Charles VIII of Sweden

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Charles VIII of Sweden , Charles Ier of Norway , or Karl Knutsson (Plug) born in 1409, initially regent with the title of Riksförestandare of (1438 - 1440) then king of Sweden (1448 - 1457), (1464 - 1465) and of 1467 until its death in 1470) and transitory king of Norway (1449 - 1450).

Wire of Knut (Tordsson) Plug, which often makes it indicate under the name of Canutson , it claimed to descend from the king Eric IX of Sweden, known as the Saint . The union of the kingdoms of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, proclaimed with Kalmar in 1397 by Marguerite Anger of Denmark, having been for Sweden only one source of calamities, was broken in 1448, and Karl Knutsson was elected king de Suède. Norway recognized it in this quality the following year; but this kingdom was not long in being to him removed by Christian Ier of Denmark, which forced it even some time after giving up the throne of Sweden (1457). Charles took it again soon in 1464, but to again lose it in 1465. Given third once in possession of its crown (1467), it preserved it until its death at Stockholm the May 15th 1470.

It had like successor the regent Sten Sture Old the.

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