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Facts

Also Known As Christiern II
Born July 1, 1481 • Nyborg • Denmark
Died January 25, 1559 (aged 77) • Kalundborg • Denmark
Title / Office king (1520-1523), Sweden • king (1513-1523), Denmark
Role In Stockholm Bloodbath

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Margrethe II
Margrethe II
queen of Denmark
Margaret I
Margaret I
queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
Christian I
Christian I
Scandinavian king
John of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden; detail from a plaster cast of his tombstone, original sculpture by Claus Berg, c. 1513; in the Cathedral of St. Canute, Odense, Den.
John
king of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
Statue of Bishop Ansgar wearing ornate robes and a mitre, holding a model of a church and a bishop's staff, set against a brick wall in Hamburg, Germany.
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Erik VII
king of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
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Christopher III
king of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
Valdemar IV Atterdag
Valdemar IV Atterdag
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Anker Jørgensen
prime minister of Denmark
Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Helle Thorning-Schmidt
prime minister of Denmark
King Frederik of Denmark
Frederik X
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Canute
Canute (I)
king of England, Denmark, and Norway
An Australian queen
Queen Mary of Denmark
queen of Denmark
Mette Frederiksen
Mette Frederiksen
prime minister of Denmark
Johannes Ewald, engraving by Johan Frederik Clemens, 1779.
Johannes Ewald
Danish poet
Valdemar II, coin, 13th century; in the Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen
Valdemar II
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Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
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Valdemar I
Valdemar I
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