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| | History of the Royal House of Denmark |
 | | Eric's sister Catherine m 1407 John of Bavaria, Count Palatine of Neumarkt, and had issue a son Christopher III (d 1448), King of Denmark 1440, Sweden 1441, and Norway 1442. |
 | | Christian of Oldenburg elected Christian I, King of Denmark 1448 and Norway 1450, reigned as King of Sweden 1457-64, Duke of Schleswig and Count of Holstein, Stormarn and Dithmarschen, etc 1460 (Duke from 1474). |
 | | With the accession of Queen Margrethe II 1972 the use of the titles of King of the Wends and Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn, Dithmarschen, Lauenburg and Oldenburg were abandoned (even though all descendants in the male line enjoy the Schlesvig, Holstein titles by right). |
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