992 - 1035 (43 years)
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| Name |
Canute (The Great) King of England |
| Birth |
992 |
Denmark  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
12 Nov 1035 |
Shaftesbury, Dorest |
| Burial |
Winchester Cathedral |
| Person ID |
I110737 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
19 Aug 2013 |
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| Notes |
- Below from http://www.gallica.co.uk/celts/monarch.htm
Part of "GALLICA. Historical & Archaeological Interpretation", "World ofthe Celts
Canute had been King of Denmark for three years when he came to theEnglish throne and thereafter he ruled the two countries. Here is a caseof a poacher turned gamekeeper. He was regarded as a conqueror by theEnglish people and he settled Danish nobles on English land but he didbring order to a people thoroughly demoralised by 30 years of war. Hemarried Emma the widow of King Ethelred and they had a son Hardicanute.He also had a common law wife Elfgifa and their son was Harold. In 1017he divided England into four provinces each having a se ate ruler. Herespected the English church and assisted in restoring it's authority. Hemade several expeditions to Scandinavia which showed how secure andconfident he felt in leaving his new Kingdom. In 1027 he went to Rome forthe coronation of Conrad, the Holy Roman Emperor, and used the visit aswould a modern diplomat to secure trade benefits, and obtain advantagesfor the English Church and the noblemen. His chief advisors were GodwinEarl of Wessex and Leofric Earl of Mercia. Canute gave a sense ofsecurity to the ordinary man and generally brought order to the country.He died at Shaftesbury on Wednesday November 12th 1035. During his reign,the title "Earl" replaced the Anglo-Saxon "Ealdorman".
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