Canute V | |||||
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King of Denmark | |||||
Reign | 1146–1157[1] | ||||
Predecessor | Eric III Lamb | ||||
Successor | Valdemar I the Great | ||||
Born | c. 1129 | ||||
Died | 9 August 1157 (aged 27–28) Roskilde, Denmark | ||||
Consort | Helena of Sweden | ||||
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House | Estridsen | ||||
Father | Magnus I of Sweden | ||||
Mother | Richeza of Poland |
Canute V Magnussen (Danish: Knud V Magnussen) (c. 1129 – 9 August 1157) was a King of Denmark from 1146 to 1157, as co-regent in shifting alliances with Sweyn III and Valdemar I. Canute was killed at the so-called Bloodfeast of Roskilde in 1157. Nothing certain is known about his person and character.