Christian III Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Christian III, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Denmark.

3 records1535–15592 events1 places

Chronological biography

1535

Succession1535

House / House of Oldenburg · King

Succeeds as King of Denmark

1559

Death of Christian III1559

House / House of Oldenburg · King

Death of Christian III

Death of Christian III1 January 1559

House / House of Oldenburg · King · Koldinghus

Christian III dies and the Danish throne passes to Frederick II

Titles and roles

King

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.