Christian II of Denmark

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Christian II of Denmark was an early 16th-century Scandinavian king known for his turbulent reign over Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, his role in the final phase of the Kalmar Union, and his eventual deposition and long imprisonment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf House of Oldenburg ⓘ
King of Denmark ⓘ
King of Norway ⓘ
King of Sweden ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Christian the Good ⓘ
Christian the Tyrant ⓘ
associatedWith Kalmar Union ⓘ
attemptedComeback failed invasion of Norway in 1531 ⓘ
birthDate 1481-07-01 ⓘ
birthPlace Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Denmark

Nyborg ⓘ
Nyborg Castle ⓘ
burialPlace Franciscan Friary, Odense ⓘ
Odense ⓘ
capturedBy Frederick I of Denmark ⓘ
capturedOn 1532-07-01 ⓘ
causeOfDeposition noble opposition in Denmark and Sweden ⓘ
child Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan ⓘ
Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Francis of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: John of Denmark

John of Denmark (son of Christian II) ⓘ
coronationDateAsKingOfDenmark 1514-06-11 ⓘ
coronationDateAsKingOfSweden 1520-11-04 ⓘ
country Denmark ⓘ
Norway ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
deathDate 1559-01-25 ⓘ
deathPlace Kalundborg ⓘ
Kalundborg Castle ⓘ
Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Denmark
father John of Denmark ⓘ
fatherInLaw Philip I of Castile ⓘ
fullName Christian II ⓘ
grandfather Christian I of Denmark ⓘ
grandmother Dorothea of Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
house House of Oldenburg ⓘ
imprisonedAt Kalundborg Castle ⓘ
Sønderborg Castle ⓘ
languageOfName Danish ⓘ
mother Christina of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ
motherInLaw Joanna of Castile ⓘ
nativeName Christian 2. ⓘ
linked to: Christian
notableEvent Stockholm Bloodbath ⓘ
participatedIn final phase of the Kalmar Union ⓘ
politicalOrientation pro-burgher and anti-nobility policies ⓘ
predecessor John of Denmark ⓘ
reignEnd 1523-01-20 ⓘ
reignEndAsKingOfNorway 1523-01-20 ⓘ
reignEndAsKingOfSweden 1521-08-23 ⓘ
reignStart 1513-10-22 ⓘ
reignStartAsKingOfNorway 1513-10-22 ⓘ
reignStartAsKingOfSweden 1520-11-04 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
responsibleFor Stockholm Bloodbath ⓘ
sibling Elisabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Francis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ
spouse Dyveke Sigbritsdatter ⓘ
Isabella of Austria ⓘ
successor Frederick I of Denmark ⓘ
successorAsKingOfSweden Gustav I of Sweden ⓘ
title Duke of Holstein ⓘ
Duke of Schleswig ⓘ
yearsImprisoned approximately 27 years ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kalmar Union → monarch → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Isabella of Austria → spouse → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Christian → wasBorneBy → Christian II of Norway ⓘ
linked to: Christian II of Denmark
Gustav I of Sweden → opponent → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
subject linked to: King Gustav I of Sweden
Christian II of Denmark → fullName → Christian II ⓘ
linked to: Christian II of Denmark
Stockholm Bloodbath → orderedBy → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Stockholm Bloodbath → perpetrator → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Stockholm Bloodbath → significantPerson → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Swedish War of Liberation → opposingCommander → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Swedish War of Liberation → relatedTo → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
John of Denmark → father → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Frederick I of Denmark → predecessor → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Christina of Denmark → father → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Elizabeth of Denmark → sibling → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Isabella of Burgundy → spouse → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Gustav Eriksson → predecessor → Christian II of Denmark and Norway ⓘ
linked to: Christian II of Denmark
Eilif Peterssen → notableWork → Christian II signing the death warrant of Torben Oxe ⓘ
linked to: Christian II of Denmark
John, King of Denmark → child → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
John, King of Denmark → successorAsKingOfDenmark → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
John, King of Denmark → successorAsKingOfNorway → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Olav Engelbrektsson → supported → King Christian II of Denmark–Norway ⓘ
linked to: Christian II of Denmark
Franciscan Friary, Odense → notableBurial → King Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Christian II of Denmark
Franciscan Friary, Odense → associatedWith → King Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Christian II of Denmark
Christian the Tyrant → refersTo → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Christian the Tyrant → alsoKnownAs → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Stockholms blodbad → orderedBy → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Stockholms blodbad → perpetrator → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Stockholms blodbad → relatedTo → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Dyveke Sigbritsdatter → closeTo → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Dyveke Sigbritsdatter → confidantOf → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Dyveke Sigbritsdatter → partner → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Dyveke Sigbritsdatter → affairWith → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
John of Denmark → father → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Christian the Good → alternateName → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Sten Sture the Younger → successor → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Sten Sture the Younger → opposedBy → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Count's Feud → hasParticipant → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
Frederick I of Denmark → predecessor → Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
subject linked to: Frederick I