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Canute VI (Danish: Knud Valdemarsøn; c. 1163 – 12 November 1202) was King of Denmark (1182–1202). [2] Contemporary sources describe Canute as an earnest, strongly religious man. [3]
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Canute VI (born 1163, Denmark—died Nov. 12, 1202, Denmark) was the king of Denmark (coregent, 1170–82; king, 1182–1202), during whose reign Denmark withdrew from the Holy Roman Empire and extended its dominion along the southern Baltic coast to Pomerania, Mecklenburg, and Holstein.
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Canute of Denmark - Danish: Knud - may refer to: Six kings of Denmark. Harthacnut I of Denmark or Canute I the Hardy, legendary King of Denmark (916/17–934) Cnut the Great, Canute II the Great, (985/95–1035), King of Denmark (1018–1035), Norway and England; Harthacnut, Canute III the Hardy, (1020–1042), King of Denmark (1035–1042) and ...
canute vi. (1163-1202), king of Denmark, eldest son of Valdemar was crowned in his seventh year (1170), as his father's co-regent, so as to secure the succession. In 1182 he succeeded to the throne.
Oct 11, 2016 · King Canute VI was the eldest son of King Valdemar I and Sophia of Polotsk and he reigned between the first and second Valdemars. A recent archaeological dig in Denmark now reveals that King Canute VI was the founder of the Vordingborg castle.
Aug 17, 2020 · As far as reparations for the crimes of the Vikings were concerned, Stephen of Tournai sent letters to, among others, Canute VI of Denmark, Bishop Valdemar of Schleswig, Absalon, archbishop...
Canute VI (; c. 1163 – 12 November 1202) was King of Denmark (1182–1202). Contemporary sources describe Canute as an earnest, strongly religious man. Background. Canute VI was the eldest son of King Valdemar I and Sophia of Polotsk. His younger brother Valdemar was born in 1170. On 25 June 1170, at age 7, Canute was proclaimed and crowned ...