Harald II of Denmark

Harald II
King of Denmark
17th century depiction of Harald II.
Reign	1014–1018
Predecessor	Sweyn Forkbeard
Successor	Cnut the Great
Died	1018
Father	Sweyn Forkbeard
Mother	Świętosława / Sigrid/ Gunhild (detail)

Harald II of Denmark (died 1018) was King of Denmark from 1014 until his death in 1018.^[1] He was the eldest son of Sweyn Forkbeard and Gunhild of Wenden,^[2] and was regent while his father was fighting Ethelred the Unready in England. He inherited the Danish throne in 1014, and held it while his brother, the later king Cnut the Great conquered England.^[3] After his death in 1018, he was succeeded by Cnut the Great. Little detail is known about Harald II.^[1]

References

1. 1 2 Kongerækken at The Danish Monarchy
2. ↑ Bricka, Carl Frederik, Dansk Biografisk Lexikon, vol. VII [Hansen - Holmsted], 1893, p.73. Available online
3. ↑ Harald 2. at Gyldendals Åbne Encyklopædi

Monarchs of Denmark
Early monarchs	c. 916 – 1412 (Harthacnut) Gorm the Old Harald Bluetooth Sweyn Forkbeard1 Harald II Cnut the Great1 Harthacanute1 Magnus the Good Sweyn II Estridsen Harald III Hen Canute the Saint Olaf I Hunger Eric Evergood Niels Eric the Memorable Eric Lamb Sweyn Grathe / Canute V / Valdemar the Great Canute VI Valdemar the Victorious / Valdemar the Young Eric Plough-tax Abel Christopher I Eric Klipping Eric Menved Christopher II / Eric Christoffersen Valdemar III Interregnum Valdemar Atterdag Olaf II Margrethe I2
Palatinate-Neumarkt	1397–1448 Eric of Pomerania2 Christopher of Bavaria2
Oldenburg	1448–1863 Christian I2 John2 Christian II2 Frederik I Christian III Frederik II Christian IV Frederik III Christian V Frederik IV Christian VI Frederik V Christian VII Frederik VI Christian VIII Frederik VII
Schleswig-Holstein- Sonderburg-Glücksburg	since 1863 Christian IX Frederik VIII Christian X3 Frederik IX Margrethe II
Italics indicates Danish monarchs who were also monarchs of Norway. 1 Also monarch of England. 2 Also monarch of Sweden. 3 Also monarch of Iceland.