Christian II Of Denmark
Christian II (1 July 1481 – 25 January 1559) during the Kalmar Union was King of Denmark and Norway 1513–1523 and of Sweden 1520–1521 where he often has been called Kristian Tyrann ("Christian the Tyrant").
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