Christian II of Denmark

Christian II (1481 – 1559) was a Danish monarch and King of Denmark, Norway (1513 – 1523) and Sweden (1520 – 1521), under the Kalmar Union. Christian was born the son of King John of Denmark ("Kong Hans") and Christina of Saxony, at Nyborg Castle in 1481 and succeeded his father as king and regent in Denmark and Norway, where he later was to be succeeded by his uncle king Frederick I of Denmark. In Sweden he was as a result of his conquest of Sweden and his involvement in the Stockholm Bloodbath to be remembered as Christian the Tyrant.

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1481 - 1559 - Denmark - Norway - 1513 - 1523 - Sweden - 1520 - 1521 - Kalmar Union - John of Denmark - Frederick I of Denmark - Stockholm Bloodbath

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Christian II

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Reign in DenmarkJuly 22, 1513 – January 20, 1523

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July 22 - 1513 - January 20 - 1523

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Reign in NorwayJuly 22, 1513 – January 20, 1523

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July 22 - 1513 - January 20 - 1523

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Regency from 1506.

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Reign in SwedenNovember 1, 1520 – August, 1521

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November 1 - 1520 - 1521

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CoronationJune 11, 1514 in Denmark

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June 11 - 1514

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July 20, 1514 in Norway

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July 20 - 1514

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November 4, 1520 in Sweden

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November 4 - 1520

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QueenIsabella of Burgundy

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PredecessorsJohn in Denmark and Norway

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Sten Sture the Younger in Sweden

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SuccessorsFrederick I in Denmark and Norway

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Gustav I in Sweden

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Date of BirthJuly 1, 1481

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July 1 - 1481

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Place of BirthNyborg Castle, Denmark

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Nyborg Castle - Denmark

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Date of DeathJanuary 25, 1559

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January 25 - 1559

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Place of DeathKalundborg Castle, Denmark

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Kalundborg Castle - Denmark

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Place of BurialOdense, Denmark

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Odense - Denmark

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