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Christian II of Denmark

1481 - 1559

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Christian II (1 July 1481 – 25 January 1559) was a Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union who reigned as King of Denmark and Norway, from 1513 until 1523, and Sweden from 1520 until 1521. From 1513 to 1523, he was concurrently Duke of Schleswig and Holstein in joint rule with his uncle Frederick. As king, Christian tried to maintain the Kalmar Union between the Scandinavian countries which brought him to war with Sweden, lasting between 1518 and 1523. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christian II of Denmark has received more than 706,489 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Christian II of Denmark is the 641st most popular politician (down from 632nd in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Denmark (down from 20th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Danish Politician.

Christian II of Denmark is most famous for being the king of Denmark and Norway from 1513 to 1523. He was born in 1481 and died in 1559.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Christian II of Denmark ranks 641 out of 15,577. Before him are Ngo Dinh Diem, Sweyn Forkbeard, Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, and Ptolemy II Philadelphus. After him are Philip I of France, Tigranes the Great, Miloš Zeman, Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, Igor of Kiev, and Jean-Bédel Bokassa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1481, Christian II of Denmark ranks 1. After him are Baldassare Peruzzi, Gioffre Borgia, Benvenuto Tisi, Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Franz von Sickingen, Ashikaga Yoshizumi, and Mateo Flecha. Among people deceased in 1559, Christian II of Denmark ranks 3. Before him are Henry II of France and Pope Paul IV. After him are Christian III of Denmark, Beyhan Sultan, Isabella Jagiellon, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Fatma Sultan, Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, and Robert Estienne.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Christian II of Denmark ranks 21 out of 893. Before him are Lili Elbe (1882), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), Frederick IX of Denmark (1899), Gorm the Old (900), George I of Greece (1845), and Sweyn Forkbeard (960). After him are Hjalmar Schacht (1877), Alexandra of Denmark (1844), Henrik Pontoppidan (1857), Christian X of Denmark (1870), Christian IV of Denmark (1577), and Frederick VI of Denmark (1768).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Christian II of Denmark ranks 10. Before him are Christian VII of Denmark (1749), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), Frederick IX of Denmark (1899), Gorm the Old (900), George I of Greece (1845), and Sweyn Forkbeard (960). After him are Alexandra of Denmark (1844), Christian X of Denmark (1870), Christian IV of Denmark (1577), Frederick VI of Denmark (1768), Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843), and Haakon VII of Norway (1872).

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