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  Valdemar I of Denmark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was the son of Canute Lavard, a chivalrous and popular Danish prince, eldest son of Eric I of Denmark.
The pretenders to the throne were: Sweyn III Grathe, son of Eric II Emune; Canute (Knud V Magnussen), son of Prince Magnus who was son of King Niels; and Valdemar himself (he was holding Jutland, at least southern Jutland, as his possession).
Valdemar I died in 1182 and was succeeded by his first son Canute VI.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Valdemar_I_of_Denmark   (410 words)

  
 Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg74 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Canute SVEYNSSON King of [Parents] was born 993 in Denmark.
Canute married Emma of NORMANDY on 2 Jul 1017.
Canute married Alfgifu GUNNARSSON on 1013 in An informal liaison.
www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk /maximilia/pafg74.htm   (527 words)

  
 Canute - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Canute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Canute defeated Edmund (II) Ironside at Assandun, Essex, in 1016, and became king of all England on Edmund's death.
The legend of Canute disenchanting his flattering courtiers by showing that the sea would not retreat at his command was first told by Henry of Huntingdon in 1130.
Canute and Edmund Ironside split up England, and Canute ruled Mercia and Northumbria until he inherited the whole kingdom.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Canute   (298 words)

  
 TREEFIC Demo: Royal Families AD 534 - 1992: Timeline 1000 to 1200   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Louis VI the Fat born to Bertha of Holland and Philip I the Fair at Paris,France.
Geoffrey VI of Anjou born to Matilda and Geoffrey V Plantagenet.
Joan Plantagenet married Raymond VI of Toulouse at Rouen.
treefic.com /treefic/royal92?a=timeline   (885 words)

  
 Heimskringla: Saga of Olaf Haraldson: Part VI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Canute the Great was at last ready with his fleet, and left the land; and a vast number of men he had, and ships frightfully large.
The conqueror of great Ethelred, Canute, is there, his foemen's dread: His dragon with her sails of blue, All bright and brilliant to the view, High hoisted on the yard arms wide, Carries great Canute o'er the tide.
Canute's army will thus be dispersed so widely, that it is uncertain to whom fate may at the last give the victory; but let us first find out what resolution he takes." Thus King Olaf ended his speech, and it found much applause, and his advice was followed.
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 KING CANUTE AND THE MURDER OF THE DANISH EARL OVER A CHESS GAME   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Canute had learned that his flattering courtiers claimed he was "So great, he could command the tides of the sea to go back".
Canute was anxious to consolidate political unity in England and, as part of his drive towards this, he razed some of the burghs which had been created to defend southern England against The Danelaw Vikings, and vice versa.
Canute had great respect for the old English laws, to which he brought a keen sense of justice and a regard for individual rights.
www.goddesschess.com /chesstories/king.html   (1897 words)

  
 Canute --  Encyclopædia Britannica
byname Canute the Great, Danish Knut, or Knud, den Store, Norwegian Knut den Mektige Danish king of England (1016–35), of Denmark (as Canute II; 1019–35), and of Norway (1028–35), who was a power in the politics of Europe in the 11th century, respected by both emperor and pope.
Danish king of England (1016–35), of Denmark (as Canute II; 1019–35), and of Norway (1028–35), who was a power in the politics of Europe in the 11th century, respected by both emperor and pope.
Canute's role in the Danish expansion was overshadowed by that of his more active brother Valdemar, duke of Schleswig (later king as Valdemar II), and of the...
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9020088   (605 words)

  
 Canute VI --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Giovanni Battista Cardinal Montini, archbishop of Milan, chose the name Paul VI when he was elected the Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic church on June 21, 1963.
Frederick VI (1768–1839), king of Denmark and Norway; succeeded 1808 (previously regent); joined Armed Neutrality of North (1800) and was punished (1801) by destruction of fleet by English (read Campbell's ‘Battle of the Baltic') and (1807) by bombardment of Copenhagen; formed alliance with Napoleon and was compelled (1814) to surrender Norway to Sweden as punishment.
Narrative composed by Abbot Suger, minister to Louis VI, recounting the king’s effort to consolidate and strengthen the power of the French monarchy in the early 12th century.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9020087?tocId=9020087   (789 words)

  
 Vlar's Timeline of the World (Page 7)
Louis VI of France dead; succeeded by Louis VII.
Frederick I Barbarossa drowned in Cilicia; succeeded by Henry VI.
Emperor Henry VI dead; succeeded by Otto IV.
www.angelfire.com /vt/VlarDracul/timeline7.html   (1158 words)

  
 World History from 1000- 1100 AD
On the death of Ethelred II the King of England, Edmund II succeeded to the throne.
Canute II, a Dane, was chosen by the Witan- the advisory council to the King.
Canute II battled Edmund at Ashington and defeated him.
www.multied.com /dates/1000ad.html   (512 words)

  
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Son of Canute by Emma, Danish King 1040 1042 24 2 Edward.
Son of Henry IV, victor of Agincourt 1413 1422 34 9 Henry VI.
James VI of Scotland, son of Mary,Queen of Scots First to call himself King of Great Britain.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/rulers.txt   (1027 words)

  
 Appendix C:  Part 1 - Timeline of Events, 950 - 1687   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
There is a legend that Canute wanted to demonstrate both his piety and his political limitations by showing that he did not have the power to command the tides.
In England, Henry VI is restored to the throne for a few months.
King James VI (Stuart) of Scotland publishes the Trew Law of Free Monarchies.
www.agh-attorneys.com /3_camo_appendix_c0_.htm   (8529 words)

  
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1130, he married Malmfred, the daughter of Duke Mstislav (Harold) of Russia and Duchess Christina, whose sister was married to Canute Lavard.
Reigned as only king for twenty-five years 1157-1182 Married Sophie, daughter of Duke Vladimir of Novgorod and, after her death, Richiza, who married Count Ludwig of Thüringia when Valdemar died.
One illegitimate son.¡ €Z ªÎ y£ œ2 ^  # UóŸ¨ Canute VIŸ¨/born 1163 died 12 November 1202 reigned for twenty years 1182-1202 married in 1177 to Gertrude, daughter of Duke Henry the Lion of Saxony.
www.abdn.ac.uk /history/documents/hi1013_scan_christianisation.ppt   (138 words)

  
 The Titles of the European Rulers
King Canute VI extended the Danish dominion over the lands of the North West Slaves (the Wends) in Pomerania, Mecklenburg, etc.
Vi Margrethe den Anden, af Guds Nåde Danmarks Dronning
< Canute Porse (+1330), Duke of of Halland and Samsø; ~1327 Ingeborg, the daughter of Hakon V, King of Norway, and the widow of Erik, Duke of Sweden, >
www.geocities.com /eurprin/denmark.html   (3110 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Waldemar I (Scandinavian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
In 1147, Waldemar, Sweyn III, and Canute (son of Magnus the Strong and grandson of King Niels) each claimed the Danish throne.
When Canute was assassinated (probably on Sweyn's orders), Waldemar conducted a campaign against King Sweyn, whom he defeated (1157) in a great battle near Viborg.
Waldemar was succeeded by his son, Canute VI (reigned 1182–1202).
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/Waldemar1.html   (297 words)

  
 Denmark - History - The Middle Ages   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The murder in 1086 of Canute the Holy (Canute IV) by the Danish nobles put a temporary stop to the radical expansion of the Danish royal power.
Under Valdemar the Great (Valdemar I), and his two sons Canute VI and Valdemar the Victorious (Valdemar II), the power of the Crown was decisively strengthened.
Valdemar Atterdag's greatest triumph in foreign policy proved to be the marriage between his daughter Margrete and King Håkon VI of Norway.
www.um.dk /Publikationer/UM/English/Denmark/kap6/6-3.asp   (2123 words)

  
 The Baldwin Project: Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall
Edmund had two sons, and Canute was afraid that the people might wish to make one of them king, so he sent both to a far-off country called Hungary.
From this story we learn that Canute was a Christian, although many of the Danes were still heathen, but no doubt they very soon followed the example of their king, and became Christians too.
King Canute died, and was buried in the minster at Winchester.
www.mainlesson.com /display.php?author=marshall&book=island&story=canute   (906 words)

  
 A Childs History of England - CHAPTER V   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
But the Duke showed so little inclination to do so now, that he proposed to Canute to marry his sister, the widow of The Unready; who, being but a showy flower, and caring for nothing so much as becoming a queen again, left her children and was wedded to him.
If the courtiers of Canute had not known, long before, that the King was fond of flattery, they would have known better than to offer it in such large doses.
It is not the sea alone that is bidden to go 'thus far, and no farther.' The great command goes forth to all the kings upon the earth, and went to Canute in the year one thousand and thirty-five, and stretched him dead upon his bed.
www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/youth/history/AChildsHistoryofEngland/chap5.html   (464 words)

  
 Heying Family Genealogy
CAROLYN SCHONES was born on 15 June 1936 at Canute.
RAYMOND LEE KUPKA was born on 12 September 1937 at Canute, Washita Co., Oklahoma.
Huning) was born on 15 June 1915 at Canute, Washita Co., Oklahoma.
www.angelfire.com /ia2/stlucas/heying.html   (3462 words)

  
 History of the Danish royal family
Harald III, illegitimate son of Sweyn II Canute the Saint, illegitimate son of Sweyn II Olaf I, illegitimate son of Sweyn II Erik I, illegitimate son of Sweyn II Niels, illegitimate son of Sweyn II Erik II, son of Erik I
Sweyn III, regent for the minor Valdemar I, son of Erik II Canute IV, regent for the minor Valdemar I, son of Magnus II Valdemar I the Great, grandson of Eric I
Christian VI, son of Frederik IV Frederik V, son of Christian VI Christian VII, son of Frederik V
www.etoile.co.uk /Denmark/History.html   (280 words)

  
 The Christianisation of Scandinavia and the dispute with Bremen 1000-1100:
Another ten illegitimate sons are known and a further four daughters are mentioned in chronicles.
During his reign St. Canute was canonised (1101) as a preliminary to the elevation of the Diocese of Lund to an Archdiocese in 1103x4
Born 14 January 1131 in Schleswig, the son of Canute Lavard and Ingeborg of Russia
www.abdn.ac.uk /w3-his047/kongeraekke.htm   (604 words)

  
 List of Danish monarchs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
1035-1042 : Canute the Hardy (Knud III Hardeknud)
1080-1086 : Canute the Saint (Knud IV den Hellige)
1146-1157 : Sweyn III (Svend III Grathe), Canute V (Knud V) and Valdemar the Great (Valdemar I den Store)
www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/l/li/list_of_danish_monarchs.html   (441 words)

  
 Reign
Canute II son of Sweyn I of Denmark who conquered England 1013
sons of Canute II (each ruled a part of England as decided by the royal council)
son of Henry IV Henry VI son of Henry V
www3.sympatico.ca /philipthomas/kingsandqueen.htm   (116 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Philip II
As Richard had supported in Sicily the claims of Tancred of Lecce against those of the Emperor Henry VI, the latter resolved to be avenged.
Richard, having been taken captive on his return from the Crusade by the Duke of Austria, was delivered to Henry VI, who held him prisoner.
Philip II sent William, Archbishop of Reims, to Henry VI to request that Richard should remain the captive of Germany or that he should be delivered to Philip as his prisoner.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/12001a.htm   (2009 words)

  
 TimeRef - History Timelines - Medieval People Starting With C
The marriage of Henry and Katherine, the daughter of Charles VI king of France sealed the Treaty of Troyes.
After the death of Catherine of France Owen Tudor was summonsed by Henry VI.
After the death of Charles IV the next rightful claimant to the throne was up not certain as there was no male heir.
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 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Encyclopedia : C : CA : CAN : Canute VI of Denmark
Canute IV (1163-1202), also called Canute VI because the two prior kings Harthacanute were counted under the name Canute in older Lists of Rulers, was King of Denmark (1182-1202).
Guided by the Bishop Absalon to not renew his fealty to Frederick Barbarrossa of Germany.
www.alanaditescili.net /index.php?title=Canute_VI_of_Denmark   (84 words)

  
 The Age of Chivalry - 13th Century AD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Waldemar II succeeds Canute VI as Danish King.
Fifth Crusade departs led by Leopold VI of Austria and Andrew II of Hungary.
Norwegian disaster at Largs: Haakon IV dies and succeeded by Magnus VI.
www.taoc.co.uk /content/view/91/50   (1359 words)

  
 Samuel Wale et al.
Subject: Combat between Edmund Ironside and Canute the Great; Single Combat between King Edmund II and Canute the Great, on the Isle of Alney, in the presence of both their armies
Canute the Great, at the request of his Sycophants and Flatterers, ridiculously Commanding the Sea to retire
Tomlinson), 'Canute reproving the servile flattery of his Courtiers'
www.trin.cam.ac.uk /sdk13/histpaint/Wale.html   (1755 words)

  
 Rulers of England and Great Britain (table)
Harold I (Harefoot), illegitimate son of Canute, 1037–40
Henry VI, son of Henry V, 1422–61, 1470–71
James I (James VI of Scotland), descendant of Henry VII, 1603–25
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ancient See of Roskilde in Denmark
Bishop William (1048-76) began, and Bishop Svend Norbagge (1076-88) finished, with the help of King St. Canute, the first stone cathedral at Roskilde in 1080.
On 25 June, 1170, Valdemar I saw his father St. Canute Lavard's relics enshrined and his own son Canute (VI) crowned on the same day in the Abbey of Ringsted.
The Abbeys of Esrom, Soroe, the home of Saxo Grammaticus the historian and the burial place of Absalon, and Skovkloster, formerly at St. Peter's Naestved, belonged to the Cistercians.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/16071c.htm   (1177 words)

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