Svendsson, Knute de Hellige IV 1a

Birth Name Svendsson, Knute de Hellige IV
Gender male
Age at Death 43 years, 6 months, 9 days

Narrative

Canute IV of Denmark
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Canute IV, (c. 1043 – July 17, 1086), also known as Canute the Saint and Canute the Holy, was King of Denmark from 1080 until 1086. He is also the patron saint of Denmark.

Canute was the illegitimate son of Sweyn II Estridsson. Canute succeeded his brother, Harald III. Canute wanted to establish a strong royal authority on the basis of a strong church. He also considered the title of King of England to be his, as he was the grandnephew of Canute the Great, who had reigned as king of England, Denmark and Norway from 1016 until 1035. When Canute tried to force peasants from Jutland to participate in a raid against England (and its current ruler, William the Conqueror), the peasants led an uprising that culminated with his death inside the wooden Church of St. Alban's in Odense, along with his brother Benedict and 17 of their followers. In 1101 he was canonized as a saint, and in 1300 he and his brother were interred in the new Saint Canute's Cathedral.

In later Danish tradition Canute in spite of his official canonisation came to stand is the tyrant par excellence that exploited the peasantry and was killed by his freedom-loving people, an interpretation often seen in liberal history writing and left-wing poetry. Though this picture is only partly true (the farmers of early Medieval Denmark were “free men” of political influence and not a quite cowed underclass) there is hardly any doubt that his course was regarded an intolerable attack on time-honoured rights.

He married Adelaide (Adela) of Flanders, daughter of Robert I, the count of Flanders, and had a son, Charles the Good, who became count of Flanders

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1043 Slangerup, Denmark   2
Death 1086-07-10 Church of St. Alban's, Odense, Denmark   2

Age: 43y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Estridson, Sven II10091076-04-29
Mother Tordsdotter, Rannveig1025
         Svendsson, Knute de Hellige IV 1043 1086-07-10
    Brother     Svendsson, Benedict 1046
    Brother     Svendsson, Olaf I 1050
    Sister     Svendsdottir, Sigrid 1054
    Brother     Svendsson, Erik I 1055 1103-07-10

Families

Family of Svendsson, Knute de Hellige IV and of Flanders, Adele
Unknown Partner of Flanders, Adele ( * 1064 + 1115 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Knutesson, Charles1084
Knutsdatter, Ingrid1086

Source References

  1. Michael Neuman: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=clcaldwell&id=I025824 @ RootsWeb Caldwell and related families
      • Source text:

        # ID: I025824
        # Name: Knute de Hellige Svendsson , King of Denmark
        # Sex: M
        # Title: Jarl of Sjælland
        # Birth: 1043 in Slangerup, Denmark
        # Death: 10 JUL 1086 in Church of St. Alban's in Odense, Denmark
        # Note:

        Canute IV of Denmark
        From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

        Canute IV, (c. 1043 – July 17, 1086), also known as Canute the Saint and Canute the Holy, was King of Denmark from 1080 until 1086. He is also the patron saint of Denmark.

        Canute was the illegitimate son of Sweyn II Estridsson. Canute succeeded his brother, Harald III. Canute wanted to establish a strong royal authority on the basis of a strong church. He also considered the title of King of England to be his, as he was the grandnephew of Canute the Great, who had reigned as king of England, Denmark and Norway from 1016 until 1035. When Canute tried to force peasants from Jutland to participate in a raid against England (and its current ruler, William the Conqueror), the peasants led an uprising that culminated with his death inside the wooden Church of St. Alban's in Odense, along with his brother Benedict and 17 of their followers. In 1101 he was canonized as a saint, and in 1300 he and his brother were interred in the new Saint Canute's Cathedral.

        In later Danish tradition Canute in spite of his official canonisation came to stand is the tyrant par excellence that exploited the peasantry and was killed by his freedom-loving people, an interpretation often seen in liberal history writing and left-wing poetry. Though this picture is only partly true (the farmers of early Medieval Denmark were “free men” of political influence and not a quite cowed underclass) there is hardly any doubt that his course was regarded an intolerable attack on time-honoured rights.

        He married Adelaide (Adela) of Flanders, daughter of Robert I, the count of Flanders, and had a son, Charles the Good, who became count of Flanders

         

         

         

         

        Father: Svend II Ulfiusson , King of Denmark b: ABT 1009 in Roskilde, Denmark
        Mother: Rannveig Tordsdotter b: ABT 1025

        Marriage 1 Adele de Flanders b: ABT 1064 in Hainault, Flanders, Belgium

        Children

        1. Has Children Ingrid Knutsdatter b: 1086 in Sjælland, Sweden
        2. Has No Children Charles "The Good" Knutesson , Count of Flanders b: ABT 1084 in Sjælla

      • Citation:

        e-mail: michaelneuman@earthlink.net

  2. Michael Neuman: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=clcaldwell&id=I025825&style=TABLE @ RootsWeb Caldwell and related families