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⚫ '''Christian I of Denmark''' (]-]) was ] of ] (]-]), king regent of the ] in ] (]-]) and king regent in ] (]-]). In Sweden his short tenure as ] was preceded by ]s, ] and ] and succeeded by viceroy ].


⚫ '''Christian I of Denmark''' (]-]) was ] of ] (]-]), king regent of the ] in ] (]-]) and king regent in ] (]-]). In Sweden his short tenure as ] was preceded by ]s, ] and ] and succeeded by viceroy ].


⚫ He was born in February 1426 in ]. His father was Count Dietrich of Oldenbourg (died ]). His mother was his father's second wife, Hedwig of Schleswig and Holstein (died ]). Christian had two brothers, Count Moritz V of Delmenhorst (] - ]) and Count Gerhard VI of Oldenbourg and Delmenhorst (] - ]), and one sister Adelheid.


⚫ He was born in February 1426 in ]. His father was Count Dietrich of Oldenburg (died ]). His mother was his father's second wife, Hedwig of Schleswig and Holstein (died ]). Christian had two brothers, Count Moritz V of Delmenhorst (] - ]) and Count Gerhard VI of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst (] - ]), and one sister Adelheid.
⚫ Christian married Dorothea of Brandenburg (] - ] ]), the widow of King ] and thus ] queen, on ] ] in ]. Dorothea and Christian had three children (two first-born sons Olaf (] - 1) and Knut (] - 5) died young): ] (Hans) (] - ]), Frederik (died ]) and Margarete (born ]), later Queen of ]. He died on ], ] in Copenhagen, at the age of 55.

⚫ Christian married Dorothea of Brandenburg (] - ] ]), the widow of King ] and thus ] queen, on ] ] in ]. Dorothea and Christian had five children:
# Olaf (]-])
# Knut (]-])
# ] ''(Kung Hans)'' (] - ]), Duke of Schleswig and Holstein, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
# Margarete (]-]), 13 years old married to the 17 years old King ]
# ] (]-]), Duke of Schleswig and Holstein, King of Denmark and Norway


King Christian died in Copenhagen on ], ], at the age of 55.




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Christian I of Denmark (1426-1481) was king of Denmark (1448-1481), king regent of the Kalmar Union in Norway (1450-1481) and king regent in Sweden (1457-1464). In Sweden his short tenure as regent was preceded by viceroys, Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna and Erik Axelsson Tott and succeeded by viceroy Kettil Karlsson Vasa.


He was born in February 1426 in Oldenburg. His father was Count Dietrich of Oldenburg (died 1444). His mother was his father's second wife, Hedwig of Schleswig and Holstein (died 1436). Christian had two brothers, Count Moritz V of Delmenhorst (1428 - 1464) and Count Gerhard VI of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst (1430 - 1500), and one sister Adelheid.

Christian married Dorothea of Brandenburg (1430 - November 25 1495), the widow of King Christopher of Bavaria and thus dowager queen, on October 28 1449 in Copenhagen. Dorothea and Christian had five children:

  1. Olaf (1450-1451)
  2. Knut (1451-1455)
  3. John (Kung Hans) (1455 - 1513), Duke of Schleswig and Holstein, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
  4. Margarete (1456-1486), 13 years old married to the 17 years old King James III of Scotland
  5. Frederik (1471-1533), Duke of Schleswig and Holstein, King of Denmark and Norway


King Christian died in Copenhagen on May 21, 1481, at the age of 55.


Preceded by:
Christopher of Bavaria

List of Danish monarchs
List of Norwegian monarchs

Succeeded by:
Hans

Preceded by:
Oxenstierna and Tott

List of Swedish monarchs

Succeeded by:
Kettil Vasa

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