Christopher II Eriksson of Denmark ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

The childless Erik Menved was succeeded by his brother, Christopher II, who was forced to sign a strict charter and was the first king to accept the hof as a permanent institution, independent of his personal supporters. He did not abide by the charter, however, and he was driven into exile after a battle with the magnates and the count of Holstein. For a time (1326-30), the young duke of South Jutland, Valdemar, ruled under the regency of the count of Holstein. After Christopher's return, the kingdom was split by a peasant uprising, church discord, and the struggle with the Holsteiners, who received almost all of the country in pawn; Skåne rebelled against its Holstein count and came under Swedish rule.

The counts of Holstein ruled Denmark from 1332 to 1340, when one of them was murdered during a visit to Jutland, and Christopher's son, Valdemar IV Atterdag, was chosen king.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded: King of Denmark, 1320.

• Deposed: From 1326 to 1329.

Christopher married Euphemia of Pommerania, daughter of Bogislav IV of Pommerania and Unknown, in 1300.¹ (Euphemia of Pommerania was born in 1285 and died on 26 Jul 1330.)