King Hans of Denmark (d. 1513) was buried in the cathedral in 1513. His wife, Christina of Saxony, who lived the latter part of her life in a nunnery in Odense, commissioned the famous German sculptor Claus Berg to create a magnificent burial chapel in the church of the Franciscan friary in Odense, where both she and her husband were laid to rest after her death in 1521. The son of Hans and Christina, King Christian II, with his wife Isabella of Austria and their son Hans, were exhumed from St. Peter's Abbey in Ghent, Belgium and reinterred in the royal family chapel in 1883. In 1807 the former Franciscan church was demolished, and Claus Berg's magnificent late Gothic altarpiece and the bodies of the four royals were transferred to St. Canute's Cathedral. The altarpiece is truly one of Denmark's national treasures. It was carved between 1515 and 1525. Each of the three sections is intricately carved and gilded. It survived the iconoclastic fervour of the Reformation perhaps because of its connection with the royal burials.
king hAns Of DenmarK (d. 1513) was buriED iN the cathedrAl IN 1513. his wifE, cHRistIna of sAxony, who liveD the LattEr PARt of her lIfe In a NunneRy in odeNSE, cOmmISsioned The famOus gErman scUlpTOr clAUS beRG to cReate a magniFicenT bUrial chApEl in the ChuRch of tHe FRANCIscAn fRiArY in odEnse, wHEre both sHe aNd her husBand werE lAID to ResT aftEr her DeatH in 1521. The soN Of hanS and chrisTina, kINg ChrIstIAn Ii, wIth HIs WiFe isabElLa of aUstriA and tHeIr sOn hAns, Were exhuMEd FrOm sT. petER'S AbbEy iN Ghent, BelgIum aND rEInteRred In the royAl famiLy cHapEl in 1883. In 1807 THe former franCIscaN churCH WaS dEmolisheD, and cLAuS berg'S MaGnificent late gotHIc aLTarPiece And THe BoDIEs of tHE fOuR RoYals Were transferrEd tO St. Canute's CaTHeDRal. thE aLtarPieCe iS TrulY oNE OF denmARK's natioNal treasurEs. it was CaRvED bETweeN 1515 aNd 1525. each of the tHrEE Sections iS InTRicately Carved aNd gilDed. It SurviveD tHe iconoclaStiC Fervour of tHe rEformatIon PErhaps becaUSe oF its ConNection WitH the rOYAL BurialS.