Christopher of Bavaria,
Christoffer III af Bayern (Danish and Norwegian title) or
Kristofer av Bayern (Swedish title), was
king of
Denmark, king regent of the
Kalmar Union in
Norway (
1440-
1448) and in king regent in
Sweden (
1441-
1448). He was born on
January 6,
1418 as the son of duke John of Pfalz-Neumarkt (
Palatinate) and Catherine Vratislava, sister to
Eric of Pomerania. In
1445 he married the 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.