Christopher of Bavaria

Christopher of Bavaria, Christoffer (III) af Bayern (Danish and Norwegian title) or Kristofer av Bayern (Swedish title), (1418–1448) was union king of Denmark, Norway (1440-1448) and Sweden (1441-1448). He was born on January 6, 1418 as the son of duke John of Pfalz-Neumarkt and Catherine Vratislava, sister to Eric of Pomerania. In 1445 he married Dorothea of Brandenburg (1430 – November 25, 1495). Christopher died on January 6, 1448 and on October 28 1449 following his death, Dorothea remarried Christian I.

**Christoffer af Bayern**
**Kristofer av Bayern**
Reign	From 1440 in Denmark, 1441 in Sweden, and 1442 in Norway to January 5, 1448.
Royal House	Pfalz-Neumarkt
Consorts	Dorothea of Brandenburg (Hohenzollern)
Predecessors	Eric of Pomerania in Denmark and Norway Charles Knutsson Bonde, Regent in Sweden
Successors	Christian I in Denmark Charles (VIII) in Norway Regents Bengt Jönsson Oxenstierna and Nils Jönsson Oxenstierna in Sweden
Date of Birth	January 6, 1418
Date of Death	January 5, 1448
Place of Burial	Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde

Preceded by: Eric of Pomerania	King of Denmark	Succeeded by: Christian I
Preceded by: Eric of Pomerania	King of Norway	Carl I
Karl Knutsson Bonde, Regent	King of Sweden	Regents Bengt and Nils Oxenstierna