Sønderborg Sønderjylland Denmark
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Christian II, his reign in Denmark and Norway cut short in 1523 when his uncle deposed him and took the thrones as Frederick I, had then been exiled to the Netherlands, ruled by his brother-in-law, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
After attempting to reclaim the thrones in 1531, he is arrested and held in captivity for the rest of his life, first in Sønderborg Castle on the island of Als in South Jutland, and afterwards at Kalundborg Castle.
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