Christian II of Denmark
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Christian II, was a monarch under the Kalmar Union, reigning as King of Denmark and Norway from 1513 until 1523. He was briefly King of Sweden from 1520 until 1521. As king of Denmark, he was concurre
Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1523
Christian's parents, King John and Queen Christina
Isabella of Austria, Christian's wife.
Christian and Isabella depicted on an altarpiece in Elsinore.
Frederick I of Denmark
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Frederick I was King of Denmark and Norway from 1523 and 1524, respectively, until his death in 1533, and earlier co-duke Duke of Schleswig and Holstein.
Christian II of Denmark
…was briefly King of Sweden from 1520 until 1521. As king of Denmark, he was concurrently Duke of Schleswig and Holstein in joint rule with his uncle Frederick. As king, Christian tried to maintain the Kalmar Union between the Scandinavian countries, which brought him to war with Sweden, lasting between 1518…
Posthumous portrait of Frederick by painter Jacob Binck, 1539. No contemporary portraits of the King are known.
Gold coin or medal of Frederick I. Shows him together with Sophia on the obverse, and coat of arms on the reverse.
Sophie of Pomerania
Frederick I, unknown painter. Swedish National Museum.