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Cnut the Great

995 - 1035

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Cnut ( kə-NYOOT; Old Norse: Knútr; c. 990 – 12 November 1035), also known as Canute and with the epithet the Great, was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035. The three kingdoms united under Cnut's rule are referred to together as the North Sea Empire by historians. As a Danish prince, Cnut won the throne of England in 1016 in the wake of centuries of Viking activity in northwestern Europe. His later accession to the Danish throne in 1018 brought the crowns of England and Denmark together. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cnut the Great is the 55th most popular politician (up from 378th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Denmark (up from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Politician.

Cnut the Great was most famous for conquering England and Denmark.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cnut the Great ranks 55 out of 19,576. Before him are Wilhelm II, German Emperor, Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Benito Mussolini, John, King of England, Cicero, and Richard III of England. After him are Xerxes I, Nicholas II of Russia, Henry Kissinger, Abraham Lincoln, James K. Polk, and William III of England.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 995, Cnut the Great ranks 1. After him are Haakon Ericsson, Shaykh Tusi, Bernard II, Duke of Saxony, Richeza of Lotharingia, Muniadona of Castile, John Gualbert, Wipo of Burgundy, Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali, Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Aquitaine, Herman III, Duke of Swabia, and Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi. Among people deceased in 1035, Cnut the Great ranks 1. After him are Robert I, Duke of Normandy, Sancho III of Pamplona, Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders, Estrid of the Obotrites, Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona, Svein Knutsson, and Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Cnut the Great ranks 2 out of 1,032. Before him are Hans Christian Andersen (1805). After him are Margrethe II of Denmark (1940), Niels Bohr (1885), Hans Christian Ørsted (1777), Søren Kierkegaard (1813), Harald Bluetooth (935), Haakon VII of Norway (1872), Frederick IX of Denmark (1899), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), Christian X of Denmark (1870), and Karl Adolph Gjellerup (1857).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Cnut the Great ranks 1. After him are Harald Bluetooth (935), Haakon VII of Norway (1872), Frederick IX of Denmark (1899), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), Christian X of Denmark (1870), Christian VIII of Denmark (1786), John, King of Denmark (1455), Ivar the Boneless (900), Christian VI of Denmark (1699), Gorm the Old (900), and Christian II of Denmark (1481).

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