Canute or
Knud Valdemarsen (died 1260) was Duke of
Revelia,
Blekinge and
Lolland, a bastard son of King
Valdemar II of Denmark.
Canute was the son of the king by his concubine, Helena Guttormsdotter, widow of an important
Danish nobleman and daughter of the late Guttorm, Riksjarl of Sweden.
His father gave him lands in
Estonia as a hereditary duchy in 1219. He was Duke of
Reval 1219-23, but was dispossessed. As compensation, he was given
Blekinge in 1242, which he held until his death.
Canute supported the younger rebel brothers, Abel and Christopher, against King
Eric IV of Denmark in 1247. The king forced him to exchange Blekinge temporarily for
Lolland, but Blekinge was soon restored to Canute's possession.
Canute's wife was presumably a
Wendic lady, from the ducal House of
Pomerelia.
He left two sons:
Eric, Duke of Halland (died 1304) and Lord
Svantepolk Knudsen (died ca. 1305).
His land of Blekinge, with Lister, was given to his great-grandson lord
Knut Folkason in the 1330s by King
Magnus VII of Norway. Lord Knut's heirs continued to claim the lordship.
Category:House of EstridsenCategory:1260 deathsCategory:Danish nobilityet:Knud Valdemarsensv:Knut Valdemarsson av Danmark
