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2 days ago · Denmark’s Crown Prince Christian was the picture of pride and poise as he stood between his royal parents after completing his final school exam.. The 18-year-old future king, who now towers ...
4 days ago · The dynasty rose to prominence when Count Christian I of Oldenburg was elected King of Denmark in 1448, of Norway in 1450 and of Sweden in 1457. The house then occupied the Danish throne continuously for 576 years until the abdication of Queen Margrethe II in 2024.
5 days ago · Christian II 1481–1559 King of Denmark r. 1513–1523: Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg 1511–1571: Christian III 1503–1559 King of Denmark r. 1534–1559: Dorothea of Denmark 1504–1547: Albert 1490–1568 Duke of Prussia: Ulrich III 1527–1603 Duke of Mecklenburg: Elizabeth of Denmark 1524–1586: Magnus III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1509 ...
1 day ago · The Danish king, Christian III (in office 1534–1559), had introduced Lutheranism in Denmark the year before, but it was in June 1541 that the Lutheran church ordinance—in a translation of the Danish one by Bishop Gissur Einarsson—was accepted at the Icelandic parliament, Alþingi (DI X n.d., pp. 632–33). Emphasis was placed on ...
4 days ago · After the death of the Danish king Frederick I, his son Christian III became king in 1534. When Lübeck attempted at this time to restore the exiled Christian II as king in Denmark, Gustav Vasa gave the young Christian III strong military support in a war against Lübeck.
Jun 18, 2024 · Christian III, detail of an oil painting by Jost Verheiden, c. 1554–59; in Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark. (more) Following the war, to consolidate his position as king, Christian III arrested the Catholic bishops and confiscated all church property.
1 day ago · Crown Prince Christian of Denmark Celebrates His High School Graduation The Danish royal family were all smiles as they marked the prince's momentous occasion. By Lauren Hubbard Published: Jun 25 ...
