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Succession

Denmark · House / House of Oldenburg. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

14Records
1448–1848Date range
10Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1448

Christian I1448

House / House of Oldenburg

Succeeds as King of Denmark, establishes the Oldenburg Dynasty

1450

Christian I1450

House / House of Oldenburg

Succeeds as King of Denmark, establishes unity with Norway which lasts until 1814

1457

Christian I1457

House / House of Oldenburg

Succeeds as King of Denmark

1483

John1483

Copenhagen · House / House of Oldenburg

Succeeds as King of Denmark

1497

John1497

House / House of Oldenburg

Succeeds as King of Sweden, as John II 1497-1501

1513

Christian II1513

House / House of Oldenburg

Succeeds as King of Denmark & Norway

1520

Christian II6 March 1520

House / House of Oldenburg

Succeeds as King of Sweden

1535

Christian III1535

House / House of Oldenburg

Succeeds as King of Denmark

1588

Christian IV1588

House / House of Oldenburg

Succeeds as King of Denmark & Norway

1648

Frederick III28 February 1648

Copenhagen · House / House of Oldenburg

Elected king after the death of Christian IV.

1699

Frederick IV1699

House / House of Oldenburg

Succeeds as King of Denmark

1730

Christian VI1730

House / House of Oldenburg

Succeeds as King of Denmark

1746

Frederick V1746

Copenhagen · House / House of Oldenburg

Succeeds as King of Denmark

1848

Frederick VII1848

House / House of Oldenburg

Succeeds as King of Denmark

Names involved

Christian IChristian IIChristian IIIChristian IVChristian VIFrederick IIIFrederick IVFrederick VFrederick VIIJohn

Provenance

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