Christian III of Denmark
King of Denmark and Norway
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Updated 2026-05-29
Ruled Denmark and Norway in the 1500s by making Lutheranism the state religion and cementing the crown's grip on church power. First king to officially claim both thrones at once.
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Christian III reigned as King of Denmark from 1534 and King of Norway from 1537 until his death in 1559. During his reign, Christian formed close ties between the church and the crown. He established Lutheranism as the state religion within his realms as part of the Protestant Reformation, and was the first King of Denmark-Norway.
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