Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Canute IV (1163-1202), also called Canute VI because the two prior kings Harthacanute were counted under the name Canute in older Lists of Rulers, was King of Denmark (1182-1202). Son of Waldemar the Great. Guided by the Bishop Absalon to not renew his fealty to Friedrich I Barbarossa of Germany. Conquered Pomerania and and personally led a crusade to Estonia 1197. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.