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Magnus I (1024 - October 25, 1047) was a King of Norway (1035 - 1047) and king of Denmark (1042 - 1047). He was the son of Saint Olaf, and was known as the Good or the Noble. This article is about the year. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... Events William the Conqueror, with assistance from King Henry I of France, secured control of Normandy by defeating the rebel Norman barons at Caen the Battle of Val-ès-Dunes Births Deaths October 9 - Pope Clement II Categories: 1047 ... Events Harthacanute becomes king of Denmark. ... Events William the Conqueror, with assistance from King Henry I of France, secured control of Normandy by defeating the rebel Norman barons at Caen the Battle of Val-ès-Dunes Births Deaths October 9 - Pope Clement II Categories: 1047 ... Events April 18/April 19 - Emperor Michael V of the Byzantine Empire attempts to remain sole Emperor by sending his adoptive mother and co-ruler Zoe of Byzantium to a monastery. ... Events William the Conqueror, with assistance from King Henry I of France, secured control of Normandy by defeating the rebel Norman barons at Caen the Battle of Val-ès-Dunes Births Deaths October 9 - Pope Clement II Categories: 1047 ... Olav II Haraldsson ( 995 – 1030), king from 1015–1028, called during his lifetime the Fat and afterwards known as Saint Olaf, was born in the year in which Olaf Tryggvesson came to Norway. ...


In the period from 1028 to 1035, he was forced to leave Norway, but after the death of Knut the Great, he was called back by Norwegian noblemen, who were tired of being under Danish rule. After the death of Harthacanute, he was also made king of Denmark, despite the rival claims of Svend Estridsen, who was the son of Estrid, sister of Knut. There was great turmoil south of the Danish border, and in 1043 Magnus won an important victory at Lyrskov Hede. This is said to be the victory that earned him his surname. Events November 12 - Dying Emperor Constantine VIII of the Byzantine Empire marries his daughter Zoe of Byzantium to his chosen heir Romanus Argyrus. ... Events Harthacanute becomes king of Denmark. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Harthacanute (sometimes Hardicanute, Hardecanute; Danish Hardeknud, Canute the Hardy) (1018/1019–June 8, 1042) was a King of Denmark (1035–1042) and England (1035–1037, 1040–1042). ... Sweyn II Estridsson Ulfsson. ... Events Edward the Confessor crowned King of England at Winchester Cathedral. ...


His rival, Svend Estridsen, did not give up, however, and there were numerous conflicts between them. A settlement was agreed to, making Svend Earl of Denmark. Magnus also had trouble in Norway, where his uncle, Harald Hardråde, tried to seize power. In 1046, Magnus was forced to share power with Harald. In 1047, Svend Estridsen was driven out of Denmark with the assistance of Swedish king Anund Jacob. Svend could not muster enough support, and was forced to flee to Scania. Magnus died in 1047 after a fall from his horse. On his deathbed, he proclaimed Svend as his heir in Denmark, and Harald his heir in Norway. His body was brought to Norway, and he was buried in the cathedral in Trondheim, where his father was also buried. With his death, the direct line of St.Olav ceased to reign - it returned to the throne only in 1280, when Eric II of Norway who through his mother descended from Magnus' legitimate sister, succeeded as king. Harald III Sigurdsson (1015 - 1066), later surnamed Harald Hardraada (Norse: Harald Harðráði, roughly translated as Harald the ruthless) was the king of Norway from 1046 until 1066, and the half brother of Olaf II. He shared power with the son of Olaf II, Magnus I, until after King... // Events First contact between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuks. ... Coin minted for Anund Jakob Anund Jakob (king of Sweden 1022-1050) was born as Jakob but when the Thing was to elect him the co-ruler of Sweden, the people objected to his non-Norwegian kings Olaf II and Magnus I against Denmarks king Canute during the 1020s... Scania (Skåne) is the southernmost historical Province (landskap) of Sweden. ... County Sør-Trøndelag Landscape Municipality NO-1601 Administrative centre Trondheim Mayor (2005) Rita Ottervik (A) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 258 342 km² 322 km² 0. ... Eirik Magnusson, king of Norway from 1280 until 1299. ...


Magnus' own daughter married a Norwegian nobleman. Their one descendant was married to Earl of Orkney. Through that descent, Magnus' descendant James I of England became king of Scotland, and his descendant Christian VII of Denmark was the first king of Norway to have Magnus' blood again. The title Earl of Orkney has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland. ... James VI of Scotland and I of England (Charles James) (19 June 1566–27 March 1625) was a King who ruled over England, Scotland and Ireland, and was the first Sovereign to reign in the three realms simultaneously. ... King Christian VII Christian VII (January 29, 1749–March 13, 1808), King of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Schleswig and Holstein. ...



Preceded by:
Canute the Great
King of Norway
1035–1047
Succeeded by:
Harald Hardraade
Preceded by:
Canute III
King of Denmark
1042–1047
Succeeded by:
Sweyn II


This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article is a list of rulers of Norway up until the present, including: The Norwegian kingdom (with the Faroe Islands) The Union with Iceland and Greenland (1262-1814) The Norwegian kingdom (with Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1262-1814) The Union of Sweden and Norway (1319-1343) The... Harald III Sigurdsson (1015 – 1066), later surnamed Harald Hardrada (Norse: Harald Harðráði, roughly translated as Harald stern council) was the king of Norway from 1046 until 1066. ... Harthacanute (sometimes Hardicanute, Hardecanute; Danish Hardeknud, Canute the Hardy) (1018/1019–June 8, 1042) was a King of Denmark (1035–1042) and England (1035–1037, 1040–1042). ... This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the Kings and ruling Queen of Denmark, including Regents of the Kalmar Union. ... Sweyn II Estridsson Ulfsson. ...


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  • Translated from the article in the Danish Wikipedia

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Magnus I of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (387 words)
Magnus I (1024 - October 25, 1047) was a King of Norway (1035 - 1047) and king of Denmark (1042 - 1047).
His body was brought to Norway, and he was buried in the cathedral in Trondheim, where his father was also buried.
Through that descent, Magnus' descendant James I of England became king of Scotland, and his descendant Christian VII of Denmark was the first king of Norway to have Magnus' blood again.
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