Ruler · 1129 – 1157

Canute V of Denmark

Lived 1129 – 1157; politician. Monarch of Denmark of Danish Realm, 1147 – 1157; also in the line of Denmark.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1129 – 1157; 28 years
In office: 10 years; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: deposed or killed; Kokkonen & Sundell

Monarch of Denmark

Danish Realm · the 20th of 59 dated reigns · 854 – 2024

16 before

Eric II of Denmark1134 – 1137

Eric III of Denmark1137 – 1146

Sweyn III of Denmark1146 – 1154

Canute V of Denmark1147 – 1157

Valdemar I of Denmark1154 – 1182

Canute VI of Denmark1182 – 1202

Valdemar II of Denmark1202 – 1241

36 after

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1147 – 1157 · 10 years · came to it aged 18

Left it: deposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell: by others; Morby does not call it a deposition

then killed within a year of leaving

Canute was killed at the so-called Bloodfeast of Roskilde in 1157.

Also in the line of Denmark (27th of 66).

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