John | |
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King of Denmark | |
Reign | 21 May 1481 – 20 February 1513 |
Coronation | 18 May 1483 Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen |
Predecessor | Christian I |
Successor | Christian II |
King of Norway | |
Reign | 1483 – 20 February 1513 |
Coronation | 20 July 1483 Nidaros Cathedral |
Predecessor | Christian I |
Successor | Christian II |
King of Sweden | |
Reign | 6 October 1497 – August 1501 |
Coronation | 26 November 1497, Stockholm |
Predecessor | Charles VIII |
Successor | Christian II |
Born | 2 February 1455 Aalborghus Castle, Aalborg |
Died | 20 February 1513 Aalborghus Castle, Aalborg | (aged 58)
Burial | St. Canute's Cathedral, Odense (from 1807) |
Spouse | |
Issue among others... | Christian II Elizabeth, Electress of Brandenburg Francis Jacob the Dacian (probably) |
House | Oldenburg |
Father | Christian I of Denmark |
Mother | Dorothea of Brandenburg |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
John (Danish, Norwegian and Swedish: Hans; né Johannes;[1] 2 February 1455 – 20 February 1513)[2] was a Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union. He was king of Denmark (1481–1513), Norway (1483–1513) and as John II (Swedish: Johan II[3]) Sweden (1497–1501). From 1482 to 1513, he was concurrently duke of Schleswig and Holstein in joint rule with his brother Frederick.
The three most important political goals of King John were the restoration of the Kalmar Union, reduction of the dominance of the Hanseatic League, and the building of a strong Danish royal power.