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  1. Kings of Denmark ( 1448- 1863),
  2. Kings of Norway ( 1450- 1814),
  3. Kings of Sweden ( 1457- 1464, 1497- 1501 and 1520Events January 18 King Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Asunde. June Moctezuma II, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan is declared deposed due to his captivity by conquistador Hernan Cortes. His brother Cuitlahuac rises to the throne.- 1521Events January 3 Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther. January 28 Diet of Worms begins, lasting until May 25. March 6 Ferdinand Magellan discovers Guam. March 16 Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Philippines. April 7 Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Cebu.),
  4. Dukes of SchleswigThis article is about the region of Schleswig on the German/Danish border. There is also Schleswig, Iowa in the United States of America. The region of Schleswig Slesvig in Danish) covers the area about 30 km north and 40 km south of the border between Ge and Counts of HolsteinHolstein also refers to a breed of cattle. Holstein Hol shtayn) is the southern part of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany, between the rivers Elbe, Eider and the Schlei firth. The capital of Holstein is Kiel. 1111- 1474 an Imperial Reichsunmittelbar County of ( 1460Events March 5 King Christian I of Denmark declares the unity of the two provinces of Schleswig and Holstein, who have been treated as one ever since (albeit under different national affiliations). March 6 Treaty of Alcacovas Portugal gives Castile the Ca- 1580Events Michel de Montaigne publishes first Essay. September 26 Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe 1580- 1764 First session if Jewish Waad ( Sejm of 4 countries) in Lublin, Poland. 70 delegates of Jewish local kahals met to discuss issue of taxati),
  5. Dukes of Schleswig-HolsteinFlag Statistics Capital: Kiel Area:ca 15,776 km² Inhabitants:2,777,000 1999 pop. density:176 inh. km² Homepage: ISO 3166-2:DE-SH Politics Minister-President: Heide Simonis ( SPD) Ruling party: SPD/ Green coalition Map Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmos ( 1773- 1863).
     
     
  • Holstein-Gottorp.
    1. Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp ( 1544- 1739).
       
       
    • Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov (commonly still called Romanov).
      1. Tsars of Russia ( 1762 and 1796- 1917),
      2. Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp ( 1739- 1763).
         
         
    • Holstein-Gottorp (Sweden).
      1. Kings of Sweden ( 1751- 1818).
         
         
  • Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
    1. Kings of Denmark since 1863.
       
       
    • Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (Norway).
      1. Kings of Norway since 1905.
         
         
    • Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (Greece).
      1. Kings of the Hellenes ( 1863- 1924 and 1935- 1973).
         
         
      • A member of this branch is the Duke of Edinburgh, so it will also be reigning in the United Kingdom, where it will be called Windsor.