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This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the kings and queen regnants of Denmark. This includes: The Kingdom of Denmark (up to 1397) Personal union of Denmark and Norway (1380–1397) The Kalmar Union (1397–1536) Union of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1397–1523) Union of Denmark and Norway (1523–1536/1537)
1523 marked not only the end of Christian II’s reign but also, in practice, the end of the Kalmar Union. In this year, Denmark and Sweden gained their own kings, who both came to power as a result of an uprising against Christian II. Frederik I’s major task was to consolidate his royal power.
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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.
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By Justin Brown. Long before the European Union, there was the Kalmar Union. It was a grand experiment in middle-age Scandinavian diplomacy. For over a century, three kingdoms – Denmark, Norway, and Sweden – were united under the same king, bound together by promises of peace and prosperity. It was an era of both great potential and great ...
Denmark in the Late Middle Ages. The Late Middle Ages is often described as a time of decline – a period characterised by decay and crisis. The Black Death, the Little Ice Age, the Hundred Years’ War and chaotic conditions in the Catholic Church are examples of crises that are often highlighted at the European level.
Frederik I, who ruled from 1523 to 1533, did all in his power to increase his own and Denmark’s control of Norway in this period. In clear violation of his Norwegian Coronation Charter of 1524, Frederik placed prominent Danish nobles in central political and military positions in Norway.
Viking society, which had developed by the 9th century, included the peoples that lived in what are now Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and, from the 10th century, Iceland.In the beginning, political power was relatively diffused, but it eventually became centralized in the respective Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish kingdoms—a process that helped to bring about the end of the Viking era.
