List of Kalmar Union monarchs
Encyclopedia
This is a listing of monarchs in the countries of the Kalmar Union
. The union monarchs who were Danish
kings, met with opposition in Norway
and Sweden
, which opposed them by appointing their own opposing monarchs and regents.
Kalmar Union
The Kalmar Union is a historiographical term meaning a series of personal unions that united the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway , and Sweden under a single monarch, though intermittently and with a population...
. The union monarchs who were Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
kings, met with opposition in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, which opposed them by appointing their own opposing monarchs and regents.
Denmark
- 1387–1412: Margaret IMargaret I of DenmarkMargaret I was Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and founder of the Kalmar Union, which united the Scandinavian countries for over a century. Although she acted as queen regnant, the laws of contemporary Danish succession denied her formal queenship. Her title in Denmark was derived from her...
(Margrete I) - 1412–1439: Eric of PomeraniaEric of PomeraniaEric of Pomerania KG was King Eric III of Norway Norwegian Eirik, King Eric VII of Denmark , and as Eric King of Sweden...
(Erik VII af Pommern) - 1440–1448: Christopher III (Christoffer III af Bayern)
- 1448–1481: Christian IChristian I of DenmarkChristian I was a Danish monarch, king of Denmark , Norway and Sweden , under the Kalmar Union. In Sweden his short tenure as monarch was preceded by regents, Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna and Erik Axelsson Tott and succeeded by regent Kettil Karlsson Vasa...
(Christian I) - 1481–1513: John (Hans)
- 1513–1523: Christian IIChristian II of DenmarkChristian II was King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden , during the Kalmar Union.-Background:...
(Christian II)
Norway
- 1387–1389: MargaretMargaret I of DenmarkMargaret I was Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and founder of the Kalmar Union, which united the Scandinavian countries for over a century. Although she acted as queen regnant, the laws of contemporary Danish succession denied her formal queenship. Her title in Denmark was derived from her...
(Margrete I) - 1389–1442: Eric of PomeraniaEric of PomeraniaEric of Pomerania KG was King Eric III of Norway Norwegian Eirik, King Eric VII of Denmark , and as Eric King of Sweden...
(Erik III av Pommern) - 1442–1448: Christopher of Bavaria (Christoffer av Bayern)
- 1448–1449: Regents Sigurd Jonsson
- 1449–1450: Karl ICharles VIII of SwedenCharles VIII of Sweden , Charles I of Norway, also Carl, , was king of Sweden and king of Norway ....
(Karl Knutsson Bonde) - 1450–1481: Christian IChristian I of DenmarkChristian I was a Danish monarch, king of Denmark , Norway and Sweden , under the Kalmar Union. In Sweden his short tenure as monarch was preceded by regents, Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna and Erik Axelsson Tott and succeeded by regent Kettil Karlsson Vasa...
(Christian I)- 1481–1483: Regents Jon Svaleson SmørJon Svaleson SmørJon Svaleson Smør was a Norwegian knight, riksråd and regent.Jon was a son of the knight Svale Jonson Smør and his wife Sigrid Gunnarsdotter Kane. He was a knight from 1449, and cabinet minister from 1458. In the 1470s he was a fehird and høvedsmann of the king's farm...
- 1481–1483: Regents Jon Svaleson Smør
- 1483–1513: John (Hans)
- 1513–1523: Christian IIChristian II of DenmarkChristian II was King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden , during the Kalmar Union.-Background:...
(Christian II)
Sweden
Main articles: List of Swedish monarchs, List of Finnish monarchs- 1389–1412: Margaret IMargaret I of DenmarkMargaret I was Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and founder of the Kalmar Union, which united the Scandinavian countries for over a century. Although she acted as queen regnant, the laws of contemporary Danish succession denied her formal queenship. Her title in Denmark was derived from her...
(Margareta) - 1396–1439: Eric of PomeraniaEric of PomeraniaEric of Pomerania KG was King Eric III of Norway Norwegian Eirik, King Eric VII of Denmark , and as Eric King of Sweden...
(Erik av Pommern)- 1438–1440: Charles VIIICharles VIII of SwedenCharles VIII of Sweden , Charles I of Norway, also Carl, , was king of Sweden and king of Norway ....
(Karl Knutsson Bonde)
- 1438–1440: Charles VIII
- 1441–1448: Christopher of BavariaChristopher of BavariaChristopher of Bavaria or Christopher the Bavarian; as king named Christopher ; Danish and Norwegian: Christoffer af/av Bayern; Swedish Kristofer av Bayern was union king of Denmark , Sweden and Norway .-Biography:He was probably born at Neumarkt in...
(Kristoffer av Bayern)- 1448–1448: Regents Bengt and Nils Jönsson Oxenstierna
- 1448–1457: Charles VIIICharles VIII of SwedenCharles VIII of Sweden , Charles I of Norway, also Carl, , was king of Sweden and king of Norway ....
(Karl Knutsson Bonde) - 1457–1457: Regents Jöns Bengtsson OxenstiernaJöns Bengtsson OxenstiernaJöns Bengtsson was a Swedish archbishop of Uppsala and regent of Sweden, under the Kalmar Union, in 1457, shared with Erik Axelsson , and alone 1465–1466.-Biography:...
and Erik Axelsson Tott
- 1457–1464: Christian I (Kristian I)
- 1464–1465: Charles VIIICharles VIII of SwedenCharles VIII of Sweden , Charles I of Norway, also Carl, , was king of Sweden and king of Norway ....
(Karl Knutsson Bonde) - 1465–1465: Regent Kettil Karlsson Vasa
- 1465–1466: Regent Jöns Bengtsson OxenstiernaJöns Bengtsson OxenstiernaJöns Bengtsson was a Swedish archbishop of Uppsala and regent of Sweden, under the Kalmar Union, in 1457, shared with Erik Axelsson , and alone 1465–1466.-Biography:...
- 1466–1467: Regent Erik Axelsson Tott
- 1467–1470: Charles VIIICharles VIII of SwedenCharles VIII of Sweden , Charles I of Norway, also Carl, , was king of Sweden and king of Norway ....
(Karl Knutsson Bonde) - 1470–1497: Regent Sten Sture the ElderSten Sture the ElderSten Sture the Elder was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden from .-Background:...
(Sten Sture den äldre)
- 1464–1465: Charles VIII
- 1497–1501: John II (Hans)
- 1501–1503: Regent Sten Sture the ElderSten Sture the ElderSten Sture the Elder was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden from .-Background:...
- 1504–1511: Regent Svante Sture (Svante Nilsson Sture)
- 1512–1512: Regent Erik Trolle
- 1512–1520: Regent Sten Sture the YoungerSten Sture the YoungerSten Sture the Younger , Lord of Ekesiö , was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden, under the era of the Kalmar Union.-Life:...
(Sten Sture den yngre)
- 1501–1503: Regent Sten Sture the Elder
- 1520–1521: Christian II (Kristian II Tyrann)