King Canute IV of Denmark

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/King_Canute_IV_of_Denmark
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Saint_Canute
gptkb:Canute_the_Holy
gptkbp:birthDate c. 1042
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Canute
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Canute's_Cathedral,_Odense
gptkbp:canonizedBy gptkb:Pope_Paschal_II
1101
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:murder
gptkbp:children gptkb:Charles_the_Good
gptkbp:deathDate 10 July 1086
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Odense,_Denmark
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Estridsen
gptkbp:father gptkb:Sweyn_II_of_Denmark
gptkbp:feastDay 19 January
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Canute IV of Denmark
gptkbp:mother unknown
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:martyrdom
first Danish king to be canonized
attempted to strengthen royal power and the church
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Harald_III_of_Denmark
gptkbp:reignEnd 1086
gptkbp:reignStart 1080
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Adela_of_Flanders
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Olaf_I_of_Denmark
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Odense_Cathedral
gptkb:St._Canute's_Cathedral
gptkb:St._Knud's_Abbey,_Odense
gptkb:Adela_of_Flanders
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6