Ruler · 994 – 1035

Cnut the Great

Lived 994 – 1035; monarch, writer. Monarch of Denmark of Danish Realm, 1018 – 1035; also in the line of Kingdom of England, North Sea Empire, Denmark and Kingdom of Norway (872–1397).

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

Lived: 994 – 1035; 41 years
In office: 19 years; one reign
Lines: 5; states
Left it: natural death; Kokkonen & Sundell

Monarch of Denmark

Danish Realm · the 8th of 59 dated reigns · 854 – 2024

4 before

Swein Forkbeard986 – 1014

Eric the Victorious992 – 993

Harald II of Denmark1014 – 1018

Cnut the Great1018 – 1035

Harthacnut1035 – 1042

Magnus the Good1042 – 1047

Sweyn II of Denmark1047 – 1076

48 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 1018 – 1035 · 17 years · came to it aged 24

Came to it: the sibling of the ruler before, on record
Left it: natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell

the term records: death in office

Also in the line of Kingdom of England (12th of 53), North Sea Empire (2nd of 3), Denmark (15th of 66) and Kingdom of Norway (872–1397) (8th of 11).

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