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3 unusual facts about Christopher II of Denmark


Christopher II

Christopher II of Denmark (1276–1332), king of Denmark from 1320 to 1326 and again from 1329 to 1332

Christopher II of Denmark

He was given a simple house at Sakskøbing on Lolland, but even that was burned by German mercenaries.

In 1331 Christopher attempted to use a conflict between Counts Gerhard and Johan by joining the latter which ended in a clear military defeat at Dannevirke.


Danish nobility

During the reign of Christopher II of Denmark and the early reign of Valdemar IV of Denmark, counts of Holstein held almost all fiefs in Denmark.

Tingsted

In 1329, King Christopher II concluded an agreement with Marsk Ludvig Eberstein, head of the armed forces, after his surrender at Hammershus and in 1329 made peace with Count Johann of Holstein.


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