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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).
Gunhilda of Denmark, born circa 1020, was Queen consort of Germany through her marriage to King Henry III from 1036 until her death in 1038. She was a daughter of King Cnut the Great and his second wife, Emma of Normandy, placing her in the House of Knýtlinga.
Gunhilde (or Gunnhild) (died 13 November 1002) is said to have been the sister of Sweyn Forkbeard, King of Denmark, and the daughter of Harald Bluetooth. She was married to Pallig, a Dane who served the King of England, Æthelred the Unready, as ealdorman of Devonshire.
In this article, we will explore the intriguing story of Gunhilda of Denmark, from her upbringing in Denmark to her marriage to King Canute of England, her cultural influence, and her mysterious disappearance.
