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- Canute, Duke of Estonia Canute or Knud Valdemarsen (1207 – 1260) was an illegitimate son of King Valdemar II of Denmark, who became Duke of Revelia, Blekinge and Lolland. Canute was the son of the king by his mistress, Helena Guttormsdotter, widow of Danish nobleman Esbern Snare and daughter of Guttorm, Riksjarl of Sweden.
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Canute, Duke of Estonia. Canute or Knud Valdemarsen (1207 – 1260) was an illegitimate son of King Valdemar II of Denmark, who became Duke of Revelia, Blekinge and Lolland. [1] Canute was the son of the king by his mistress, Helena Guttormsdotter, widow of Danish nobleman Esbern Snare and daughter of Guttorm, Riksjarl of Sweden. [1] .
During the 1266-82 reign of the queen dowager Margaret Sambiria, the title lady of Estonia (Latin: Domina Estonie) was used. In 1332, after Christopher II died, his second son Otto inherited the title of the duke of Estonia. Valdemar III assumed the title in 1338. The dukes of Estonia rarely resided in Estonia.
NamePortraitBirthMarriagesCanute I (Knud Valdemarsen ) 1220–1227 ...1205 illegitimate son of Valdemar II of ...Hedwig of Pomerelia before 1260 two ...1260 aged 55Canute I (Knud Valdemarsen ) 1238–40 ...1205 illegitimate son of Valdemar II of ...Hedwig of Pomerelia before 1260 two ...1260 aged 55Valdemar I the Victorious (Valdemar Sejr) ...9 May/28 June 1170 second son of Valdemar ...(1) Dagmar of Bohemia c. 1205 Lübeck one ...28 March 1241 Vordingborg Castle aged 70Eric I Ploughpenny (Erik Plovpenning) ...c. 1216 eldest son of Valdemar I and ...Jutta of Saxony 17 November 1239 six ...9 August 1250 on the Schlei aged 33–34Peder Knudsen Porse. Fantasy sculpture representing Duke Canute in Halland's capital of Halmstad. Canute Porse the Elder or Knud/Knut Porse (died 30 May 1330) was a medieval Danish nobleman and Duke of Samsø, Duke of Halland, Duke of Estonia, and Count of Kalundborg. [1]
- c. 1282
- Porse
- Peder Knudsen Porse
- 30 May 1330, Copenhagen
Duke Canute and Archbishop Andreas are kicked out of the country by the resurgent Estonians (Canute's descendant, Bengt Algotsson, is created duke of neighbouring Finland in 1353). The role of the Estonian elders on Ösel-Wiek is effectively terminated when that island is finally conquered.
Who was Canute, Duke of Estonia? Canute or Knud Valdemarsen was a Danish bastard son of King Valdemar II of Denmark, who became Duke of Revelia, Blekinge and Lolland. Canute was the son of the king by his concubine, Helena Guttormsdotter, widow of Danish nobleman Esbern Snare and daughter of Guttorm, Riksjarl of Sweden.
Life. He was the son of king Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark. Canute's mother was Gunhild (formerly Swiatoslawa, daughter of Mieszko I of Poland ). Canute was reared by a mother whose own mother Dubrawka had been abducted from a religious house and married to the first Duke of Poland, Mieszko, who later adopted Christianity.
Religion. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Canute, King of England and Denmark. views 1,879,543 updated. CANUTE, KING OF ENGLAND AND DENMARK. Reigned: 1017 – 1035.
