Sweyn Knutsson Family Tree & Biography (1015-1035)

 

Sweyn Knutsson was a member of the House of Knytlinga through being the son of King Canute and Aelfgifu of Northumbria. In 1030 he and his mother were sent to Norway where Sweyn acted as King under the guidance of regent Olaf 

Contents

Sweyn Knutsson Family Tree Image
Swyen Knutsson Family Tree in Table Form
Sweyn Knutsson Short Biography

 

Sweyn Knutsson Family Tree Image showing:

grandparents, parents, siblings and half-siblings

 

Sweyn Knutsson Family Tree in Table Form showing:

grandparents, parents, siblings and half-siblings

 

 

Sweyn Knutsson Short Biography

Sweyn Knutsson, was born in 1015. He was the eldest son of King Canute the Great by his first wife, Aelfgifu of Northampton. His brother Harold Harefoot was born in 1016, the same year that Canute became King of England following the death of King Edmund Ironside.

In 1030 King Olaf II of Norway died and Sweyn and his mother were sent to Norway to rule the country in Canute’s name. Sweyn was proclaimed King of Norway while Aelfgifu acted as regent.

They introduced new laws and increased taxation which made them unpopular with the Norwegians. They were driven out of Norway in 1035 by Magnus, son of King Olaf II who then claimed the Norwegian crown. Sweyn and Aelfgifu went to Denmark where Sweyn died in 1035. 

 

Published September 9 2024 – Updated – Dec 4 2024