Christopher of Bavaria
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Christopher of Bavaria was King of Denmark, Sweden and Norway during the era of the Kalmar Union. He ruled after the Kalmar Union's King Erik of Pomerania was deposed. Early in his reign, he put down
Christopher of Bavaria crop
Christopher as portrayed in an 1850s German publication
Christopher's father, Count Palatine John
Karl Knutsson
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Karl Knutsson Bonde, also known as Charles VIII and called Charles I in Norwegian contexts, was King of Sweden and King of Norway.
Christopher of Bavaria
…Pomerania Successor Christian I King of Sweden Reign 1441 – 5 January 1448 Coronation 13 September 1441 in Uppsala Predecessor Erik of Pomerania Successor Karl Knutsson King of Norway Reign June 1442 – 5 January 1448 Coronation 2 July 1442 in Oslo Predecessor Erik of Pomerania Successor Karl Knutsson Count of…
Wood sculpture of Karl Knutsson by his contemporary Bernt Notke. Made posthumously (c. 1480s), but considered to have real likeness.
![Karl Knutsson leaving Viborg Castle for the election of the new king in 1448, Severin Falkman [fi], 1886](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Severin_Falkman_-_Karl_Knutson_Bonde_Leaving_Vyborg_Castle_for_the_Royal_Election_in_Stockholm_1448.jpg/500px-Severin_Falkman_-_Karl_Knutson_Bonde_Leaving_Vyborg_Castle_for_the_Royal_Election_in_Stockholm_1448.jpg)
Karl Knutsson leaving Viborg Castle for the election of the new king in 1448, Severin Falkman [fi], 1886
Detail of Queen Catherine's gravestone at Vadstena Abbey, where her husband the king is called Karl II.
Karl's 16th century grave monument in Riddarholm Church