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Christopher of Bavaria (German: Christoph von Pfalz-Neumarkt; Danish and Norwegian: Christoffer af/av Bayern; Swedish Kristofer av Bayern; 26 February 1416 – 5/6 January 1448), was King of Denmark (1440–48, as Christopher III), Sweden (1441–48) and Norway (1442–48) during the era of the Kalmar Union.
Christopher III (born Feb. 26, 1418—died Jan. 5, 1448, Hälsingborg, Den. [now Helsingborg, Sweden]) was the king of the Danes (1439–48), Swedes (1441–48), and Norwegians (1442–48) whose reign saw a sharp decline in royal power as a result of commercial domination by the north German trading centres of the Hanseatic League and ...
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Emperor Louis IV had reunited Bavaria in 1340 but from 1349 onwards Bavaria was split among the descendants of Louis IV, who created the branches Bavaria-Landshut, Bavaria-Straubing, Bavaria-Ingolstadt and Bavaria-Munich.
Christopher of Bavaria (German: Christoph von Pfalz-Neumarkt; Danish and Norwegian: Christoffer af/av Bayern; Swedish Kristofer av Bayern; 26 February 1416 – 5/6 January 1448), was King of Denmark (1440–48, as Christopher III), Sweden (1441–48) and Norway (1442–48) during the era of the Kalmar Union.
Feb 26, 2024 · Christopher III (February 26, 1416 – January 5/6, 1448), known as Christopher of Bavaria, was King of Denmark (1440–48, as Christopher III), Sweden (1441–48) and Norway (1442–48) during the era of the Kalmar Union.
May 27, 2020 · When little Prince Christopher was born in Bavaria in 1416 as the son of a German Count, he hardly thought he would become king of three European nations. Yet that was exactly what he became.
Feb 20, 2019 · Learn about the personal union between Norway, Denmark and Sweden under a single crown from 1397 to 1523. Find out how Margaret, Haakon, Olaf and Eric shaped the history of Scandinavia and the Hanseatic League.
