Canute IV of Denmark^[1]

1042 - 1086  (~ 44 years)

• Name	Canute IV of Denmark
  Birth	c .?1042
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	1080
  	King of Denmark
  	was King of Denmark from 1080 until 1086.
  Death	10 Jul 1086
  	Cause: killed
  Canonized	19 Apr 1101
  	saint under the name San Canuto
  	On 19 April 1101, persuaded by the envoys from Eric III of Denmark, Pope Paschal II confirmed the "cult of Canute" that had arisen, and King Canute IV was canonized as a saint under the name San Canuto. He was the first Dane to be canonized. 19 January is recognised by the Catholic Church as his feast day
  Name	Knud II of Denmark Svendsson
  Notes	http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal05383 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canute_IV_of_Denmark (Medical): Slain by rebels in 1086
  Person ID	I6136	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2013

  
  

  Father	Svend II of Denmark Estridsen, King of Denmark,   b. Abt 1019   d. 29 Apr 1076, Doderup, Abenraa, Denmark (Age ~ 57 years)
  Family ID	F2488	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adela of Flanders,   b. Abt 1026   d. Apr 1115 (Age ~ 89 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1080
  Children	1. Bl Charles the Good of Flanders, Count of Flanders,   b. 1083   d. 2 Mar 1127 (Age 44 years)   2. Ingrid of Denmark Knudsdottir,   b. Abt 1046   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2006

  
  

• Photos

  Canute IV of Denmark "Knud den Helliges drab (The Murder of Canute the Holy)" by Christian Albrecht von Benzon (1843).

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).