Christian I King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden

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Christian I of Oldenburg (Oldenburg), King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden

Norwegian: Kong Christian I Christiaan von Oldenburg, Konge av Danmark, Norge og Sverige, Russian: Кристиан 1 Ольденбург, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, Danish: Christian I von Oldenburg (Oldenburg) Konge af Danmark, Norge og Sverige
Also Known As: "Greve af Oldenborg", "King Christian I of /Denmark/", "Norway", "Sweden", "Christian Of /Denmark/", "Christian I Of /DENMARK/", "Christian I /Denmark/", "Christian I Of Denmark And /Norway/", "Duke of Holstein", "Duke of Schleswig", "monarch of House of Oldenburg"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
Death: May 31, 1481 (55)
Københavns Slot, København, Danmark (Denmark)
Place of Burial: Roskilde, Danmark
Immediate Family:

Son of Dietrich "The Lucky" of Oldenburg, Count and Heilwig von Holstein-Rendsburg
Husband of Dorothea of Brandenburg
Father of Oluf af Danmark og Norge von Oldenburg, Prins; Prins Knud (Oldenburg), af Danmark og Norge; Margaret af Danmark og Norge von Oldenburg; Frederick I King of Denmark and Norway and John I, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Brother of Adelheid von Oldenburg; Moritz V von Oldenburg von Oldenburg, Graf von Delmenhorst and Gerhard VI "the Quarrelsome", Count of Oldenburg

Occupation: konge : Danmark (1448 - 21 May 1481), kong av Norge (May 1450-1481), konung av Sverige (1457-1464), Herzog von Schleswig (1460), Graf von Holstein (1460), Konge: 1448 - 1481, King of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Konge: Danmark 1448 - 1481, Norway and Sweden
Managed by: Günther Kipp
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About Christian I King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden

  • Christian Prince(Prinz) von Oldenburg,
  • Count(Graf) of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst( as Christian VI) 1440-1448
  • Duke(Herzog) von Schleswig and Holstein 1460
  • King of Denmark in 1448.
  • King of Norway in 1450.
  • King of Sweden in 1457.deposed in 1464

Predecessor: Theodoric(Dietrich) Successor: Gerhard VI

  • King of Denmark Reign 28 September 1448 – 21 May 1481

Predecessor: Christopher of Bavaria Successor: Johann(Hans)

  • King of Norway: Reign 1450 – 21 May 1481

Predecessor: Charles I Successor: Johann(Hans)

  • King of Sweden: Reign 1457–1464

Predecessor Charles VIII Successor Charles VIII

  • Count of Holstein; 1460–1474

Predecessor: Adolf VIII Successor: Became duke

  • Duke of Holstein: 1474-1481 and Duke of Schleswig: 1460–1481

Predecessor: Adolf VIII Successor: John(Hans I) and Frederick I


Über Christian I King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (Deutsch)

Begründete als König von D¨nemark, Norwegen und Schweden die oldenburgischen Linie des dänischen Königshauses. Er war zugleich herzog von Schleswig und Holstein.

  • Christian war als ältester Sohn des Grafen Dietrich von Oldenburg und Delmenhorst und dessen Gemahlin Heilwig von Holstein.
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Christian I King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden's Timeline

1426
February 1, 1426
Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
1450
September 29, 1450
1451
1451
København, Danmark (Denmark)
1455
February 2, 1455
Ålborg slot, Ålborg, Danmark (Denmark)
1456
June 23, 1456
København, Danmark (Denmark)
1471
October 7, 1471
Haderslevhus, Haderslev, Denmark
1481
May 31, 1481
Age 55
Københavns Slot, København, Danmark (Denmark)
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Roskilde Domkirke, Roskilde, Danmark (Denmark)