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4 days ago · Cnut (/ k ə ˈ nj uː t /; Old Norse: Knútr Old Norse pronunciation:; c. 990 – 12 November 1035), also known as Canute and with the epithet the Great, was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035.
May 8, 2024 · Canute (I) (died Nov. 12, 1035) was a Danish king of England (1016–35), of Denmark (as Canute II; 1019–35), and of Norway (1028–35), who was a power in the politics of Europe in the 11th century, respected by both emperor and pope. Neither the place nor the date of his birth is known.
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4 days ago · King of Denmark r. 1146–1157: Canute V Magnussen c. 1129 –1157 King of Denmark r. 1146–1157: Gertrude of Bavaria 1152/1155–1197: Canute VI 1163–1202 King of Denmark r. 1182–1202: Ingeborg of Denmark 1175–1236: Philip II Augustus 1165–1223 King of France: Helena of Denmark c. 1180 –1233: William of Winchester 1184–1213 Lord ...
May 9, 2024 · After Valdemar and Bishop Absalon reneged and acknowledged Alexander in about 1165, Eskil returned to Denmark, confirmed the canonization of the king’s father, and anointed his son Canute VI as joint king (1170), inaugurating the hereditary rule of the Valdemars and vitiating the overlordship of Frederick I.
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1 day ago · The history of Denmark as a unified kingdom began in the 8th ... Canute, however, was ... "The motives behind the foreign political decisions of Frederick VI during ...
- Dane(s); Danish
- Part of the North Sea Empire (1013–1035), Independent state until 1397
May 10, 2024 · After Canute became king of England in 1017, he rewarded Thorkell with the earldom of East Anglia. In 1021, under unclear circumstances, Thorkell was obliged to flee to Denmark, where Canute later made him earl. Thorkell the Tall disappeared from the historical record after 1023.
4 days ago · Answer: Canute VI Canute VI (1163-1202) was King of Denmark from 1182 until his death. Early in his reign, he put down a peasant uprising with such violence that his own advisor, Bishop Absalon, begged him to show mercy. He was able to defy the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick Barbarossa, and not show homage as Canute's father had done.
