Christopher | |
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King of Denmark | |
Reign | 9 April 1440 – 5 January 1448 |
Coronation | 1 January 1443 Ribe Cathedral |
Predecessor | Eric VII |
Successor | Christian I |
King of Sweden | |
Reign | 1441 – 5 January 1448 |
Coronation | 13 September 1441 in Uppsala |
Predecessor | Eric XIII |
Successor | Charles VIII |
King of Norway | |
Reign | June 1442 – 5 January 1448 |
Coronation | 2 July 1442 in Oslo |
Predecessor | Eric III |
Successor | Charles I |
Count of Palatinate-Neumarkt | |
Reign | 1443–1448 |
Predecessor | John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt |
Successor | Wolfgang of the Palatinate |
Born | 26 February 1416 Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz |
Died | 5/6 January 1448 Helsingborg | (aged 31)
Burial | Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde |
Spouse | |
House | Palatinate-Neumarkt |
Father | John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt |
Mother | Catherine of Pomerania |
Christopher of Bavaria (German: Christoph von Pfalz-Neumarkt; Danish and Norwegian: Christoffer af/av Bayern; Swedish Kristofer av Bayern; 26 February 1416 – 5/6 January 1448), was King of Denmark (1440–48, as Christopher III), Sweden (1441–48) and Norway (1442–48) during the era of the Kalmar Union.[1]