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| Birth: | About 1020 in England 1 |
| Death: | 28 Apr 1074 in Soderup, Abenraa, Denmark 1 |
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Individual:
Sweyn II ESTRIDSEN, Danish SVEND ESTRIDSEN, Norwegian SVEIN ESTRIDSSON (b. c 1020, Denmark - d. 28 April 1074, Denmark), king of Denmark (1047-74) who ended a short period of Norwegian domination (1042-47).
The son of Ulf, a Danish earl, and Estrid, a sister of Canute I the Great, Sweyn fled to Sweden after his father was murdered in 1027 on orders of Canute. After the death of Canute (1035), when Hardecanute was ruling in Denmark and Magnus in Norway, the young kings agreed that whoever lived longer would rule both countries. Under this agreement Magnus became king also of Denmark in 1042 [when Hardecanute died] and appointed Sweyn viceroy. While Magnus was fighting the Wends (Slavs) in 1043, Sweyn, who was favoured by the Danish nobles, was proclaimed king, provoking a war over the Danish throne with Magnus and then with his successor, Harald III Hardraade (reigned 1045-1066).
Although Sweyn's forces were continually defeated, Harald's troops were mainly interested in plunder and failed to conquer Denmark. The two rulers recognized each other as sovereign in their respective countries in 1064 while Harald was preparing to attack England. Strengthened by Harald's death in 1066, Sweyn sponsored a successful Danish attack on England in 1069, aiding Anglo-Saxon rebels against William I the Conqueror. Although the Danish forces achieved a favourable position, Sweyn, by an agreement with William I in 1070 withdrew his troops.
On returning to Denmark, Sweyn worked to free the Danish Christian church from control by the archbishop of Bremen and by the English church, and he cooperated with Pope Gregory VII. Knowledgeable in history and geography, Sweyn was Adam of Bremen's main source on Scandinavian affars in the latter's valuable "Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiaue pontificum" (c. 1070-75; "History of the Archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen"). Five of Sweyn's sons succeeded to the throne, and his dynasty (the Valdemars) reigned for 300 years. [Encyclopaedia Britannica]
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Author: Jim Weber
Title: The Phillips, Weber, Kirk & Staggs Famlies
Date: Nov 16, 2004
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Individuals from other files that are believed to be the same person:
 Svend II Ulfsson (Estridssen) | of Boyd and Marker Family |
| Svend II ULFSSON (ESTRIDSSEN) | of Samuel Pittard and connections |
| Svend II ULFSSON (ESTRIDSSEN) | of Pittard Connections |
| Svend II ULFSSON (ESTRIDSSEN) | of 2006 Pittards, etal |
| Svend II Ulfsson (Estridssen) | of Lloyds back to the Dawn of Time |
| Svend Ulfsson | of Eden/Wharff |
| Svend II Ulfsson (Estridssen) of Denmark | of Ancestors of Roger Winget |
| Svend-II (Estridssen) ULFSSON, King of Denmark | of Ancestors of Virginia Gail DeVries |
| Svend Ulfsson II, King of Denmark | of An Eclectic Clan XIII |
| Svend ULFSSON II | of Updated File: 16 August 2005 |
| Svend ULFSSON II | of Updated File 23 Dec 2005 |
| Svend II ULFSSON (ESTRIDSSEN) of Denmark | of MichaelLowry |
| Svend II (Estridssen) Ulfsson | of Ancestors of Suzanne Marsh |
| Svend Ulfsson | of PERKINS Family |
| Svend Ulfsson | of PERKINS Family |
| Svend II Ulfsson (Estridssen) | of Fuqua's, Eastons, and Smiths. |
| Svend II Ulfsson (Estridssen) | of Fuqua's, Easton's, and Smith's |
| Svend (Sweyn) II Ulfsson | of 13nov2007 |
| Svend II Ulfsson (Estridssen) | of Chaffin Family Tree |
| Svend Ulfsson | of Nunweiler/O'Connor |
| Svend II Ulfsson | of McComb Kereszturi Family Tree |
| Svend II Ulfsson | of Baker Byrd Logan Family |
| Svend II Ulfsson (Estridssen) Of Denmark | of Steed Monteith Family Tree |
| Svend II Ulfsson (Estridssen) | of Monteith Family Tree |
| Svend II Ulfsson (Estridssen) | of Boyd and Marker Family Research |
| Svend II Ulfsson | of kings of breckonshire |
| Svend II Ulfsson | of Baker, Byrd, Logan, Bean, Moody &c. |
| Svend (Sweyn) II Ulfsson King Of Denmark | of My Family Mills - 2005 |
| Svend Ulfsson | of RUSSELL-RECKELHOFF |
| Svend Ulfsson | of RUSSELL-RECKELHOFF |
| Svend Ulfsson | of RUSSELL-RECKELHOFF |
| Svend (Sweyn) II Ulfsson | of Rootsmagic merge1 |
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