Canute V of Denmark (; born before 1120 - August 9, 1157) was a King of Denmark and a co-regent with Sweyn III and Valdemar I between 1146 and 1157.Canute was the son of King Niels' son Magnus, who had slain Canute Lavard. After the abdication of Eric III in 1146, the magnates of Jutland declared him king and for the following years he tried in vain to defeat his rival Sweyn III on Zealand. Canute participated in the 1147 Wendish Crusade. In 1151 he was expelled from Denmark and his request for help from Frederick Barbarossa only resulted in a compromise which made him the inferior co-regent of Sweyn.
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