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Hans, King of Denmark

king of Denmark, Norway and Sweden

13 dated entries naming Hans, King of Denmark, drawn from 10 separate years between 1455 CE and 1513 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Francis of Denmark in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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15th century

  • 1455February 2 – King John of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (died 1513)source
  • 1481May 21 – King Christian I of Denmark and Norway dies at the age of 55. Although his eldest son, Prince Hans of Oldenburg, is accepted as the new King of Denmark, the Riksrådet (Council of the Realm) of the Kingdom of Norway postpones its decision pending negotiations to possibly reunite with the Kingdom of Sweden.source
  • 1483May 18 – The coronation of Hans of Oldenburg as King of Denmark takes place at the Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen.source
  • 1483July 20 – The coronation of Hans, King of Denmark as crowned King of Norway is held at Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim.source
  • 1495June – Gribshunden, the flagship of King Hans Oldenburg of Denmark sinks off the coast of Ronneby in Sweden while King Hans is ashore to negotiate with Sten Sture the Elder to restore the power of the Kalmar Union. According to some accounts, the sinking (and the death of more than 150 crew) happened after an explosion and fire, though explorations of the shipwreck centuries later show no indication of burning.source
  • 1497July 15 – Francis of Denmark, Danish prince (died 1511)source
  • 1497September 28 – At the Battle of Rotebro, Hans, King of Denmark, defeats Sten Sture the Elder.source
  • 1497October 6 – Sten Sture the Elder agrees to recognize Hans, King of Denmark and of Norway as the rightful King of Sweden and ends his 27-year term as the Swedish Regent.source
  • 1499February 4 – Hans, King of Denmark is formally crowned as King of Sweden and his wife Christina of Saxony crowned as Queen Consort.source

16th century

  • 1501August 1 – Hans, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden is deposed from the Swedish throne after fleeing the country following the victory of Swedish rebels at Örebro during the War of Deposition against King Hans. His wife, Christina of Saxony, is left behind at Stockholm as his regent of Sweden, to command a royal garrison at Tre Kronor ("Three Crowns"), the royal castle. Returning to Denmark, King Hans then organizes Danish troops to attempt to retake Sweden in the Dano-Swedish War (1501–1512).source
  • 1505July 2 – The Kalmar Bloodbath, a mass execution of participants in the Swedish Uprising against King Hans of Denmark (who also rules Norway and Sweden) takes place in the Swedish city of Kalmar after a judgment of treason is pronounced against the mayor, city officials and other leaders.source
  • 1511April 1 – Francis of Denmark, Danish prince (born 1497)source
  • 1513February 20 – Hans, King of Denmark (also king of Norway and former king of Sweden) (born 1455)source

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