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Canute V of Denmark

1129 - 1157

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Canute V Magnussen (Danish: Knud V Magnussen) (c. 1129 – 9 August 1157) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Canute V of Denmark has received more than 90,461 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Canute V of Denmark is the 3,272nd most popular politician (up from 3,332nd in 2019).

Canute V of Denmark is most famous for the story of him commanding the tide to stop.

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  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.94

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  • 2.06

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Canute V of Denmark ranks 3,272 out of 15,577Before him are Kaysone Phomvihane, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Mieszko II Lambert, Henry, Count of Portugal, and Rudolph II of Burgundy. After him are Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg, Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma, Zhang Gaoli, Absalon, and Jean Casimir-Perier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1129, Canute V of Denmark ranks 2Before him is Henry the Lion. After him are Elisabeth of Schönau and Ottokar III of Styria. Among people deceased in 1157, Canute V of Denmark ranks 4Before him are Yuri Dolgorukiy, Alfonso VII of León and Castile, and Sweyn III of Denmark. After him are Ramiro II of Aragon, Conrad, Margrave of Meissen, Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal, Eystein II of Norway, and Dirk VI, Count of Holland.

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