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Christian III (12 August 1503 – 1 January 1559) reigned as King of Denmark from 1534 and King of Norway from 1537 until his death in 1559. During his reign, Christian formed close ties between the church and the crown.
Apr 18, 2024 · Christian III was the king of Denmark and Norway (1534–59) who established the state Lutheran Church in Denmark (1536) and, by forming close ties between the church and the crown, laid the foundation for the absolutist Danish monarchy of the 17th century.
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Giáo hội Luther. Christian III (12 tháng 8 năm 1503 - 1 tháng 1 năm 1559) là vua của Đan Mạch từ năm 1534 cho đến khi ông qua đời và là vua Na Uy từ năm 1537 cho đến khi ông qua đời. Trong thời gian cai trị của ông, quan hệ giữa hai phía nhà thờ và vua chúa đã xích gần lại với nhau ...
Apr 2, 2021 · by Susan Flantzer. © Unofficial Royalty 2021. Christian III, King of Denmark and Norway; Credit – Wikipedia. The only son and the elder of the two children of Frederik I, King of Denmark and Norway and his first wife Anna of Brandenburg, Christian III, King of Denmark and Norway was born on August 12, 1503, at Gottorp Castle in Schleswig ...
Christian III (12 August 1503 – 1 January 1559) reigned as King of Denmark from 1534 and King of Norway from 1537 until his death in 1559. During his reign, Christian formed close ties between the church and the crown.
Christian III, 1503–59, king of Denmark and Norway (1534–59). At the death of his father, Frederick I, his election was delayed because he was a Lutheran. The German city of Lübeck invaded Denmark to reinstate the deposed Christian II, and the minor nobility then forced the election of Christian III in 1534 to preserve Danish autonomy.
Christian III of Denmark (1503-1559, r.1533/4-59) made Lutheranism the official state church of Denmark and sided against the Emperor Charles V during the Fourth Hapsburg-Valois War (1542-44). Christian was the eldest son of Frederick I, king of Denmark and Norway (d.1533). Christian was raised as a Lutheran, and met Martin Luther.
