Canute IV, king of Denmark (born 1043)

Canute IV of Denmark

King of Denmark from 1080 to 1086

Canute IV, later known as Canute the Holy or Saint Canute, was King of Denmark from 1080 until 1086. Canute was an ambitious king who sought to strengthen the Danish monarchy, devotedly supported the Roman Catholic Church, and had designs on the English throne. Slain by rebels…