The Guardian: Breakfast, lunch and natmad in Denmark – Scandinavian mealtimes explained | Letters
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Christian II of Denmark
Christian II, was a monarch under the Kalmar Union, reigning as King of Denmark and Norway from 1513 until 1523. He was briefly King of Sweden from 1520 until 1521. As king of Denmark, he was concurrently Duke of Schleswig and Holstein in joint rule with his uncle Frederick.
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politics · King of Denmark and Norway from 1513 to 1523 · monarch · also Christian II of Denmark, Christian 02 Of Denmark, Christian II, Denmark
Born 2 July 1481 · Died 25 January 1559 · Q154460
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2026· 2 entries
The Guardian: Stand still, make eye contact: Denmark tells tourists how to behave in a wolf encounter
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2000· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “When the Germans ordered Jews in occupied Denmark to identify themselves by wearing armbands with yellow stars during World War II, King Christian X of Denmark and non-Jewish Danes thwarted the order by donning the armbands themselves.” False.
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1898· 1 entry
Incidental music King Christian II to a play about the king, and derived from it a suite
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1559· 1 entry
Died 1559-01-25.
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1520· 1 entry
Career landmark: Monarch of Sweden (1520–1521).
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1513· 4 entries
Career landmark: Duke of Holstein (1513–1523).
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Career landmark: Duke of Schleswig (1513–1523).
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Career landmark: Monarch of Norway (1513–1523).
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Career landmark: monarch of Denmark (1513–1523).
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1481· 1 entry
Born 1481-07-02.
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