Christian Ier of Denmark

See also: Christian Ier

Christian 1st of Denmark , born in February 1426 with Oldenbourg, deceased the May 21st 1481 with Copenhagen.

King of the Denmark of 1448 with 1481, Norway of 1450 with 1481, and of Sweden of 1457 with 1464, within the framework of the Union of Kalmar, In 1459, it inherited his mother of the Grand-Duchy of Schleswig and Holstein (1460 with 1481).

The court reigns of Christian Ier of Denmark on Sweden was preceded by the regents Jöns Bengtsson Oxentierna and Erik Axelsson Tott, the regent Kettil Karlsson Vasa succeeded to him. Christophe of Bavaria, king of Denmark died in January 1448. Its death caused the bursting of the union of the three kingdoms (Norway, Sweden and Denmark). September 1st 1448, Christian d' Oldenbourg was elected king of Denmark under the name of Christian 1st of Denmark.

Family

Wire of the count Thierry d' Oldenbourg, duke Oldenburg, Duke of the Schleswig-Holstein, then King Denmark, Norway and Sweden and of Hedwige of the Schleswig-Holstein (its 2nd wife) girl of the Duke Gerard VI of Slesvig.

The October 28th 1449, Christian Ier of Denmark married with Copenhagen Dorothée de Brandebourg-Kulmbach (1430 - 1495), girl of Jean IV of Brandebourg-Külmbach).

Three children were born from this union:

Biography

It succeeded in 1448 Christophe of Bavaria on the throne of Denmark. Meanwhile, the June 20th 1448, Sweden elects king, Karl Knutsson Bonde under the name of Charles VIII of Sweden. Norway had to face a choice between a union with Sweden or Denmark or the election of a king. This last option was drawn aside, a war was declared between the partisans of Charles Knutsson Bonde for Sweden and Christian Ier for Denmark. The Norwegian royal Council was divided. In 1449, part of the Council was declared in favor of Charles Knutsson Bonde, but the June 15th 1449, another group of advisers paid homage to Christian Ier of Denmark. The November 20th 1449, Charles Knutsson Bonde was crowned king de Norvège with Tondheim. However the Swedish nobility took measures to avoid the war with Denmark. In June 1450, the royal Council forced Charles Knutsson Bonde to give up its claim concerning the throne of Norway. The question of succession to the Norwegian throne was thus decided between Denmark and Sweden, the royal Council of Norway found itself with a single candidate for the throne. During the summer 1450, Christian Ier of Denmark naviqua towards Norway with an important fleet, the August 2nd 1450, it was crowned king de Norvège with Tondheim. The August 29th 1450, a taity of union between Denmark and Norway was signed with Bergen. Norway became a hereditary kingdom. But with time, it was not any more one reality, as at the time of the last succession, the complaints were suspended for political reasons. On this treaty, it was indicated that Norway and Denmark were declared kingdom. The treaty of Bergen also stipulated that Denmark and Norway were to have a single king with perpetuity, that he would be elected among legitimate wire of the former king, if this one had a legitimate descent.

King Charles Knutsson Bonde became with very unpopular time in Sweden, it was forced to exile in 1457. Christian Ier of Denmark achieved his goal, he was elected king de Suède (1457) and restores the Union of Kalmar. He accepted the capacity of the archbishop Jons Bengtsson Oxenstierna and Eric Axelsson Tott. Its reign ended in 1464, the bishop Kettit Karlsson Vasa succeeded to him as regent. Charles Knutsson Bonde was recalled on the Norwegian throne, but knew the exile one second time, recalled again, it died during its third reign. Christain Ier of Denmark tried last once to obtain the throne of Sweden, this attempt ended in a military total failure with Brunkerberg (close to Stockholm) in October 1471, it was vainu by the Swedish regent, Sten Sture Old the which found allies in Denmark and in Sweden with the noble family Tott. Christian Ier of Denmark maintained his claim with the throne of Sweden until his death in 1481.

By the treaty of Ripen signed in 1460, Christian Ier of Denmark was selected to succeed his uncle the duke Adolphe VIII of Holstein and Schleswig deceased without children.

Between 1471 and 1473, at the request of Christian Ier of Denmark, the navigators Didrik and Hans Porthorst made a forwarding in the Atlantique - Northern, it probably led them to the Greenland, perhaps even with Newfoundland and the Labrador on the unintermitting Nord-Américain.

In 1462, Christian 1st of Denmark created the Ordre of the Elephant.

End

Christian 1st of Denmark east died in Copenhagen on May 21st, 1481. It was buried in the cathedral of Roskilde.

Genealogy

Christian Ier of Denmark belongs to the first branch of the Maison of Oldenbourg. This line gave kings to the Norway, the Sweden, the Denmark, this line died out in 1863 with the death of Frederic VII of Denmark.

Internal bonds

External bonds and sources

  • web.genealogie.free.fr

en.wikipedia.org

Partial source

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