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Canute VI of Denmark

1163 - 1202

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Canute VI (Danish: Knud Valdemarsøn; c. 1163 – 12 November 1202) was King of Denmark from 1182 to 1202. Contemporary sources describe Canute as an earnest, strongly religious man. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Canute VI of Denmark is the 3,271st most popular politician (down from 2,724th in 2024). (down from 321st in 2019)

King Canute VI of Denmark was most famous for his failed attempt to stop the tides from coming in.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Canute VI of Denmark ranks 3,271 out of 19,576. Before him are Günter Schabowski, Wang Xizhi, Gudrun Burwitz, Biligtü Khan Ayushiridara, Musa ibn Nusayr, and Ernak. After him are Liuvigild, Albert of Saxony, Abdulla Yameen, Canute V of Denmark, Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Amenemhat I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1163, Canute VI of Denmark ranks 1. After him are Ban Kulin, As-Salih Ismail al-Malik, Henry the Bearded, Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, Hōjō Yoshitoki, Douce II, Countess of Provence, and Hugh IX of Lusignan. Among people deceased in 1202, Canute VI of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Joachim of Fiore. After him are Sverre of Norway, Alain de Lille, Mieszko III the Old, Myeongjong of Goryeo, Birger Brosa, William of the White Hands, Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad, Gaucelm Faidit, Blondel de Nesle, and Inge Magnusson.

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