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Canute IV (c. 1042 – 10 July 1086), later known as Canute the Holy (Danish: Knud IV den Hellige) or Saint Canute (Sankt Knud), 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 .
Knut Eriksson (Old Norse: Knútr Eiríksson; born before 1150 – died 1195/96), also known as Canute I, was King of Sweden from 1173 to 1195 (rival king since 1167). He was a son of King Erik the Saint and Queen Christina , who was a granddaughter of the Swedish king Inge the Elder .
Cnut (/ k ə ˈ nj uː t /; [3] Old Norse: Knútr Old Norse pronunciation:; [a] c. 990 – 12 November 1035), also known as Canute and with the epithet the Great, [4] [5] [6] was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035. [1]
One of the Motor City’s biggest annual cultural events, the Detroit Jazz Festival, is back for another four-day, Labor Day weekend celebration downtown. 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival: What to know ...
Contemporary sources do not give a cause of death, some suggest he succumbed to wounds received in battle. Adam of Bremen writing in about 1080 claims Edmund was poisoned, while William of Malmesbury writing c. 1140 claims the cause of his death is unknown, but brings up a “rumor” that he was assassinated while sitting on a toilet.
The Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center, a state-of-the-art performance venue located at 4715 Cass Ave. on Wayne State University’s (WSU) campus in Midtown Detroit, is a partnership between WSU and ...
The Detroit Jazz Festival will be held in downtown Detroit, Aug. 30-Sept. 2. Here’s a list of this year’s lineup, with more local artists to be announced later: 2024 Artist-In-Residence Brian ...
One Danish chronicle states that the Danes had previously deposed Harald in favour of Cnut, then brought back Harald because of Cnut's frequent absences, until Cnut finally became king permanently after his brother's death. [14] King Olaf II of Norway and King Anund Jacob of Sweden, seeing the combined Anglo-Danish kingdom as a threat – Cnut ...