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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 co-king of Denmark with his father. Canute was crowned in the first coronation in Danish history by Archbishop Eskil of Lund at Ringsted. Reign
- 1182–1202
- Sophia of Minsk
Canute VI 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 IV. 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.
- 1080–1086
- Roman Catholicism
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 IV of Denmark, the Saint, (1042-1086), King of Denmark (1080–1086) Canute V of Denmark, Canute V Magnussen, (1129–1157), King of Denmark (1146-1157) Canute VI of Denmark, Canute VI Valdemarsen, (1163–1202), King of Denmark (1182–1202) Six princes of Denmark. Canute Danaást (d. 962), son of king Gorm the Old; Canute Lavard (1090 ...
Canute came to the throne amidst great turmoil in the aftermath of aethelred ii's long reign (978 – 1013 and 1014 – 1016), which had been marred by a protracted struggle against Canute's father Swegn Forkbeard of Denmark and his Viking host. Swegn forced Aethelred to flee to the Norman court of his brother-in-law in December 1013, but Swegn ...
The seal of Canute VI, dating from the 1190s, is the earliest known example of the coat of arms of Denmark. The only known copy of this insignia was discovered in Schwerin, Germany in 1879. The king's closed crown differs from the open crowns shown on the seals of his successors. [1]
