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Gunhilda of Denmark (c. 1020 – 18 July 1038), was Queen consort of Germany by her marriage with King Henry III from 1036 until her death.
Gunhilda de Dinamarca (c. 1020 - 18 de julio de 1038) fue la primera esposa de Enrique III el Negro.
Killed on November 13, 1002; daughter of Harald Bluetooth (c. 910–985), king of Denmark (r. 940–985) and Gyrid; sister of Thyra of Denmark (d. 1000) and Sven or Sweyn I Forkbeard, king of Denmark (r. 985–1014), king of England (r. 1014); married Jarl Pallig or Palig, ealdorman in Devon.
Gunhilda of Wenden was a Polish princess, daughter of Mieszko I of Poland according to Chronicles of Thietmar of Merserburg, Adam von Bremen and Acta Cnutonis regis princess and Danish Viking Age queen consort, the supposed spouse of 10th-century King Sweyn I of Denmark (c. 960–1014).
In Denmark. After the death of her husband, Gunnhild took refuge with her sons at the court of Harald Bluetooth at Roskilde. Tradition ascribes to Gunnhild the commissioning of the skaldic poem Eiríksmál in honor of her fallen husband.
Gunhild was a Norman princess and the daughter of Cnut the Great, king of England, Denmark and Norway. She married Henry III, king of Germany and Holy Roman emperor, in 1036.
Learn about the life and legacy of Gunhilda of Denmark, a Scandinavian princess who became the Queen Consort of England. Discover how she influenced English culture, politics, and history, and why her disappearance remains a mystery.
