List of Famous people named Canute

Here are some famous Canutes:

Canute Lavard

First Name Canute
Born on March 12, 1096
Died on January 7, 1131 (aged 34)

Canute Lavard was a Danish prince. Later he was the first Duke of Schleswig and the first border prince who was both a Danish and a German vassal, a position leading towards the historical double position of Southern Jutland. He was killed by his cousin Magnus, who saw him as a rival to the Danish throne. Canute Lavard was canonized in 1170.

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Canute IV of Denmark

First Name Canute
Born on January 1, 1043
Died on July 10, 1086 (aged 43)

Canute IV, later known as Canute the Holy or Saint Canute, was King of Denmark from 1080 until 1086. Canute was an ambitious king who sought to strengthen the Danish monarchy, devotedly supported the Roman Catholic Church, and had designs on the English throne. Slain by rebels in 1086, he was the first Danish king to be canonized. He was recognized by the Roman Catholic Church as patron saint of Denmark in 1101.

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Canute, Duke of Estonia

First Name Canute,
Born on January 1, 1205
Died on October 5, 1260 (aged 55)

Canute or Knud Valdemarsen was an illegitimate son of King Valdemar II of Denmark, who became Duke of Revelia, Blekinge and Lolland.

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Canute V of Denmark

First Name Canute
Born on January 1, 1129
Died on November 29, 1157 (aged 28)

Canute V Magnussen was a King of Denmark from 1146 to 1157, as co-regent in shifting alliances with Sweyn III and Valdemar I. Canute was killed at the so-called Bloodfeast of Roskilde in 1157. Nothing certain is known about his person and character.

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Canute I of Sweden

First Name Canute
Born on January 1, 1150
Died on April 8, 1196 (aged 46)

Canute I was king over all of Sweden from 1173 to 1195. He was a son of King Eric the Saint and Queen Christina, who was a granddaughter of the Swedish king Inge the Elder.

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Canute VI of Denmark

First Name Canute
Born on January 1, 1163
Died on November 12, 1202 (aged 39)

Canute VI was King of Denmark (1182–1202). Contemporary sources describe Canute as an earnest, strongly religious man.

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