{"slug": "christopher-ii-of-denmark", "label": "Christopher II of Denmark", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_II_of_Denmark", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q350186", "qid": "Q350186", "description": "King of Denmark", "entries": 7, "years": 7, "span": [1276, 1340], "span_label": ["1276 CE", "1340 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "henry-ii-lord-of-mecklenburg", "label": "Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "denmark", "label": "Denmark", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "hanseatic-league", "label": "Hanseatic League", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "eric-vi-of-denmark", "label": "Eric VI of Denmark", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1276, "year_label": "1276 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "September 29", "text": "September 29 – Christopher II, king of Denmark (d. 1332)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1344445633#Births", "title": "1276", "revid": 1344445633, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1319, "year_label": "1319 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "November 13", "text": "November 13 – King Eric VI of Denmark dies after a 33-year reign at Roskilde, leaving a vacancy that will not be filled until the January election of his brother Christopher II. During his rule, he attempts to control the routes of the Hanseatic League. The Hanse, an association of Baltic merchants, expels the English and Scots, and gains a monopoly of trade with Norway.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361361432#October_–_December", "title": "1319", "revid": 1361361432, "section": "Events › October – December"}}, {"year": 1323, "year_label": "1323 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 21", "text": "May 21 – The German ruler Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg, signs a peace treaty with King Christopher II of Denmark confirming his conquest of the Lordship of Rostock.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332018212#April_–_June", "title": "1323", "revid": 1332018212, "section": "Events › April – June"}}, {"year": 1324, "year_label": "1324 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "August 15", "text": "August 15 – The coronation of King Christopher II of Denmark (who has ruled since 1320) takes place at Vordingborg, with his son Prince Erik Christoffersen being crowned alongside him as the samkonge, a junior co-monarch.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1303312513#July_–_September", "title": "1324", "revid": 1303312513, "section": "Events › July – September"}}, {"year": 1326, "year_label": "1326 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 4", "text": "May 4 – King Christopher II of Denmark, forced to flee during an uprising, promises to give the Danish Principality of Rügen to John III of Werle and Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg, leading to the First War of the Rügen Succession.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367237136#April_–_June", "title": "1326", "revid": 1367237136, "section": "Events › April – June"}}, {"year": 1332, "year_label": "1332 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "August 2", "text": "August 2 – King Christopher II of Denmark (b. 1276)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1272872485#Deaths", "title": "1332", "revid": 1272872485, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1340, "year_label": "1340 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June 24", "text": "June 24 – Valdemar IV of Denmark, son of deceased King Christopher II, is elected to the throne, following 8 years of interregnum.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1319621241#Events", "title": "1340", "revid": 1319621241, "section": "Events"}}]}