On this day in 1513, King Hans died aged 58 in Aalborg shortly after being thrown from his horse while crossing Skjern Creek.
King Hans – who ruled Denmark from 1481-1513, Norway from 1483-1513 and Sweden from 1497-1501 – was buried at Graabrødre Klosterkirke in Odense, but has since been moved to Sankt Knuds Church.
He was the last male monarch to not be called Christian or Frederick.