Christian I Of Denmark
Christian I (February 1426 – 21 May 1481) was a Danish monarch of the Oldenburg dinasty, king of Denmark (1448–1481), Norway (1450–1481) and Sweden (1457–1464), under the Kalmar Union. In Sweden his short tenure as monarch was preceded by regents, Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna and Erik Axelsson Tott and succeeded by regent Kettil Karlsson Vasa. Also Duke of Schleswig and Holstein 1460–81. Known as "The Danish Giant" being more than two meters tall (presumably). Founded the University of Copenhagen in 1479.
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