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Christian I (Christiern I) (February 1426 – 21 May 1481) was a German noble and Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union. He was king of Denmark (1448–1481), Norway (1450–1481) and Sweden (1457–1464). From 1460 to 1481, he was also duke of Schleswig (within Denmark) and count (after 1474, duke) of Holstein (within the Holy Roman ...
Christian I (born 1426—died May 21, 1481, Copenhagen, Den.) was the king of Denmark (1448–81), Norway (1450–81), and Sweden (1457–64, 1465–67), and founder of the Oldenburg dynasty, which ruled Denmark until 1863. He tried to gain control over Sweden and maintain a union of the Scandinavian nations but was defeated by rebellious ...
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Dec 28, 2023 · Christian Prince (Prinz) von Oldenburg, Count (Graf) of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst ( as Christian VI) 1440-1448. Duke (Herzog) von Schleswig and Holstein 1460. King of Denmark in 1448. King of Norway in 1450. King of Sweden in 1457.deposed in 1464.
- February 01, 1426
- Roskilde, Danmark
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Christian I (Christiern I) (February 1426 – 21 May 1481) was a German noble and Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union. He was king of Denmark (1448–1481), Norway (1450–1481) and Sweden (1457–1464). From 1460 to 1481, he was also duke of Schleswig (within Denmark) and count (after 1474, duke) of Holstein (within the Holy Roman ...
When Christian I King of Denmark was born in February 1426, in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, his father, Dietrich Count of Oldenburg, was 36 and his mother, Helvig of Schauenburg, was 26. He married Dorothea of Brandenburg on 28 October 1449, in Copenhagen, København, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters.
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Search for: 'Christian I' in Oxford Reference ». (1426–81)King of Denmark and Norway (1448–81) and Sweden (1457–64), who founded the Oldenburg dynasty. Elected to power by the Danish Rigstad and confirming his status by marriage to his predecessor's widow, he gained the Swedish throne after the war of 1451–57, but lost control to the ...
Frederik I, King of Denmark and Norway (1471 – 1533), married (1) Anna of Brandenburg, had two children including King Christian III (2) Sophie of Pomerania, had six children. Christian’s rival King Karl VIII; Credit – Wikipedia. Norway was now faced with a union with Denmark or Sweden or electing a separate king, an option quickly discarded.
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