Christian I of Denmark and Norway
| Christian I | |
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Portrait at Frederiksborg Castle, 15th century
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| King of Denmark (more...) | |
| Reign | 1 September 1448 – 21 May 1481 |
| Coronation | 28 October 1449 Copenhagen Cathedral |
| Predecessor | Christopher III |
| Successor | John |
| King of Norway (more...) | |
| Reign | 13 May 1450 – 21 May 1481 |
| Coronation | 2 August 1450, Trondheim |
| Predecessor | Charles I |
| Successor | John |
| King of Sweden (more...) | |
| Reign | 23 June 1457 – 23 June 1464 |
| Coronation | 29 June 1457, Uppsala |
| Predecessor | Charles VIII |
| Successor | Charles VIII |
| Born | February 1426 Oldenburg |
| Died | 21 May 1481 (aged 55) Copenhagen Castle |
| Burial | Roskilde Cathedral |
| Consort | Dorothea of Brandenburg |
| Issue among others... |
John, King of Denmark Margaret, Queen of Scots Frederick I, King of Denmark |
| House | Oldenburg |
| Father | Dietrich of Oldenburg |
| Mother | Helvig of Schauenburg |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Christian I (February 1426 – 21 May 1481) was a 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 Danish monarch of the House of Oldenburg.
He was a son of Count Dietrich of Oldenburg, a descendant of King Eric IV of Denmark, and Hedwig of Holstein, a descendant of King Eric V of Denmark and Abel of Denmark. In the power vacuum that arose following the childless death of King Christopher of Denmark, Sweden and Norway in 1448, Sweden elected Charles VIII king with the intent to reestablish the union under a Swedish king. Charles was elected king of Norway in the following year, but the counts of Holstein were more influential than the Swedes and the Norwegians together, and made the Danish Privy Council appoint Christian as king. 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 1460, following the childless death of his uncle, Duke Adolphus of Schleswig, Count of Holstein, Christian also became Duke of Schleswig and Count of Holstein.
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