Christopher III of Bavaria

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Christopher III of Bavaria was a 15th-century monarch who ruled as king of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway during the Kalmar Union.

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Christopher III of Bavaria canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century monarch
King of Denmark
King of Norway
human
monarch
alsoKnownAs Christopher III
Christopher of Bavaria
birthDate 1416
birthPlace Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
burialPlace Roskilde Cathedral
centuryOfActivity 15th century
countryOfCitizenship Bavaria
deathDate 1448-01-05
deathPlace Helsingborg
linked to: Helsingborg, Sweden
father John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt
fullName Christopher III of Bavaria
givenName Christopher
hasNoSurvivingIssue true
house House of Wittelsbach
monarchOf Denmark
Norway
Sweden
mother Catherine of Pomerania
nobleFamily House of Wittelsbach
notableFor ruling the three kingdoms of the Kalmar Union
partOf Kalmar Union
positionHeld King of Denmark
King of Norway
King of Sweden
King of the Kalmar Union
predecessorAsKingOfDenmark Eric of Pomerania
predecessorAsKingOfNorway Eric of Pomerania
predecessorAsKingOfSweden Eric of Pomerania
reignEnd 1448
reignEndAsKingOfDenmark 1448
reignEndAsKingOfNorway 1448
reignEndAsKingOfSweden 1448
reignStart 1440
reignStartAsKingOfDenmark 1440
reignStartAsKingOfNorway 1442
reignStartAsKingOfSweden 1441
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
spouse Dorothea of Brandenburg
successorAsKingOfDenmark Christian I of Denmark
successorAsKingOfNorway Christian I of Denmark
successorAsKingOfSweden Charles VIII of Sweden

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Christopher of Bavaria alsoKnownAs Christopher III of Bavaria
Christopher III of Bavaria fullName Christopher III of Bavaria
Christopher of the Palatinate alsoKnownAs Christopher III of Bavaria