Knut (Canute) II Den STORE

995 - 1035  (40 years)

• Name	Knut (Canute) II Den STORE
  Birth	995	Danmark
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Konge
  Residence	Danmark
  Death	1035
  Notes	Han var konge i Danmark, Norge, Sverige og England Han okkuperte England og raserte mye av London Canute II (also Cnut or Knut), called The Great (c. 994-1035), king of England (1016-1035), Denmark (1018-1035), and Norway (1028-1035). Canute, the son of Sweyn I Forkbeard, king of the Danes, conquered England in 1013. When his father died the following year, he was proclaimed king of England by his Danish warriors. However, the witenagemot, an advisory body to the Anglo-Saxon ki ngs, reinstated King Ethelred II, and Canute fled. He returned in 1015 and soon subjugated all of England, except London. After Ethelred's death in 1016, the Londoners named his son, Edmund II, king. During an ensuing struggle, the Londoners wer e defeated at Ashingdon, Essex, in October 1016. The following month Edmund died and Canute emerged the undisputed king. A wise and effective ruler, he maintained peace with the Continental powers. He married King Ethelred's widow, Emma of Normand y, supported the Church, and in 1027 went to Rome for the coronation of Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II. For administrative purposes he divided England into the four earldoms of Mercia, Northumberland, Wessex, and East Anglia. Canute continued to reside in England even after he inherited the crown of Denmark in 1018. He soon began his conflict with Olaf II of Norway, whose realm he claimed. Forcing Olaf into exile in 1028, Canute installed his young son, Sweyn, to gover n Norway; after Olaf's fall at Stiklestad in 1030 his rule was unchallenged. Canute's North Sea empire fell apart after his death. Two sons separately ascended the thrones of England and Denmark, while the son of Olaf II succeeded in Norway.1 1"Canute II," Microsoft(r) Encarta(r) 99 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. SOUR @S304@ TEXT 35 SOUR @S304@ TEXT 24
  Person ID	I4004	Valdres Slekt
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2007

  
  

  Father	Svein Haraldson TJUVSKJEGG,   b. Abt 935, Danmark d. 1014 (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	Gunhild BURISLAVSDTR,   b. Abt 940, Polen d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2123	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Av NORMANDI,   b. Abt 0995, England d. Aft ER 1066, England (Age ~ 71 years)
  Children	+ 1. Gunhild Knutsdtr Av DANMARK,   b. Abt 1015, Danmark d. Tyskland   2. Harald,   b. Abt 1018, Danmark d. 1040 (Age ~ 22 years)   3. Hardaknut Canute KNUDSEN,   b. Abt 1020, Danmark d. 1042 (Age ~ 22 years)
  Family ID	F2124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2007