Nils Jönsson Oxenstierna, (1390s-1450s) Swedish statesman and co-regent of Sweden, under the Kalmar Union, from January to June of 1448, together with his brother Bengt Jönsson Oxenstierna. Member of the Privy Council of Sweden at least 1432. Military governor, or hövitsman, at Borgholm Castle in 1436, Stäket in 1438, and Nyköping Castle in 1442. Dubbed as knight by King Christopher of Bavaria following his coronation in 1441. Events February 3 - Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, at the tip of Africa becoming the first known European to travel this far south. ... Christopher of Bavaria, Christoffer (III) af Bayern (Danish and Norwegian title) or Kristofer av Bayern (Swedish title), (1418-1448) was union king of Denmark, Norway (1440-1448) and Sweden (1441-1448). ... Charles VIII of Sweden, Carl I of Norway, or Karl Knutsson (Bonde), king of Sweden (1448-1457, 1464-1465 and from 1467 to his death in 1470); king of Norway (1449-1450). ... Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Decades: 1340s 1350s 1360s 1370s 1380s - 1390s - 1400s 1410s 1420s 1430s 1440s Years: 1390 1391 1392 1393 1394 1395 1396 1397 1398 1399 Events and Trends 1392 Korean founder of the Joseon Dynasty General Yi Seonggye led a coup détat, overthrowing the... Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century Decades: 1400s 1410s 1420s 1430s 1440s - 1450s - 1460s 1470s 1480s 1490s 1500s Years: 1450 1451 1452 1453 1454 1455 1456 1457 1458 1459 Events and Trends Fall of Constantinople on May 29, 1453. ... The Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sverige  listen) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. ... The Kalmar Union united the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden under one monarch in 1397. ... Events January 5/ 6 - Christopher of Bavaria, Norway and Sweden dies with no designated heir leaving all three kingdoms with vacant thrones. ... Bengt Jönsson Oxenstierna, (1390s-1450) Swedish statesman and co-regent of Sweden, under the Kalmar Union, from January to June of 1448, together with his brother Nils Jönsson Oxenstierna. ... The Swedish Senate: Riksrådet, from 1809 Statsrådet, from 1975 Regeringen was and is the principal government institution of Sweden The Swedish Senate, Senatus Regni Sueciae, originated as a council of Regional Magnates acting as advisers to the Monarch of the combined Realms of the Swedes (from 996, approximately). ... Christopher of Bavaria, Christoffer (III) af Bayern (Danish and Norwegian title) or Kristofer av Bayern (Swedish title), (1418-1448) was union king of Denmark, Norway (1440-1448) and Sweden (1441-1448). ...