Canute VI of Denmark
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Canute VI of Denmark was a 12th–13th century king of Denmark from the House of Estridsen who consolidated royal authority and expanded Danish influence in the Baltic region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canute VI of Denmark canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5096698 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canute VI of Denmark Context triple: [Ingeborg of Denmark, sibling, Canute VI of Denmark]
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A.
Valdemar II of Denmark
Valdemar II of Denmark was a 13th-century Danish king known for expanding his realm into a powerful Baltic empire and for his role in the legendary origins of the Danish flag, the Dannebrog.
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B.
Harthacnut
Harthacnut was a 11th-century king of Denmark and England from the House of Knýtlinga, known for his brief and turbulent reign that preceded that of Edward the Confessor.
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C.
Valdemar I of Denmark
Valdemar I of Denmark was a 12th-century Danish king known for consolidating royal power, defeating rival claimants, and laying the foundations for Denmark’s medieval expansion and Christianization.
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D.
Harold Bluetooth
Harold Bluetooth was a 10th-century king of Denmark and Norway known for uniting much of Scandinavia and for inspiring the name of the modern Bluetooth wireless technology standard.
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E.
John of Denmark
John of Denmark was a 16th-century Danish prince, the son of King Christian II of Denmark and Isabella of Austria, who died in childhood.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canute VI of Denmark Target entity description: Canute VI of Denmark was a 12th–13th century king of Denmark from the House of Estridsen who consolidated royal authority and expanded Danish influence in the Baltic region.
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A.
Valdemar II of Denmark
Valdemar II of Denmark was a 13th-century Danish king known for expanding his realm into a powerful Baltic empire and for his role in the legendary origins of the Danish flag, the Dannebrog.
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B.
Harthacnut
Harthacnut was a 11th-century king of Denmark and England from the House of Knýtlinga, known for his brief and turbulent reign that preceded that of Edward the Confessor.
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C.
Valdemar I of Denmark
Valdemar I of Denmark was a 12th-century Danish king known for consolidating royal power, defeating rival claimants, and laying the foundations for Denmark’s medieval expansion and Christianization.
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D.
Harold Bluetooth
Harold Bluetooth was a 10th-century king of Denmark and Norway known for uniting much of Scandinavia and for inspiring the name of the modern Bluetooth wireless technology standard.
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E.
John of Denmark
John of Denmark was a 16th-century Danish prince, the son of King Christian II of Denmark and Isabella of Austria, who died in childhood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Denmark
ⓘ
human ⓘ medieval monarch ⓘ |
| ally | Absalon, Archbishop of Lund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assertedSuzeraintyOver |
Mecklenburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pomerania NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of the southern Baltic coast ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1163 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Ringsted Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | none known ⓘ |
| conflict |
conflicts with Henry the Lion
ⓘ
wars against the Wends ⓘ |
| coronationPlace | Ringsted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coronationYear | 1170 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Denmark ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1202 ⓘ |
| dynasticSuccession | hereditary monarchy in Denmark ⓘ |
| era |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ |
| father | Valdemar I of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignPolicy | intervention in the affairs of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| fullName | Canute VI of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Canute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
consolidation of royal authority in Denmark
ⓘ
expansion of Danish influence in the Baltic region ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Old Danish ⓘ |
| monarchOf | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Sophia of Minsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Estridsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Valdemar I of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regentDuringMinority |
Absalon, Archbishop of Lund
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valdemar I of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1202 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1182 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| royalHouse | House of Estridsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Helena of Denmark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ingeborg of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Richeza of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Valdemar II of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Gertrude of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strengthenedInstitution |
Danish church
ⓘ
Danish monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | By the grace of God King of the Danes ⓘ |
| successor | Valdemar II of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | King of the Danes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Canute VI of Denmark Description of subject: Canute VI of Denmark was a 12th–13th century king of Denmark from the House of Estridsen who consolidated royal authority and expanded Danish influence in the Baltic region.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.