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Harald of Denmark

Male 1080 - 1135  (55 years)


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  • Name Harald of Denmark 
    Born 1080  Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1135  Vejle, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I149083  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2020 

    Father Eric I of Denmark,   b. cir 1070, Slangerup, North Zealand, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1103, Paphos, Cyprus Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 33 years) 
    Mother Boedil Thurgotsdatter,   b. cir 1070 
    Family ID F59616  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ragnhild Magnusdotter,   b. cir 1095, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Olaf II of Denmark,   b. cir 1115, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1141  (Age ~ 26 years)
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F59615  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Harald Kesja, Harald the Spear, (1080-1135) was the son of Eric I of Denmark. He was married to Ragnhild Magnusdotter, the daughter of king Magnus III of Norway. Eric appointed Harald the ruler of Denmark in 1103, when he went to Jerusalem, but Harald had to step back because of his uncle Niels of Denmark, who was elected king in 1104.

      Harald was courageous, but violent, cruel and debauched. Among his 15 sons, only four were born in wedlock. Harald plundered far and wide from his stronghold Haraldsborg at Roskilde. In 1132, he allied with his half-brother Eric Emune in order to avenge his third brother Canute Lavard, but he later turned to the murderer Magnus Nilsson and fought with him at the Battle of Fotevik in Skåne, 1134. He fled after the defeat but he was taken captive near Vejle on Jutland and decapitated together with six of his sons.

      One of his sons, Björn Ironside Haraldsson married Katarina Ingesdotter the daughter of the Swedish king Inge I. Björn was the father of Christina Bjornsdatter, a Swedish queen. (Wikipedia