Canute the Great

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Canute the Great
King of England, Denmark, Norway and a part of Sweden
Reign England 1016 - November 12, 1035
Denmark1018 - November 12, 1035
Norway 1028 - 1035
Born ca. 995
Denmark
Died 1035
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Buried Old Minster, Winchester. Bones now in Winchester Cathedral
Predecessor Edmund Ironside (England)
Harald II (Denmark)
Olaf the Stout (Norway}
Successor Harold Harefoot (England)
Harthacanute (Denmark)
Magnus I (Norway)
Consort Ælfgifu
Emma
Father Sweyn I

Canute (or Cnut) I, or Canute the Great (Old Norse: Knútr inn ríki, Danish: Knud den Store, Norwegian: Knut den mektige, Swedish: Knut den store) (ca. 995 – November 12, 1035) was a Danish king of England, Denmark, Norway, part of Sweden and governor or overlord of Schleswig and Pomerania. Danish influence in the North Sea region was never greater than in his time. He had treaties with the Holy Roman Emperors, Henry II and Conrad II and good relations with the popes of his time.

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