Charles VIII of Sweden

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Charles VIII of Sweden was a 15th-century monarch who ruled Sweden and, at times, Norway during the turbulent Kalmar Union era, playing a key role in the Scandinavian power struggles of his day.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Charles VIII of Sweden canonical 11
King of the Kalmar Union 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century monarch ⓘ
King of Norway ⓘ
King of Sweden ⓘ
human ⓘ
burialPlace Riddarholmen Church ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Sweden ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1408 ⓘ
1409 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1470-05-15 ⓘ
familyName Bonde ⓘ
givenName Charles ⓘ
Karl ⓘ
memberOf House of Bonde ⓘ
monarchOf Norway ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
nativeName Karl Knutsson Bonde ⓘ
nobleTitle Knight ⓘ
Riksråd (member of the Swedish Council of the Realm) ⓘ
notableFor leading Swedish resistance to Danish dominance in the Kalmar Union ⓘ
multiple depositions and restorations as King of Sweden ⓘ
strengthening the position of the Swedish nobility ⓘ
participatedIn Scandinavian power struggles of the 15th century ⓘ
partOf Kalmar Union era ⓘ
linked to: Kalmar Union
placeOfBirth Sweden ⓘ
placeOfDeath Stockholm ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
positionHeld King of Norway ⓘ
King of Sweden ⓘ
Lord High Constable of Sweden ⓘ
Privy Councillor of Sweden ⓘ
Regent of Sweden ⓘ
predecessor Christopher of Bavaria ⓘ
regnalName Charles VIII ⓘ
reignEnd 1450 (as King of Norway) ⓘ
1457 (first reign as King of Sweden) ⓘ
1465 (second reign as King of Sweden) ⓘ
1470 (third reign as King of Sweden) ⓘ
reignStart 1448 (first reign as King of Sweden) ⓘ
1449 (as King of Norway) ⓘ
1464 (second reign as King of Sweden) ⓘ
1467 (third reign as King of Sweden) ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Birgitta Turesdotter Bielke ⓘ
Catherine Karlsdotter (Gumsehuvud) ⓘ
Kristina Abrahamsdotter ⓘ
successor Christian I of Denmark ⓘ
Sten Sture the Elder ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

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

Christian I of Denmark → predecessorAsKingOfNorway → Charles VIII of Sweden ⓘ
Christian I of Denmark → predecessorAsKingOfSweden → Charles VIII of Sweden ⓘ
Christian I of Denmark → successorAsKingOfSweden → Charles VIII of Sweden ⓘ
Christopher of Bavaria → successorSweden → Charles VIII of Sweden ⓘ
Karl Knutsson Bonde → hasTitle → Charles VIII of Sweden ⓘ
medieval Kingdom of Sweden → notableRuler → Charles VIII of Sweden ⓘ
Christopher III of Bavaria → positionHeld → King of the Kalmar Union ⓘ
linked to: Charles VIII of Sweden
Christopher III of Bavaria → successorAsKingOfSweden → Charles VIII of Sweden ⓘ
Christopher III of Denmark → successorAsKingOfSweden → Charles VIII of Sweden ⓘ
Christopher III of Denmark → title → King of the Kalmar Union ⓘ
linked to: Charles VIII of Sweden
Eric XIII of Sweden → successorAsKingOfSweden → Charles VIII of Sweden ⓘ
Eric VII of Denmark → successorAsKingOfSweden → Charles VIII of Sweden ⓘ