23. Which King of Denmark died at a wedding as he was toasting the newlywed bride?
From Quiz Which Monarch of Denmark?
Answer:
Harthacnut
Harthacnut was the son of Cnut the Great and his second wife, Emma of Normandy. He struggled to hold firm the lands that Cnut the Great had acquired during his reign. Magnus I, also known as Magnus the Good, had taken hold of Norway. Harthacnut did, however, maintain the Danish throne from 1035-1042 and was King of England from 1040-1042.
In 1042, Harthacnut was a guest at a wedding in Lambeth, London. It was the wedding of Tovi the Proud, a Danish thane and Gytha, the daughter of an Anglo-Saxon noble, Osgod Clapa. His death was attributed to drinking too much alcohol, which perhaps gave him a stroke. However, it has also been speculated that he was murdered - though no proof exists of this.