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(1) Il est marié avec Adela of ADDED Flanders.

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(2) Il avait une relation avec Unknown First Wife or Mistress.


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  1. Cecilia Knutsdottir  ± 1060-???? 


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Not to be confused with Canute Lavard.
Canute IV

King of Denmark
Reign1080–1086
PredecessorHarald III
SuccessorOlaf I
Bornc. 1042[1]
Died10 July 1086
St. Alban's Priory, Odense
BurialSt. Canute's Cathedral, Odense
SpouseAdela of Flanders
IssueCharles I, Count of Flanders
Cecilia Knutsdatter
Ingegerd Knutsdatter
HouseEstridsen
FatherSweyn II of Denmark
ReligionRoman Catholicism
Canute IV (c. 1042 – 10 July 1086), later known as Canute the Holy (Danish: Knud IV den Hellige) or Saint Canute (Sankt Knud), was King of Denmark from 1080 until 1086. Canute was an ambitious king who sought to strengthen the Danish monarchy, devotedly supported the Roman Catholic Church, and had designs on the English throne. Slain by rebels in 1086, he was the first Danish king to be canonized. He was recognized by the Roman Catholic Church as patron saint of Denmark in 1101.

Life
Canute was born c. 1042, one of the many sons of Sweyn II Estridsson[1] by an unknown mistress. He is first noted as a member of Sweyn's 1069 raid on England,[2] and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle reports that Canute was one of the leaders of another raid against England in 1075. When returning from England in 1075, the Danish fleet stopped in the County of Flanders.[3] Because of its hostility towards William I of England, Flanders was a natural ally for the Danes. He also led successful campaigns to Sember and Ester, according to skald Kálfr Mánason.[2]

When Sweyn died, Canute's brother Harald III was elected king, and as Canute went into exile in Sweden,[2] he was possibly involved in the active opposition to Harald.[3] On 17 April 1080, Harald died,[4] and Canute succeeded him to the throne of Denmark. On his accession, he married Adela, daughter of Count Robert I of Flanders. They had one son, Charles, who was born in 1084, and twin daughters Cæcilia (who later married Erik Jarl) and Ingerid (who later married Folke the Fat), who were born shortly before his death (ca. 1085/86).[2][5] Ingerid's descendants, the House of Bjelbo, would ascend to the throne of Sweden and Norway and Canute IV's blood returned to the Danish throne in the person of Olaf II of Denmark.

King of Denmark
Canute quickly proved himself to be a highly ambitious king as well as a devout one. He enhanced the authority of the church, and demanded austere observation of church holidays.[2] He gave large gifts to the churches in Dalby, Odense, Roskilde, and Viborg, and especially to Lund.[2] Ever a champion of the Church, he sought to enforce the collection of tithes.[1] His aggrandizement of the church served to create a powerful ally, who in turn supported Canute's power position.[2]

In May 1085, Canute wrote a letter of donation to Lund Cathedral, which was under construction, granting it large tracts of land in Scania, Zealand, and Amager.[6] He founded Lund Cathedral School at the same time.[2] Canute had gathered the land largely as pay for the pardon of outlawed subjects. The clerics at Lund got extended prerogatives of the land, being able to tax and fine the peasantry there. However, Canute kept his universal royal rights to pardon the outlaws, impose fines on subjects who failed to answer his leding call to war, and demand transportation for his retinue.[6]

His reign was marked by vigorous attempts to increase royal power in Denmark, by stifling the nobles and keeping them to the word of the law.[2] Canute issued edicts arrogating to himself the ownership of common land, the right to the goods from shipwrecks, and the right to inherit the possessions of foreigners and kinless folk. He also issued laws to protect freed thralls as well as foreign clerics and merchants.[1] These policies led to discontent among his subjects, who were unaccustomed to a king claiming such powers and interfering in their daily lives.[2]

Aborted attempt on England
However, Canute's ambitions were not purely domestic. As the grandnephew of Canute the Great, who had ruled England, Denmark and Norway until 1035, Canute considered the crown of England to be rightfully his and regarded William I of England as a usurper. In 1085, with the support of his father-in-law, Count Robert, and Olaf III of Norway, Canute planned an invasion of England and called his fleet in leding at the Limfjord.[2] The fleet never set sail, as Canute was preoccupied in Schleswig by the potential threat of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor with whom both Denmark and Flanders were on unfriendly terms. Canute feared an invasion by Henry, whose enemy Rudolf of Rheinfelden had sought refuge in Denmark.[2]

The warriors of the fleet, mostly made up of peasants who needed to be home for the harvest season, got weary of waiting and elected Canute's brother Olaf (the later Olaf I of Denmark) to argue their case. That raised the suspicion of Canute, who had Olaf arrested and sent to Flanders. The leding was eventually dispersed, and the peasants tended to their harvests,[2] but Canute intended to reassemble within a year.[citation needed]

Death
Before the fleet could reassemble, a peasant revolt broke out in Vendsyssel,[1] where Canute was staying, in early 1086. Canute first fled to Schleswig and eventually to Odense. On 10 July 1086, Canute and his men took refuge inside the wooden St. Alban's Priory, in Odense. The rebels stormed into the church and slew Canute, along with his brother Benedict and seventeen of their followers, before the altar.[1] According to the chronicler Ælnoth of Canterbury, Canute died following a lance thrust in the flank.[7] He was succeeded by Olaf as Olaf I of Denmark.

Canonization

Statue of Saint Canute at St. Peter's Church, Næstved
Because of his martyrdom and advocacy of the Church, Canute quickly began to be considered a saint. Under the reign of Olaf, Denmark suffered from crop failure, which was seen as divine retribution for the sacrilegious killing of Canute. Miracles were soon reported as taking place at his grave,[8] and his canonization was already being sought during the reign of Olaf.[1]

On 19 April 1101, persuaded by the envoys from Eric I of Denmark, Pope Paschal II confirmed the "cult of Canute" that had arisen, and King Canute IV was canonized.[6] He was the first Dane to be canonized.[1] 10 July is recognised by the Catholic Church as his feast day. In Sweden and Finland he is historically, however, partially associated with St. Knut's Day, which in reality was celebrated in the memory of the death of his nephew, Canute Lavard.[9][10]

In 1300, his remains and those of his brother Benedict were interred in Saint Canute's Cathedral, built in his honour, where his remains are on display.[1]

Legacy
The reign of Canute has been interpreted differently through the times; from a violent king who tyrannized his subjects, to a strict but fair ruler who devotedly supported the Roman Catholic Church and fought for justice without regard to his own person.[3] He was never a thoroughly popular saint in Denmark, but his sainthood granted the Danish monarchy an aura of divine legitimacy.[1] The cause of the rebellion which killed Canute is unknown, but has been speculated as originating in fines issued to the peasants breaking the leding of 1085 as specified in the Chronicon Roskildense, or as a result of his vigorous tithe policy.[3]

The document of his donation to Lund Cathedral was the oldest comprehensive text from Denmark, and provided broad insights into Danish post-Viking Age society.[6] The donation might have had the aim of establishing the Danish Archdiocese of Lund according to Sweyn II Estridsson's wishes,[2] which was finally achieved in 1104. Canute's son Carl became Count of Flanders from 1119 to 1127, ruling as Charles the Good. Like his father, Charles was slain in a church by rebels (in Bruges, 1127), and later beatified by the Catholic church.[2] According to Niels Lund, Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Copenhagen, Canute's abortive invasion of England "marked the end of the Viking Age."[citation needed]

In 2008, an X-ray computed tomography was taken of Canute, which showed that he was right-handed and of a slender build. It also specified his cause of death as a thrust to the sacrum through the abdomen, negating Ælnoth's account. He had no injuries indicating he fought against multiple enemies, which can be seen as supporting an account saying he faced his death without a struggle.[7]

Popular culture
In parts of Spain, Canute's feast day has reportedly become a tongue-in-cheek "holiday" for the marijuana legalization movement, appropriating the Spanish version of his name, Canuto, which coincidentally is also the word for a marijuana cigarette.[11]

See also
Saints portal
List of Catholic saints
List of Danish monarchs
References
Stefan Pajung, Knud den Hellige ca. 1042–1086, danmarkshistorien.dk, Aarhus University, 22 January 2010
Bricka, Carl Frederik, Dansk Biografisk Lexikon, vol. IX [Jyde – Køtschau], 1895, pp.260–263.
Knud 4. den Hellige at Gyldendals Åbne Encyklopædi
Bricka, Carl Frederik, Dansk Biografisk Lexikon, vol. VII [I. Hansen – Holmsted], 1893, p.74.
Line, Philip (2007). Kingship and State Formation in Sweden: 1130–1290. Brill. pp. 499–500.
Knud den Helliges gavebrev 1085 Archived 23 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine, danmarkshistorien.dk, Aarhus University, 6 June 2010
CT-scanning af Knud den Hellige afslører nyt om kongemord, Ingeniøren, 8 March 2008
Farmer, David Hugh (1997). The Oxford dictionary of saints (4. ed.). Oxford [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press. p. 87. ISBN 9780192800589.
Axelsson, M: Tjugo dagar efter jul, published 13 January 2007 (in Swedish)
The Scandinavian Remedy: The murder at Haraldsted (3 January 2009) Archived 16 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 8 January 2012.
Rincón, Reyes (20 January 2003). "En honor a San Canuto". El País (in Spanish).
Further reading

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The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings. Ed., Peter Sawyer. Oxford University Press, New York, 1997. Chapter Seven: "The Danish Empire and the End of the Viking Age" by Niels Lund. The quote is from page 181.
The Oxford Dictionary of Saints. Ed David High Farmer. Oxford University Press, 2004. See the entry on St Canute.
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Canute IV, byname CANUTE THE HOLY, OF SAINT CANUTE, Danish KNUT, or KNUD,DEN HELLIGE, or SANKT KNUT, or KNUD (b. c 1043 - d. 10 July 1086, Odense,Denmark; cannonized 1101; feast days January 19, July 10), martyr, patron saint, and king of Denmark from 1080 to 1086.

The son of King Sweyn II Estrithson of Denmark, Canute succeeded his brother Harold Hen as king of Denmark. Canute opposed the aristocracy and kept a close association with the church in an attempt to create a powerful and centralized monarchy.

In ecclesiastical matters, Canute generously patronized several churches, including the Cathedral of Lund, Denmark's archbishopric; established a Benedictine abbey at Odense; and supported apstolic preaching throughout Denmark. In temporal matters, he attempted an administrative reform, particularly an enforced levying of tithes that incurred the wrath of the rural aristocracy. In 1085 he reasserted the Danish claims to England and, with the count of Flanders and King Olaf III of Norway, prepared a massive invasion fleet that alarmed the Norman-English king William I the Conqueror.

Canute's plan, however, had to be abandoned suddenly, for those aristocrats who opposed his tax policy revolted as he was preparing to embark for England. He fled from the rebels, led by his brother Prince Olaf, to St Alban's Church, Odense, which he had founded and was assassinated there with the entire royal party.

Canute was buried in St Alban's, renamed c 1300 St. Canute's Cathedral.Miracles were recorded at his tomb, and at the request (1099) of KingErik III Evergood of Denmark, he was cannonized (1101) by Pope PaschalII. [Encyclopaedia Britannica]

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    Saint Canute

    "Knud den Helliges drab (The Murder of Canute the Holy)" by Christian Albrecht von Benzon
    Born c. 1043, Denmark
    Died July 10, 1086, Odense
    Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
    Canonized 1101
    Major shrine Saint Canute's Cathedral, Odense
    Feast 19 January
    13 January (in Sweden & Finland)
    Patronage Patron saint of Denmark
    Canute (or Knut) IV (c. 1043 – July 10, 1086), also known as Canute the Saint and Canute the Holy (Danish: Knud IV den Hellige or Sankt Knud), was King of Denmark from 1080 until 1086. Canute was an ambitious king who sought the English throne, attempted to strengthen the Danish monarchy, and devoutedly supported the Roman Catholic Church. Slain by rebels in 1086, he is recognized by the Roman Catholic Church as patron saint of Denmark.

    Contents [hide]
    1 Life
    2 Cultural Influence
    3 Further reading
    4 References



    [edit] Life
    Canute was the illegitimate son of Sweyn II Estridsson. Before he became king of Denmark, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle reports that Canute was one of the leaders of a Viking raiding expedition against England in 1075. On its return from England, the Danish raiders' fleet stopped in the County of Flanders. Because of its hostility toward William I of England, Flanders was a natural ally for the Danes.

    In 1080, Canute succeeded his brother, Harald III, to the throne of Denmark. On his accession, he married Adela, daughter of Robert I, Count of Flanders. She bore him one son, Charles, a name uncommon in Denmark. The boy later became Count of Flanders and was known as Charles the Good, ruling from 1119 to 1127. Like his father, he was martyred in a church by rebels (in Bruges in 1127).

    Canute quickly proved himself to be a highly ambitious king as well as a devout one. His reign was marked by vigorous attempts to increase royal power in Denmark. He issued edicts arrogating to himself the ownership of common land, the right to the goods from shipwrecks, and the right to inherit the possessions of foreigners and kinless folk. Ever a champion of the Church, he also issued laws to protect the weak, orphans, widows, and foreigners, and tried to enforce the collection of tithes. These policies led to discontent among his subjects, who were unaccustomed to a king who claimed such powers and who interfered in their daily lives.

    But Canute's ambitions were not purely domestic. As the grandnephew of Canute the Great, who until 1035 was king of England, Denmark and Norway, this Canute considered the crown of England to be rightfully his. He therefore regarded William I of England as a usurper. In 1085, with the support of his father-in-law Count Robert, Canute planned an invasion of England. He assembled a fleet at Limfjord, but it never set sail. Possibly Canute was wary of intervention by Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, with whom both Denmark and Flanders were on unfriendly terms. Certainly Canute was suspicious of his brother Olaf (later Olaf I of Denmark), who sought command of the fleet, and had him arrested and sent to Flanders. The fleet then dispersed, but Canute intended to reassemble it in a year's time.

    Before the fleet could reassemble, a peasant revolt broke out in southern Jutland, where Canute was staying, in early 1086. Canute and his men took refuge inside the wooden Church of St. Alban's in Odense. But the rebels stormed into the church and slew Canute, along with his brother Benedict and seventeen of their followers, before the altar on July 10, 1086. According to Niels Lund, Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Copenhagen, Canute's abortive invasion of England "marked the end of the Viking Age." For it was the last time a Viking army was to assemble against Western Europe.

    Because of his "martyrdom" and advocacy of the Church, Canute quickly began to be considered a saint. Miracles were soon reported as taking place at his grave. In 1101, thanks to the persuasion of Eric III of Denmark's envoys, Pope Paschal II confirmed the "cult of Canute" that had arisen and King Canute IV was canonized as a saint. In 1300, his remains and those of his brother were interred in the new Saint Canute's Cathedral.

    His feast day is recognised by the Catholic Church as being on 19 January. However, in Sweden and Finland his feast day is celebrated on 13 January. This appears to be because he decreed that Christmas be celebrated for 20 days, and 13 January falls 20 days after Christmas day.


    [edit] Cultural Influence
    Every January 19 in Madrid (Spain), thousands of people celebrate San Canuto. Canuto in Spanish also means joint.[citation needed]


    [edit] Further reading
    The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings. Ed., Peter Sawyer. Oxford University Press, New York, 1997. Chapter Seven: "The Danish Empire and the End of the Viking Age" by Niels Lund. The quote is from page 181.
    The Oxford Dictionary of Saints. Ed David High Farmer. Oxford University Press, 2004. See the entry on St Canute.

    [edit] References
    Canute the Saint
    House of Estridsen
    Born: c. 1043 Died: July 10 1086
    Regnal titles
    Preceded by
    Harald III King of Denmark
    1080-1086 Succeeded by
    Olaf I
    [hide]v • d • eMonarchs of Denmark by house

    Knytlinga c.916–1047 (Harthacnut) · Gorm the Old · Harald Bluetooth · Sweyn Forkbeard 1 · Harald II · Canute the Great 1 · Harthacanute1 · Magnus the Good


    Ylvinga 1043–1332
    1340–1412 Sweyn II · Harald III · Canute the Saint · Olaf I · Eric Evergood · Niels · Eric the Memorable · Eric Lamb · Sweyn Grathe / Canute V / Valdemar the Great · Canute VI · Valdemar the Victorious · Eric Plough-tax · Abel · Christopher I · Eric Klipping · Eric Menved · Christopher II · Valdemar III · Christopher II · Gerhard III of Holstein · Valdemar Atterdag · Olaf II · Margaret I 2


    Interregnum 1332–1340 House of Ylvinga · Gerhard III of Holstein (regent) · House of Ylvinga


    Palatinate-Neumarkt 1397–1448 Eric of Pomerania 2 · Christopher of Bavaria 2


    Oldenburg 1448–1863 Christian I 2 · Hans 2 · Christian II 2 · Frederick I · Christian III · Frederick II · Christian IV · Frederick III · Christian V · Frederick IV · Christian VI · Frederick V · Christian VII · Frederick VI · Christian VIII · Frederick VII


    Schleswig-Holstein-
    Sonderburg-Glücksburg since 1863 Christian IX · Frederick VIII · Christian X3 · Frederick 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.


    Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canute_IV_of_Denmark"
    Categories: Danish monarchs | House of Estridsen | Danish saints | Danish Roman Catholic saints | Danish Roman Catholics | 1040s births | 1086 deaths | Christian martyrs of the Medieval era | 11th-century Christian saints | 11th-century Christian martyrs | Burials at Saint Canute's Cathedral, Odense
  5. Wikipedia, via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canute_the_..., 27 avril 2009
    Canute IV of Denmark
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    Saint Canute

    "Knud den Helliges drab (The Murder of Canute the Holy)" by Christian Albrecht von Benzon
    Born c. 1043, Denmark
    Died July 10, 1086, Odense
    Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
    Canonized 1101
    Major shrine Saint Canute's Cathedral, Odense
    Feast 19 January
    13 January (in Sweden & Finland)
    Patronage Patron saint of Denmark
    Canute (or Knut) IV (c. 1043 – July 10, 1086), also known as Canute the Saint and Canute the Holy (Danish: Knud IV den Hellige or Sankt Knud), was King of Denmark from 1080 until 1086. Canute was an ambitious king who sought the English throne, attempted to strengthen the Danish monarchy, and devoutedly supported the Roman Catholic Church. Slain by rebels in 1086, he is recognized by the Roman Catholic Church as patron saint of Denmark.

    Contents [hide]
    1 Life
    2 Cultural Influence
    3 Further reading
    4 References



    [edit] Life
    Canute was the illegitimate son of Sweyn II Estridsson. Before he became king of Denmark, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle reports that Canute was one of the leaders of a Viking raiding expedition against England in 1075. On its return from England, the Danish raiders' fleet stopped in the County of Flanders. Because of its hostility toward William I of England, Flanders was a natural ally for the Danes.

    In 1080, Canute succeeded his brother, Harald III, to the throne of Denmark. On his accession, he married Adela, daughter of Robert I, Count of Flanders. She bore him one son, Charles, a name uncommon in Denmark. The boy later became Count of Flanders and was known as Charles the Good, ruling from 1119 to 1127. Like his father, he was martyred in a church by rebels (in Bruges in 1127).

    Canute quickly proved himself to be a highly ambitious king as well as a devout one. His reign was marked by vigorous attempts to increase royal power in Denmark. He issued edicts arrogating to himself the ownership of common land, the right to the goods from shipwrecks, and the right to inherit the possessions of foreigners and kinless folk. Ever a champion of the Church, he also issued laws to protect the weak, orphans, widows, and foreigners, and tried to enforce the collection of tithes. These policies led to discontent among his subjects, who were unaccustomed to a king who claimed such powers and who interfered in their daily lives.

    But Canute's ambitions were not purely domestic. As the grandnephew of Canute the Great, who until 1035 was king of England, Denmark and Norway, this Canute considered the crown of England to be rightfully his. He therefore regarded William I of England as a usurper. In 1085, with the support of his father-in-law Count Robert, Canute planned an invasion of England. He assembled a fleet at Limfjord, but it never set sail. Possibly Canute was wary of intervention by Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, with whom both Denmark and Flanders were on unfriendly terms. Certainly Canute was suspicious of his brother Olaf (later Olaf I of Denmark), who sought command of the fleet, and had him arrested and sent to Flanders. The fleet then dispersed, but Canute intended to reassemble it in a year's time.

    Before the fleet could reassemble, a peasant revolt broke out in southern Jutland, where Canute was staying, in early 1086. Canute and his men took refuge inside the wooden Church of St. Alban's in Odense. But the rebels stormed into the church and slew Canute, along with his brother Benedict and seventeen of their followers, before the altar on July 10, 1086. According to Niels Lund, Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Copenhagen, Canute's abortive invasion of England "marked the end of the Viking Age." For it was the last time a Viking army was to assemble against Western Europe.

    Because of his "martyrdom" and advocacy of the Church, Canute quickly began to be considered a saint. Miracles were soon reported as taking place at his grave. In 1101, thanks to the persuasion of Eric III of Denmark's envoys, Pope Paschal II confirmed the "cult of Canute" that had arisen and King Canute IV was canonized as a saint. In 1300, his remains and those of his brother were interred in the new Saint Canute's Cathedral.

    His feast day is recognised by the Catholic Church as being on 19 January. However, in Sweden and Finland his feast day is celebrated on 13 January. This appears to be because he decreed that Christmas be celebrated for 20 days, and 13 January falls 20 days after Christmas day.


    [edit] Cultural Influence
    Every January 19 in Madrid (Spain), thousands of people celebrate San Canuto. Canuto in Spanish also means joint.[citation needed]


    [edit] Further reading
    The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings. Ed., Peter Sawyer. Oxford University Press, New York, 1997. Chapter Seven: "The Danish Empire and the End of the Viking Age" by Niels Lund. The quote is from page 181.
    The Oxford Dictionary of Saints. Ed David High Farmer. Oxford University Press, 2004. See the entry on St Canute.

    [edit] References
    Canute the Saint
    House of Estridsen
    Born: c. 1043 Died: July 10 1086
    Regnal titles
    Preceded by
    Harald III King of Denmark
    1080-1086 Succeeded by
    Olaf I
    [hide]v • d • eMonarchs of Denmark by house

    Knytlinga c.916–1047 (Harthacnut) · Gorm the Old · Harald Bluetooth · Sweyn Forkbeard 1 · Harald II · Canute the Great 1 · Harthacanute1 · Magnus the Good


    Ylvinga 1043–1332
    1340–1412 Sweyn II · Harald III · Canute the Saint · Olaf I · Eric Evergood · Niels · Eric the Memorable · Eric Lamb · Sweyn Grathe / Canute V / Valdemar the Great · Canute VI · Valdemar the Victorious · Eric Plough-tax · Abel · Christopher I · Eric Klipping · Eric Menved · Christopher II · Valdemar III · Christopher II · Gerhard III of Holstein · Valdemar Atterdag · Olaf II · Margaret I 2


    Interregnum 1332–1340 House of Ylvinga · Gerhard III of Holstein (regent) · House of Ylvinga


    Palatinate-Neumarkt 1397–1448 Eric of Pomerania 2 · Christopher of Bavaria 2


    Oldenburg 1448–1863 Christian I 2 · Hans 2 · Christian II 2 · Frederick I · Christian III · Frederick II · Christian IV · Frederick III · Christian V · Frederick IV · Christian VI · Frederick V · Christian VII · Frederick VI · Christian VIII · Frederick VII


    Schleswig-Holstein-
    Sonderburg-Glücksburg since 1863 Christian IX · Frederick VIII · Christian X3 · Frederick 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.


    Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canute_IV_of_Denmark"
    Categories: Danish monarchs | House of Estridsen | Danish saints | Danish Roman Catholic saints | Danish Roman Catholics | 1040s births | 1086 deaths | Christian martyrs of the Medieval era | 11th-century Christian saints | 11th-century Christian martyrs | Burials at Saint Canute's Cathedral, Odense


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Kin Mapper, "Généalogie Wylie", base de données, Généalogie Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/genealogie-wylie/I369434.php : consultée 19 mai 2024), "Canute IV Svendsson , King of Denmark, Saint (± 1043-1086)".