sratsimir Battenberg Saxe - Coburg and Gotha Croatia Trpimirović Domagojević Svačić Ottoman Luxembourg Habsburg Habsburg - Lorraine Bonaparte Savoy ( disputed ) Cyprus Plantagenet Lusignan Ottoman Savoy Georgia Pharnavazid Artaxiad Arsacid Ottoman Chosroid Bagrationi Greece Argead Macedonian Doukas Komnenos Angelos Laskaris Palaiologos Ottoman Wittelsbach Schleswig - Holstein - Sonderburg - Glücksburg Lithuania Mindaugas Gediminids Jagiellon Valois Báthory Vasa Wiśniowiecki Sobieski Wettin Leszczyński Poniatowski Holstein - Gottorp - Romanov Moldavia Dragoș ( Drăgoșești ) Rossetti Bogdan - Muşat Movilești Drăculeşti Ghica Cantacuzene Cantemirești Racoviță Mavrocordato Ypsilantis Soutzos Mourousi Hohenzollern - Sigmaringen Basarab Montenegro Vojislavljević Balšić Crnojević Petrović - Njegoš Romania House of Basarab Rossetti Bogdan - Mușat Movilești Drăculești Ghica Cantacuzene Cantemirești Romanov Racoviță Ottoman Mavrocordato Ypsilantis Soutzos Mourousi Hohenzollern - Sigmaringen Romania / Royal family Russia Rurik Borjigin Godunov Shuysky Vasa Romanov Serbia Vlastimirović Vukanović Nemanjić Lazarević Mrnjavčević Dejanović Branković Ottoman Obrenović Karađorđević Turkey Ottoman Ukraine Rurikids Piast Gediminids Olshanski Olelkovich Giray Romanov Habsburg - Lorraine Transcontinental country. 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Question: who was the first danish king to rule england
Answer: Sweyn Forkbeard