Canute Lavard
Duke of Schleswig and Danish prince · Denmark · On the map · Historical Figures · Lived 1096 to 1131 · aged 34
Saint Knud, also known as Canute Lavard was a Danish prince. Later he was the first Duke of Schleswig and the first border prince who was both a Danish and a German vassal, a position leading towards the historical double position of Southern Jutland.
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He was killed by his cousin Magnus the Strong, who saw him as a rival to the Danish throne. Canute Lavard was canonized in 1170.
