HAROLD I
Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume
V13,
Page 11
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
HAROLD I
.
(d
.
1040), surnamed Harefoot, the illegitimate son of Canute, See also: - KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
of England, and IElfgifu of Northampton
.
On the death of his father in 1035, he claimed the crown of England in opposition to Canute's legitimate son, Hardicanute
.
His claims were supported by Leofric, earl of Mercia, and the north; those of Hardicanute by his mother, Queen Emma, Godwine, earl of the West- Saxons and the south
.
Eventually Harold was temporarily elected regent, pending a final settlement on Hardicanute's return from Denmark
.
Hardicanute, however, tarried, and meanwhile Harold's party increased rapidly
.
In 1037 he was definitely elected king, and banished Emma from the kingdom
.
The only events of his brief reign are ineffectual inroads of the Welsh and Scots
.
Hardicanute was preparing to invade England in support of his claims when Harold died at See also: - OXFORD
- OXFORD, EARLS OF
- OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
- OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
- OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
- OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
- OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST
on the loth of March 1040
.
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