John, King of Denmark

John
Sculpture from altarpiece by Claus Berg (c. 1530), St. Canute's Cathedral, Odense
King of Denmark (more...)
Reign	21 May 1481 – 20 February 1513
Coronation	18 May 1483 Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen
Predecessor	Christian I
Successor	Christian II
King of Norway (more...)
Reign	1483 – 20 February 1513
Coronation	20 July 1483 Nidaros Cathedral
Predecessor	Christian I
Successor	Christian II
King of Sweden (more...)
Reign	6 October 1497 – August 1501
Coronation	26 November 1497, Stockholm
Predecessor	Charles VIII
Successor	Christian II
Born	2 February 1455 Aalborghus Castle, Aalborg
Died	20 February 1513(1513-02-20) (aged 58) Aalborghus Castle, Aalborg
Burial	St. Canute's Cathedral, Odense (from 1807)
Spouse	Christina of Saxony ​ (m. 1478)​
Issue among others...	Christian II Elizabeth, Electress of Brandenburg Francis Jacob the Dacian (probably)
House	Oldenburg
Father	Christian I of Denmark
Mother	Dorothea of Brandenburg
Religion	Roman Catholic

John (Danish, Norwegian and Swedish: Hans; né Johannes^[1]) (2 February 1455 – 20 February 1513)^[2] was a Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union. He was king of Denmark (1481–1513), Norway (1483–1513) and as John II (Swedish: Johan II^[3][4][5][6]) Sweden (1497–1501). From 1482 to 1513, he was concurrently duke of Schleswig and Holstein in joint rule with his brother Frederick. As of 2024, he was the last Danish king whose regnal name was not "Frederik" (previously anglicised to Frederick) or "Christian".

The three most important political goals of King John were the restoration of the Kalmar Union, reduction of the dominance of the Hanseatic League, and the building of a strong Danish royal power.