Kalmar Union
Kalmarunionen
  • (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish)
  • Kalmarin unioni  (Finnish)
  • Kalmarsambandið  (Icelandic)
  • Kalmar unioni  (Greenlandic)
  • Kalmarsamveldið  (Faroese)
  • Unio Calmariensis  (Latin)
1397–1537
Flag of Kalmar Union
"Banner of the realms" as described by Eric of Pomerania in 1430
Arms of Christian I, John & Christian II of Kalmar Union
Arms of Christian I, John & Christian II
The Kalmar Union, c. 1400
The Kalmar Union, c. 1400
StatusPersonal union
Common languages
  • Official use: Middle Danish, Old Swedish, Middle Norwegian, Renaissance Latin
  • Also spoken: Middle Icelandic, Old Faroese, Norn, Greenlandic Norse, Middle Low German, Finnish, Sami, Greenlandic, Karelian
Religion
Roman Catholicism
GovernmentPersonal union
Monarch 
• 1397–1442a
Eric of Pomerania(first)
• 1513–23b
Christian II(last)
LegislatureRiksrådandHerredag
(one in each kingdom)
Historical eraLate Middle Ages
• Inception
17 June 1397
• Engelbrekt rebellion
1434–1436
• Stockholm Bloodbath
November 1520
• Gustav Vasa elected as
King of Sweden
1523
• Denmark-Norway was established.
1537
Area
• Total
2,839,386 km2(1,096,293 sq mi)
CurrencyMark, Örtug, Norwegian penning, Swedish penning
Preceded by
Succeeded by
State Banner of Denmark (14th Century).svgKingdom of Denmark
Royal Banner of Norway (14th Century).svgKingdom of Norway
Royal Banner of Sweden (14th Century).svgKingdom of Sweden
Denmark–Norway
Kingdom of SwedenSweden-Flag-1562.svg
Kingdom of Scotland
  1. Margaret I ruled Denmark 1387–1412, Norway 1388–1389, and Sweden 1389–1412
  2. Christian II ruled Denmark and Norway 1513–1523; Sweden 1520–1521