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Christopher of Bavaria

Christopher of Bavaria, Christoffer (III) af Bayern (Danish and Norwegian title) or Kristofer av Bayern (Swedish title), (1418-1448) was union king of Denmark, Norway (1440-1448) and Sweden (1441-1448). He was born on January 6, 1418 as the son of duke John of Pfalz-Neumarkt and Catherine Vratislava, sister to Eric of Pomerania. In 1445 he married the Dorothea of Brandenburg (1430 - November 25, 1495). Christopher died on January 6, 1448 and on October 28 1449 following his death, Dorothea remarried Christian I.

Christoffer af Bayern
Kristofer av Bayern

Reign	From 1440 in Denmark, 1441 in Sweden, and 1442 in Norway to January 5, 1448.
Royal House	Pfalz-Neumarkt
Consorts	Dorothea of Hohenzollern
Predecessors	Eric of Pomerania in Denmark and Norway Charles (VIII) in Sweden
Successors	Christian I in Denmark Charles (VIII) in Norway Bengt Jönsson Oxenstierna and Nils Jönsson Oxenstierna in Sweden
Date of Birth	January 6, 1418
Date of Death	January 5, 1448
Place of Burial	Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde

Preceded by: Eric of Pomerania	King of Denmark	Succeeded by: Christian I
	King of Norway	Carl I
Charles VIII	King of Sweden	Bengt and Nils Oxenstierna

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