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or coronation charter. When the Swedish Council failed to turn up at the meeting, the Norwegian and Danish councils proceeded to issue a joint declaration known as the Halmstad Recess. This document outlined the conditions for Hans's rule, strengthening the authority of the councils and affirming that the union was a personal union of three independent kingdoms. It was hoped that Sweden would later accept the same terms and thereby acknowledge Hans as king. Hans was crowned King of Denmark in Copenhagen

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