Canute Lavard
Saint Canute Lavard | |
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Canute Lavard in a fresco in Vigersted Church near Ringsted | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | 1096 Roskilde, Denmark |
| Died | 7 January 1131 forest of Haraldsted near Ringsted in Zealand, Denmark |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | 1169 by Pope Alexander III |
| Feast | 7 January |
| Attributes | knight with a wreath, lance, and ciborium |
| Patronage | Zealand, Denmark |
| Issue more... | Christina of Denmark Valdemar I of Denmark |
Saint Knud, also known as Canute Lavard (Danish: Knud Lavard; cognate with English Lord; 12 March 1096 – 7 January 1131) 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. He was killed by his cousin Magnus the Strong (c. 1106 – 1134), who saw him as a rival to the Danish throne. Canute Lavard was canonized in 1170.
He was an ancestor of the Valdemarian kings (Valdemarerne) and of their subsequent royal line. Canute Lavard was the father of King Valdemar I of Denmark (Valdemar den Store) and grandfather of King Valdemar II of Denmark (Valdemar Sejr).