King Canute was born c.995.
Canute the Great, or Canute I, also known as Cnut in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles was a Viking king of England, Denmark, Norway, parts of Sweden, as well as overlord of Pomerania and the Mark of Schleswig.
Canute was a son of the Danish king Swegen Forkbeard and the Slavic princess, Saum-Aesa.
Ascended the Throne : November 30, 1016.
Coronation : Possibly St Pauls Cathedral, London, c.1017.
Married : (1) Elgiva, (2) Emma of Normandy.
Children : Three sons, two daughters, several illegitimate children.
King Canute Died Shaftesbury, November 12, 1035.
King Canute was buried in Winchester Cathedral.
Canute was generally thought to be a wise and successful king of England.
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