Danish Magnates: Map & History
Christopher II was King of Denmark from 1320 to 1326 and again from 1329 until his death.
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Christopher II was King of Denmark from 1320 to 1326 and again from 1329 until his death. He was a younger son of Eric V. His name is connected with national disaster, as his rule ended in a near-total dissolution of the Danish state.
Modern Countries Once Part of Danish Magnates
At its mapped extent, Danish Magnates covered territory in 2 present-day countries. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
States and Provinces
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside Danish Magnates's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
Danish Magnates in Depth
Legacy
History's judgment of Christopher has been extremely hard, and he has often been regarded as a weak, unreliable and incapable tyrant— "the king who mortgaged Denmark to the Germans". He in many ways simply carried on the policy of his predecessor. The policy of mortgaging parts of Denmark was common practice by nobles and kings alike to raise money. It would be incorrect to call him a passive ruler; the power of the Danish and German high nobility and their co-operation with church establishment undermined his freedom of action.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Christopher II of Denmark (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Danish Magnates: Key Facts
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Facts from Wikidata Q350186 (CC0).
Danish Magnates Timeline
Key historical inflections from foundation to peak territorial expansion
Expansion to peak recorded area of 13,776 km² in 1338 CE.
Danish Magnates: Frequently Asked Questions
When did Danish Magnates exist?
Danish Magnates is dated to 1333 CE – 1351 CE, in the High & Late Middle Ages era.
How large was Danish Magnates at its peak?
At its peak in 1338 AD Danish Magnates covered about 13,776 km².
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