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They also questioned his foreign background.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"26 February 1416","date":"1416-02-26"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58056#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14887"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58056#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"6 January 1448","date":"1448-01-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58056#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Helsingborg","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25411"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58056#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Holy Roman Empire","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12548"},{"text":"Kingdom of Denmark","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q756617"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58056#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"monarch","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58056#P106"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Dorothea of Brandenburg","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61873","start":"1445-09-12","end":"1448-01-05"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58056#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Monarch of Norway (1442–1448)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1294765","start":"1442-06","end":"1448-01"},{"text":"Monarch of Sweden (13 September 1441 – 6 January 1448)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1268572","start":"1441-09-13","end":"1448-01-06"},{"text":"Monarch of Denmark (9 April 1440 – 5 January 1448)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18341329","start":"1440-04-09","end":"1448-01-05"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58056#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_of_Bavaria","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58056"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Christopher of Bavaria born?","a":"Christopher of Bavaria was born on 26 February 1416 in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz."},{"q":"What positions has Christopher of Bavaria held?","a":"Positions held by Christopher of Bavaria include: Monarch of Norway (1442–1448); Monarch of Sweden (1441–1448); Monarch of Denmark (1440–1448)."}],"related":[{"name":"Cnut","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/cnut"},{"name":"Christian VIII","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/christian-viii"},{"name":"Frederick I of Denmark","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/frederick-i-of-denmark"},{"name":"Hans, King of Denmark","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hans-king-of-denmark"},{"name":"Frederick II of Denmark","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/frederick-ii-of-denmark"},{"name":"Christian II of Denmark","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/christian-ii-of-denmark"},{"name":"Christian I of Denmark","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/christian-i-of-denmark"},{"name":"Erik of Pomerania","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/erik-of-pomerania"},{"name":"Margaret I of Denmark","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/margaret-i-of-denmark"},{"name":"Eric the Victorious","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/eric-the-victorious"},{"name":"Christian X","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/christian-x"},{"name":"Frederik X","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/frederik-x"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/christopher-of-bavaria-34159648f2.jpg","width":500,"height":578,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Unknown author Unknown author","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kristoffer,_1418-48,_av_Bayern_konung_av_Danmark_Norge_och_Sverige_-_Nationalmuseum_-_15050.tif"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Christopher of Bavaria","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_of_Bavaria","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q58056","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58056","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Kristoffer, 1418-48, av Bayern konung av Danmark Norge och Sverige - Nationalmuseum - 15050.tif by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kristoffer,_1418-48,_av_Bayern_konung_av_Danmark_Norge_och_Sverige_-_Nationalmuseum_-_15050.tif","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Christopher of Bavaria, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Kristoffer, 1418-48, av Bayern konung av Danmark Norge och Sverige - Nationalmuseum - 15050.tif — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.","cite":"\"Christopher of Bavaria\". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/christopher-of-bavaria. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-04T06:41:58Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/christopher-of-bavaria","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/christopher-of-bavaria","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/christopher-of-bavaria?lang=ne"}}