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Canute IV of Denmark

1043 - 1086

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Canute IV (c. 1042 – 10 July 1086), later known as Canute the Holy (Danish: Knud IV den Hellige) or Saint Canute (Sankt Knud), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Canute IV of Denmark has received more than 485,702 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Canute IV of Denmark is the 1,851st most popular politician (down from 1,848th in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Denmark (up from 63rd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Danish Politician.

Canute IV is most famous for his failed attempt to stop the tide from coming in.

Memorability Metrics

  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Canute IV of Denmark ranks 1,851 out of 19,576. Before him are Felix Yusupov, Yun Posun, Palmiro Togliatti, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, Walter Schellenberg, and Paul Doumer. After him are Wang Jingwei, Olof Skötkonung, Pausanias of Orestis, Abd al-Karim Qasim, Ernest, Duke of Austria, and Theuderic IV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1043, Canute IV of Denmark ranks 1. After him are Władysław I Herman, Fulk IV, Count of Anjou, and Yaropolk Izyaslavich. Among people deceased in 1086, Canute IV of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Suleiman ibn Qutulmish. After him are Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine, Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg, Judith of Bohemia, Richilde, Countess of Hainaut, Gregory Pakourianos, and Yaropolk Izyaslavich.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Canute IV of Denmark ranks 62 out of 1,032. Before him are Carl Nielsen (1865), Mads Mikkelsen (1965), Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953), Tollund Man (-400), Johannes Fibiger (1867), and Anna Karina (1940). After him are Arne Jacobsen (1902), Eric VI of Denmark (1274), August Krogh (1874), Jørn Utzon (1918), Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1900), and Eric V of Denmark (1249).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Canute IV of Denmark ranks 33. Before him are Frederick IV of Denmark (1671), Fredrik Bajer (1837), Harald Bluetooth (935), Abel, King of Denmark (1218), Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), and Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953). After him are Eric VI of Denmark (1274), Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1900), Eric V of Denmark (1249), Valdemar III of Denmark (1314), Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark (1771), and Eric I of Denmark (1055).

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