Emma of Normandy

Queen consort of England, Denmark, and Norway

985 CE to 1052 CE

Emma (born c. 985 – 6 March 1052 in Winchester, Hampshire) was born in Normandy to Richard the Fearless Duke of Normandy and his second wife, Gunnora.

Through her marriages to Æthelred the Unready (1002-1016) and Cnut the Great (1017-1035), she becomes the Queen Consort of England, Denmark, and Norway.

She is the mother of three sons, Harthacnut, Edward the Confessor, and Alfred, as well as two daughters, Goda of England, and Gunhilda of Denmark.

Even after her husbands' deaths, Emma remains in the public eye, and continues to participate actively in politics.

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