Canute

Cnut II and I
King of the English
Reign30 November 1016 — 12 November 1035
Coronation25 January 1017
PredecessorEdmund II
SuccessorHarold I
King of Denmark
Reign1018 — 12 November 1035
PredecessorHarald II
SuccessorCnut III
King of Norway
Reign1028 — 12 November 1035
PredecessorOlaf II
SuccessorMagnus I
Born(994-04-25)25 April 994
Copenhagen, Kingdom of Denmark
Died12 November 1035(1035-11-12) (aged 41)
Shaftesbury, Dosert, England
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1013; div. 1016)
(m. 1016)
Issue
among others
HouseJelling
FatherSweyn I of Denmark
MotherŚwiętosława of Poland
ReligionChristianity

Cnut II and I (Danish: Knud II; 25 May 994 — 12 November 1035) nicknamed the Great (Danish: den Store) was the King of Denmark as Cnut II from 1018, King of England as Cnut I from 1016, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035. Cnut was considered one of Europe's most powerful rulers during his time. He ruled over England, Denmark, Norway, and a part of Sweden on which are called the North Sea Empire.


Canute

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