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| Reign | From September 28September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years). There are 94 days remaining. Events 480 BC The battle of Salamis is fought between the Persian and Greek navies exact date uncertain 48 BC Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King, 1448
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| Coronation | 1449 in Denmark
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| Royal House | Oldenburg |
| Consorts | Dorothea of Brandenburg |
| Predecessors | Christopher of Bavaria in Denmark
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| Successors | John in Denmark and Norway
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| Date of Birth | 1426 |
| Place of Birth | Oldenburg, Schleswig-Holstein |
| Date of Death | May 21, 1481 |
| Place of Death | Copenhagen, Denmark |
He was born in February 1426 in Oldenburg. His father was Count Dietrich of Oldenburg (died 1444). His mother was his father's second wife, Hedwig of Schleswig and Holstein (died 1436). Christian had two brothers, Count Moritz V of Delmenhorst ( 1428 - 1464) and Count Gerhard VI of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst ( 1430 - 1500), and one sister Adelheid.
Christian married Dorothea of Brandenburg ( 1430 - November 25 1495), the widow of King Christopher of Bavaria and thus dowager queen, on October 28 1449 in Copenhagen. Dorothea and Christian had five children:
King Christian died in Copenhagen on May 21, 1481, at the age of 55.
| Preceded by: Christopher III | King of Denmark | Succeeded by: John |
| Carl I | King of Norway | |
| Jöns Oxenstierna and Erik Tott | King of Sweden | Charles VIII |