| Reign in Denmark | 1481-July 22, 1513 |
| Reign in Norway | 1483-July 22, 1513
Regency until 1506. |
| Reign in Sweden | 1497-1501 |
| Coronation | n/a in Denmark
n/a in Norway November 26, 1497 in Sweden |
| Queen | Chistina of Saxony |
| Predecessors | Christian I in Denmark and Norway
Sten Sture the Elder in Sweden |
| Successors | Christian II in Denmark and Norway
Sten Sture the Elder in Sweden |
| Date of Birth | February 2, 1455 |
| Place of Birth | Aalborg Castle, Aalborg |
| Date of Death | February 20, 1513 |
| Place of Death | Aalborg Castle, Aalborg |
| Place of Burial | Odense, Denmark |
John, Johann, Johan II, or colloquially "Hans", Danish monarch and union king of Denmark (1481-1513), Norway (1483-1513) and Sweden (1497-1501), under the Kalmar Union. He was born on February 2, 1455 as the son of Christian I and Dorotea av Hohenzollern-Brandenburg, daugther of Margrave Hans of Brandenburg. In 1478 he married Chistina of Saxony, grand daughter of Frederick the Gentle of Saxony. This produced the following offspring, Christian II of Denmark, Franciscus, Knud, and Elisabeth, who later married as princess of Brandenburg. He died on February 20, 1513.
According to the Privilege of Ripen the Noble Diets of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein were to elect a duke among the sons of the previous duke. After the death of Christian I, John does however successfully argue for electing both sons to co-dukes (in 1482), when it looked as his 10 years old brother Frederick was going to be elected. Although it was initially agreed they should govern the duchies jointly, at the majority of Frederick (in 1490) the duchies are never the less divided.
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Preceded by: Christian I | List of Danish monarchs List of Norwegian monarchs |
Succeeded by: Christian II |
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Preceded by: Sten Sture the Elder | List of Swedish monarchs |
Succeeded by: Sten Sture the Elder |