EMMA SANS PEUR
| BIRTH: Abt 982 in Normandy, France DEATH: 6 Mar 1052 in Winchester, Hampshire, England BURIAL: St Martin's Church, Winchester, Hampshire, England FATHER: Richard I 'The SANS PEUR' (Ragnvald) - 28 Aug 933 in Fecamp, Normandy, France MOTHER: Gonnor verch HERBASTUS - Abt 936 in Normandy, France FIRST MARRIAGE: 1002 - Ethelred II 'The Unready' ap EDGAR in Normandy, France CHILDREN:
1. Alfred ap ETHELRED II - 1002 in Wessex, England
2. Goda verch ETHELRED II - Abt 1003 in Wessex, England
3. Edward III 'The Confessor' ap ETHELRED II - 1004 in Islip, Oxfordshire, England 4. Ingelric ap ETHELRED II - 1006 in St. Martin's, Le Grand, London, England
SECOND MARRIAGE: 2 Jul 1017 - Knut (Canut) I SVENDSSON in Normandy, France CHILDREN: 5. Harthacanute ap KNUT (CANUT) - Abt 1018 possibly in Normandy, France 6. Kunigunde KNUTSDATTER (Princess of Denmark) - Abt 1019 in Wessex, England |
DEATH: 1036 in England
Emma took her sons by Ethelred II, Alfred and Edward to Normandy when the Danes invaded England in 1013. After Ethelred's death she married Canute in 1017 who was now the King of England. Her sons remained in Normandy. Canut died in 1035 and Alfred and Edward returned to England in 1036. They attempted to overthrow Harold Harefoot who was Canut's illegitimate son. He had himself declared ruler of England. Alfred was captured and was blinded and then died. Edward escaped and went to Normandy. His mother soon followed him there.
Harold died in 1039 or 1040 when Harthacanut was preparing for an invasion against him. Then Harthacanut became King and he asked Edward the Confessor to return to England and in 1041 he made him a co-ruler. Then in 1042 Harthacanute died. Emma came back to Winchester, Hampshire where she died in 1052 and was buried beside Canut.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_of_Normandy