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Christian I

Type Figure Region Denmark Time 1426–1481 Also known as King Christian I of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway, who also held the Swedish throne (1457–1464); founded the University of Copenhagen in 1479 and strengthened Nordic royal …

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  1. 1448–1470Copenhagen · DenmarkElected King of Denmark in 1448 and granted the Norwegian throne in 1450; he also held Sweden from 1457 to 1464 before losing it, and worked to maintain Danish supremacy over the realms within the framework of the Kalmar Union.
  2. 1471–1480Denmark · DenmarkIn his later years he continued diplomacy with Sweden, the Hanseatic League, and Scotland; in 1479 he founded the University of Copenhagen, promoting Nordic scholarship and church reform; in 1469 his daughter Margaret married King James III of Scotland.

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