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Christopher of Bavaria

Christopher of Bavaria, Christoffer (III) af Bayern (Danish and Norwegian title) or Kristofer av Bayern (Swedish title), (1418-1448) was union king of Denmark, Norway (1440-1448) and Sweden (1441-1448). He was born on January 6, 1418 as the son of duke John of Pfalz-Neumarkt and Catherine Vratislava, sister to Eric of Pomerania. In 1445 he married Dorothea of Brandenburg (1430 - November 25, 1495). Christopher died on January 6, 1448 and on October 28 1449 following his death, Dorothea remarried Christian I.

Christoffer af Bayern
Kristofer av Bayern
Reign From 1440 in Denmark,


1441 in Sweden, and
1442 in Norway to January 5, 1448.

Royal House Pfalz-Neumarkt
Consorts Dorothea of Hohenzollern
Predecessors Eric of Pomerania in Denmark and Norway


Charles (VIII) in Sweden

Successors Christian I in Denmark


Charles (VIII) in Norway
Bengt Jönsson Oxenstierna and
Nils Jönsson Oxenstierna in Sweden

Date of Birth January 6, 1418
Date of Death January 5, 1448
Place of Burial Roskilde Cathedral , Roskilde


Preceded by:
Eric of Pomerania
King of Denmark Succeeded by:
Christian I
King of Norway Carl I
Karl Knutsson Bonde King of Sweden Bengt and Nils Oxenstierna





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