This is a listing of monarchs in the countries of the Kalmar Union. The union monarchs who were Danish kings, met with opposition in Norway and Sweden, which opposed them by appointing their own opposing monarchs and regents.
Denmark
1387–1412: Margaret I (Margrete I) 1412–1439: Eric of Pomerania (Erik VII af Pommern) 1440–1448: Christopher III (Christoffer III af Bayern) 1448–1481: Christian I (Christian I) 1481–1513: John (Hans) 1513–1523: Christian II (Christian II)
Norway
1387–1389: Margaret (Margrete I) 1389–1442: Eric of Pomerania (Erik III av Pommern) 1442–1448: Christopher of Bavaria (Christoffer av Bayern) 1448–1449: Regent Sigurd Jonsson 1449–1450: Karl I (Karl Knutsson Bonde) 1450–1481: Christian I (Christian I) 1481–1483: Regent Jon Svaleson Smør 1483–1513: John (Hans) 1513–1523: Christian II (Christian II)
Sweden Main articles: List of Swedish monarchs, List of Finnish monarchs 1389–1412: Margaret I (Margareta) 1396–1439: Eric of Pomerania (Erik av Pommern) 1438–1441: Regent Karl Knutsson Bonde 1441–1448: Christopher of Bavaria (Kristoffer av Bayern) 1448: Regents Bengt and Nils Jönsson Oxenstierna 1448–1457: Charles VIII (Karl Knutsson Bonde) 1457: Regents Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna and Erik Axelsson Tott 1457–1464: Christian I (Kristian I) 1464–1465: Charles VIII (Karl Knutsson Bonde) 1464–1465: Regent Kettil Karlsson Vasa 1465–1466: Regent Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna 1466–1467: Regent Erik Axelsson Tott 1467–1470: Charles VIII (Karl Knutsson Bonde) 1470–1497: Regent Sten Sture the Elder (Sten Sture den äldre) 1497–1501: John II (Hans) 1501–1503: Regent Sten Sture the Elder 1504–1511: Regent Svante Nilsson Sture 1512: Regent Eric Trolle 1512–1520: Regent Sten Sture the Younger (Sten Sture den yngre) 1520–1521: Christian II (Kristian II Tyrann) 1521–1523: Regent Gustav Eriksson Vasa
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See also List of Finnish rulers List of rulers of Iceland