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| | WHKMLA : History of Denmark, 1340-1490 |
 | | In Denmark, political power was shared by the king, the king's council (RIGSRAD) and the diet (RIGSDAG), the nobility being the most important group represented in Rigsdag and Rigsrad. |
 | | Erik of Pommerania, late in his rule, came into conflict with Denmark's and Sweden's nobility, and in 1437 withdrew to Gotland, still a region of it's own, where he resided until 1449, claiming the title of King. |
 | | In the meantime, the estates of Denmark (Rigsdag) had elected a new king, CHRISTOPH OF BAVARIA, who took up residence in Kopenhagen. |
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