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Christian I of Denmark

1426 - 1481

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Christian I (Christiern I) (February 1426 – 21 May 1481) was a German noble and Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union. He was king of Denmark (1448–1481), Norway (1450–1481) and Sweden (1457–1464). From 1460 to 1481, he was also duke of Schleswig (within Denmark) and count (after 1474, duke) of Holstein (within the Holy Roman Empire). He was the first king of the House of Oldenburg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christian I of Denmark is the 1,218th most popular politician (down from 683rd in 2019), the 308th most popular biography from Germany (down from 184th in 2019) and the 88th most popular German Politician.

Christian IV of Denmark was king of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death in 1670. He was the son of King Christian III of Denmark and Norway and Queen Anne Catherine of Brandenburg. Christian had a lifelong interest in art, science, and culture. He is most famous for founding Denmark's Royal Theatre in 1648 and the Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1666.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Christian I of Denmark ranks 1,218 out of 19,576. Before him are Kurt von Schleicher, Władysław III of Poland, Piero di Cosimo de' Medici, Dost Mohammad Khan, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, and Wilm Hosenfeld. After him are Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Andrei Gromyko, Helmut Schmidt, 5th Dalai Lama, Tiberius Claudius Nero, and Amr ibn Hishām.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1426, Christian I of Denmark ranks 1. After him are Eleanor of Navarre, Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans, John II, Duke of Bourbon, Isabella of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany, and Giovanni Pontano. Among people deceased in 1481, Christian I of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Mehmed the Conqueror. After him are Afonso V of Portugal, Lekë Dukagjini, Ikkyū, Axayacatl, Bartolomeo Platina, Agostino di Duccio, Charles IV of Anjou, Barbara of Brandenburg, Marquise of Mantua, Francesco Filelfo, and Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Christian I of Denmark ranks 308 out of 7,253. Before him are Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714), Heinrich Müller (1900), Franz Marc (1880), Kurt von Schleicher (1882), Duchess Helene in Bavaria (1834), and Wilm Hosenfeld (1895). After him are Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg (1856), Helmut Schmidt (1918), Carl Schmitt (1888), Albrecht Altdorfer (1480), Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb (1876), and Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria (1808).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Christian I of Denmark ranks 88. Before him are Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1629), Joachim Gauck (1940), Eduard Bernstein (1850), Maximilian II of Bavaria (1811), Kurt von Schleicher (1882), and Wilm Hosenfeld (1895). After him are Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg (1856), Helmut Schmidt (1918), Baldur von Schirach (1907), Anton Drexler (1884), Friedrich Ratzel (1844), and Wilhelm Frick (1877).

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