Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union (1426–1481)
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Christian I
Portrait at Frederiksborg Castle, 15th century
King of Denmark
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Reign
1 September 1448 – 21 May 1481
Coronation
28 October 1449 Copenhagen Cathedral
Predecessor
Christopher III
Successor
John
King of Norway
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Reign
13 May 1450 – 21 May 1481
Coronation
2 August 1450, Trondheim
Predecessor
Charles I
Successor
John
King of Sweden
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Reign
23 June 1457 – 23 June 1464
Coronation
29 June 1457, Uppsala
Predecessor
Charles VIII
Successor
Charles VIII
Count of Oldenburg
Reign
1440-1448
Predecessor
Dietrich I
Successor
Gerhard VI
Born
February 1426 (1426-02) Oldenburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died
21 May 1481(1481-05-21) (aged 55) Copenhagen Castle
Burial
Roskilde Cathedral
Spouse
Dorothea of Brandenburg
(m. 1449)
Issue among others...
John, King of Denmark
Margaret, Queen of Scots
Frederick I, King of Denmark
House
Oldenburg
Father
Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg
Mother
Helvig of Schauenburg
Christian 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 Empire). He was the first king of the House of Oldenburg.[1]
In the power vacuum that arose following the death of King Christopher of Bavaria (1416–1448) without a direct heir, Sweden elected Charles VIII of Sweden (1408–1470) king with the intent to reestablish the union under a Swedish king. Charles was elected king of Norway in the following year. However the counts of Holstein made the Danish Privy Council appoint Christian as king of Denmark. His subsequent accessions to the thrones of Norway (in 1450) and Sweden (in 1457) restored the unity of the Kalmar Union for a short period. In 1463, Sweden broke away from the union and Christian's attempt at a reconquest resulted in his defeat by the Swedish regent Sten Sture the Elder at the Battle of Brunkeberg in 1471.[2]
In 1460, following the death of his uncle, Duke Adolphus of Schleswig, Count of Holstein, Christian also became Duke of Schleswig and Count of Holstein.[citation needed]
^Burke's Royal families of the World, I Europe & Latin America ISBN 0 85011 023 8 p. 68
^"Battle of Brunkeberg 1471". tripod.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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