Christopher of Bavaria
February 26, 1416 –January 6, 1448
Monarch
Lived 31 years
- Born in
- Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
- Passed away in
- Helsingborg
Christopher of Bavaria (Danish and Norwegian: Christoffer; Swedish: Kristofer; 26 February 1416 – 5/6 January 1448) was King of Denmark (1440–48, as Christopher III), Sweden (1441–48) and Norway (1442–48) during the era of the Kalmar Union. He ruled after the Kalmar Union's King Erik of Pomerania was deposed. Early in his reign, he put down two peasant rebellions in Funen and Jutland. He was disliked by the Swedish nobles, as they pointed to his inability to manage harvest failures and to stop Erik's plundering. They also questioned his foreign background.
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_of_Bavaria