1450s in Denmark
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Events from the 1450s in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch â King Christian I[1]
- Steward of the Realm â Otte Nielsen Rosenkrantz (1445â52), Niels Eriksen Gyldenstjerne (1453â56), Erik Ottesen Rosenkrantz (1456â1480)
Events
- 1450
- 13 May â Christian I of Denmark becomes King of Norway
- 29 August â The Treaty of Bergen is signed in Bergen.
- 1451
- Brønshøj Church is expanded with a tower.[2]
- 1454
- The Royal Brewery on Slotsholmen is mentioned for the first time.[3]
- The town of Billund ("Byllundt") is mentioned for the first time.
- 1455
- June â Denmark enters the Thirteen Years' War when Christian I declares war against Poland and the Prussian Confederation. This means nothing more than a disturbance in trade, however, since Denmark is still busy fighting with Sweden.
- 14 September â Christian I confirms Copenhagen's old privileges and orders a refurbishment of its fortifications.[4]
- 1456
- Christian I reassumes the title of Duke of Estonia in spite of the fact that Danish Estonia was sold in 1446.
- The Battle of Bornholm (1456) takes place near the Danish island of Bornholm, between privateers from the city of GdaÅsk (Danzig) and a transport convoy of Danish and Livonian ships which were attempting to bring supplies and reinforcements to the Teutonic Knights in Prussia.
- 1457
- 23 June â Christian I of Denmark becomes King of Sweden
Births
- 1452
- Date unknown â Johan Jepsen Ravensberg, clergy ad statesman (died 1512)[5]
- 1455
- 2 February â John, King of Denmark (died 1513)[6]
- 1456
- 23 June â Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland (died 1486)
Deaths
- 1459
- c. June â Eric VII, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, deposed in 1439 (born c. 1381)[7]
- 4 December â Adolphus VIII, Count of Holstein (born 1401)