# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-king-of-denmark
# Generated: 2026-08-31T18:47:58.864Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-king-of-denmark"
name: "John, King of Denmark"
slug: "john-king-of-denmark"
description: "He held three crowns at once — Denmark, Norway, and Sweden — but Sweden slipped through his fingers after four years. The Kalmar Union, that fragile knot binding Scandinavia, frayed under him even as he spent a reign trying to cinch it tighter."
tagline: "King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hans_of_Denmark.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Norway"
  isoCode: "NO"
category:
  name: "Historical Figures"
  slug: "historical-figures"
profileType:
  name: "Historical Figure"
  slug: "historical-figure"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645"
birthDate: "1455-02-02"
deathDate: "1513-02-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           55.86
  momentum:             4.366639181922527
  historical:           22.85501866666667
  currentAttention:     20.62780269058297
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  220
  category: null
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  - name: "Medieval Era"
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    title: "Pantheon 2.0"
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    title: "جون ملك الدنمارك"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "یوهان (دانمارک)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Joan I de Dinamarca"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "یوهان، پادشاه دانمارک"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Hannu (Tanska)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_I._(Denemark)"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_van_Denemarke"
    title: "Hans van Denemarke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "هانس (ملك الدنمارك)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born Johannes on 2 February 1455, Hans became King of Denmark in 1482, Norway in 1483, and at last Sweden in 1497 — the triple crown his ancestors had worn. He also ruled Schleswig and Holstein jointly with his brother Frederick. His reign turned on three fixed aims: restore the Kalmar Union binding the Scandinavian kingdoms, break the Hanseatic League's grip on trade, and forge a consolidated Danish throne with real teeth. Sweden broke away in 1501. He died 20 February 1513, still king in two realms, the third beyond reach.