Succession
Succeeds as King of Denmark
Role range: 1535-1559
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Christian III Biography and Timeline
Follow Christian III through 3 dated historical records for Denmark.
Christian III, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
3Distinct records
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1535–1559Years on this page
1535
1559
Death of Christian III
Christian III dies and the Danish throne passes to Frederick II
Role range: 1534-1559
Death of Christian III
Death of Christian III
Role range: 1535-1559
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.