Canute IV of Denmark

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.

Infobox

Reign

1080–1086

Predecessor

Harald III

Successor

Olaf I

Born

c. 1042

Died

10 July 1086 (aged 43–44)St. Alban's Priory, Odense

Burial

St. Canute's Cathedral, Odense

Spouse

Adela of Flanders

Issue

Charles I, Count of FlandersCecilia KnutsdatterIngegerd Knutsdatter

House

Estridsen

Father

Sweyn II of Denmark

Religion

Roman Catholicism

Tables

· Further reading

Regnal titles

Canute the SaintHouse of EstridsenBorn: c. 1042 Died: July 10 1086

Regnal titles

Preceded byHarald III

Canute the SaintHouse of EstridsenBorn: c. 1042 Died: July 10 1086

Preceded byHarald III

Canute the SaintHouse of EstridsenBorn: c. 1042 Died: July 10 1086

King of Denmark 1080–1086

Canute the SaintHouse of EstridsenBorn: c. 1042 Died: July 10 1086

Succeeded byOlaf I

Canute the SaintHouse of EstridsenBorn: c. 1042 Died: July 10 1086
Regnal titles
Preceded byHarald III	King of Denmark 1080–1086	Succeeded byOlaf I

References

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Bricka, Carl Frederik, Dansk Biografisk Lexikon, vol. IX [Jyde – Køtschau], 1895, pp. 260–263.
https://runeberg.org/dbl/9/0262.html
Knud 4. den Hellige at Gyldendals Åbne Encyklopædi
https://www.denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks_historie/Danmark_f%C3%B8r_Reformationen/Knud_4._den_Hellige
Bricka, Carl Frederik, Dansk Biografisk Lexikon, vol. VII [I. Hansen – Holmsted], 1893, p. 74.
https://runeberg.org/dbl/7/0076.html
Kingship and State Formation in Sweden: 1130–1290
Knud den Helliges gavebrev 1085 Archived 23 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine, danmarkshistorien.dk, Aarhus University, 6
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https://ing.dk/artikel/86289
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My Albion
https://my-albion.blogspot.com/2019/05/stenlse-church.html?m=1
El País
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