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Canute IV of Denmark

1043 - 1086

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Canute IV of Denmark is the 2,814th most popular politician (down from 1,851st in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 62nd in 2019) and the 38th most popular Danish Politician.

Canute IV is most famous for his failed attempt to stop the tide from coming in.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Canute IV of Denmark ranks 2,814 out of 19,576. Before him are Thomas Bach, Hyeonjong of Joseon, Eisaku Satō, Tiglath-Pileser III, Shalmaneser I, and Abdul Hamid. After him are Nawal El Saadawi, Ayşe Sultan, Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür, Pervez Musharraf, Attalus II Philadelphus, and Jacques Pierre Brissot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1043, Canute IV of Denmark ranks 1. After him are Władysław I Herman, Fulk IV, Count of Anjou, and Yaropolk Izyaslavich. Among people deceased in 1086, Canute IV of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Suleiman ibn Qutulmish. After him are Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine, Judith of Bohemia, Richilde, Countess of Hainaut, Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg, Gregory Pakourianos, and Yaropolk Izyaslavich.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Canute IV of Denmark ranks 86 out of 1,032. Before him are Michael Laudrup (1964), Christopher I of Denmark (1219), Gerda Wegener (1886), Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864), Peter Schmeichel (1963), and Sweyn III of Denmark (1125). After him are Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted (1879), Ejnar Hertzsprung (1873), Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), Allan Simonsen (1952), Eric IV of Denmark (1216), and Canute Lavard (1096).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Canute IV of Denmark ranks 38. Before him are Frederick IV of Denmark (1671), Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953), Eric VI of Denmark (1274), Eric V of Denmark (1249), Christopher I of Denmark (1219), and Sweyn III of Denmark (1125). After him are Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), Eric IV of Denmark (1216), Canute Lavard (1096), Eric I of Denmark (1055), Valdemar III of Denmark (1314), and John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1545).

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