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1480s in Denmark
Events from the
1480s in Denmark
.
Incumbents
Monarch — King
Christian I
(until 21 May 1481), King
John
Steward of the Realm
âÂÂ
Erik Ottesen Rosenkrantz
(1456âÂÂ80),
Strange Nielsen Strangesen Bild
(1482âÂÂ87),
Poul Laxmand
(1489âÂÂ1502)
Events
1481 âÂÂ
John
becomes King of Denmark
1482 âÂÂ
Copenhagen University Library
is founded.
1484 âÂÂ
Køge Friary
is founded on land donated by the king.
Births
1 July 1481 âÂÂ
Christian II of Denmark
(d.
1559
)
24 June 1485 âÂÂ
Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg
(d. 1555 in Germany)
Date unknown
âÂÂ
Christiern Pedersen
, scholar and publisher (d.
1554
)
âÂÂ
Eske Bille
, diplomat and statesman (d.
1552
)
â Willehad of Denmark, one of the
Martyrs of Gorkum
(d.
1572
)
âÂÂ
Jacob the Dacian
,
Franciscan
missionary to the
Purépecha
(d.
1566
)
âÂÂ
Skipper Clement
, leader of the peasant rebellion that was part of
Count's Feud
(d.
1536
)
âÂÂ
Stygge Krumpen
, last bishop of
Børglum
(d.
1551
)
âÂÂ
Hans Rev
, last pre-Reformation Bishop of
Oslo
(d.
1545
)
Deaths
1481
21 May âÂÂ
Christian I
, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (born
1421
)
1483
18 May âÂÂ
Christina of Saxony
, Queen consort of Denmark (born 1461 in Saxony)
1486
23 June âÂÂ
Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland
(born
1456
)
References