Harthacnut

Harthacnut (c. 1018–1042), son of Cnut the Great and Emma of Normandy, became king of Denmark in 1035. Detained in Denmark, he saw England pass to his half-brother Harold Harefoot, but after Harold's death in March 1040 he returned to England as king.

He had Harold's body thrown into a fen, and a heavy fleet tax caused a rising at Worcester in 1041. On 8 June 1042 he collapsed and died while drinking at a wedding, the last Dane to rule England; Edward the Confessor succeeded him.