Christopher II of Denmark

Christopher II
Tomb effigy at Sorø Abbey
King of Denmark and the Wends
Reign1320–1326
Coronation15 August 1324[1]
Vordingborg
PredecessorEric VI Menved
SuccessorValdemar III
Junior kingEric Christoffersen
Reign1329–1332
PredecessorValdemar III
SuccessorVacant
Valdemar IV Atterdag
Junior kingEric Christoffersen
Born29 September 1276
Died2 August 1332(1332-08-02) (aged 55)
Nykøbing Castle
Burial
SpouseEuphemia of Pomerania
(m. between 1300 and 1307)
Issue
among others...
Names
Christopher Eriksen
HouseEstridsen
FatherEric V Klipping
MotherAgnes of Brandenburg

Christopher II (Danish: Christoffer 2.; 29 September 1276 – 2 August 1332) 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.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference runeberg554 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Christoffer 2. 1276-1332". Danmarks Historien (Aarhus University). Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  3. ^ Knut Are Tvedt. "Erik 5 Glipping". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved August 1, 2018.