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Christian II (1 July 1481 – 25 January 1559) was a Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union who reigned as King of Denmark and Norway, from 1513 until 1523, and Sweden from 1520 until 1521. From 1513 to 1523, he was concurrently Duke of Schleswig and Holstein in joint rule with his uncle Frederick .
Jan 21, 2024 · Christian II, (born July 1, 1481, Nyborg, Den.—died Jan. 25, 1559, Kalundborg) king of Denmark and Norway (1513–23) and of Sweden (1520–23) whose reign marked the end of the Kalmar Union (1397–1523), a political union of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
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His coat of arms on the reverse. Christian III (12 August 1503 – 1 January 1559) reigned as King of Denmark from 1534 and King of Norway from 1537 until his death in 1559. During his reign, Christian formed close ties between the church and the crown.
- 4 July 1534 – 1 January 1559
- Anna of Brandenburg
e. Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat RE (Christian Valdemar Henri John; born 15 October 2005), is the heir apparent to the Danish throne. He is the eldest child of King Frederik X and Queen Mary. He was born during the reign of his paternal grandmother, Queen Margrethe II.
Nov 3, 2020 · Christian II (1481-1559) ruled Denmark and Norway from 1513 to 1523 as well as Sweden for some of that time, from 1520 to 1521. In Sweden he has been remembered as the instigator of a bloody massacre, whereas in Denmark he has been lauded as a supporter of the poor against the aristocracy.
- Martin Alm
When King Christian II of Denmark-Norway-Sweden was born on 1 July 1481, in Nyborg, Nyborg, Fyn, Denmark, his father, King Hans Von Oldenburg of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, was 26 and his mother, Christina von Sachsen, was 19.
Jul 1, 1481 - Jan 25, 1559. Christian II was a Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union who reigned as King of Denmark and Norway, from 1513 until 1523, and Sweden from 1520 until 1521....