# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/charles-viii-of-sweden
# Generated: 2026-08-31T15:50:42.660Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/charles-viii-of-sweden"
name: "Charles VIII of Sweden"
slug: "charles-viii-of-sweden"
description: "A Swedish noble who couldn't hold the throne. Karl Knutsson became king three separate times and lost the crown twice before dying in office — dethroned by rebellions each time he consolidated too much power."
tagline: "King of Sweden and Norway (1409-1470)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Carl_II_of_Sweden%2C_Carl_I_of_Norway.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "SE"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1409-10-05"
deathDate: "1470-05-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           53.36
  momentum:             0.1001347968419026
  historical:           22.45548666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Karl Knutsson Bonde rose through Swedish politics around 1435 as Erik of Pomerania's grip weakened, becoming regent after Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson's rebellion. He built a power base in Finland, where he governed semi-independently, then won election as King of Sweden in 1448 after Christopher's death. He briefly held Norway's crown too (1449–1450) before Christian I of Denmark forced him out. War with Denmark began in 1451, and his efforts to tighten control turned the nobility and church against him — the Oxenstierna and Vasa families led the resistance. He was overthrown in 1457, returned in 1464, lost it again by 1465, reclaimed the throne in 1467, and died in office in 1470, still king but never secure.