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History of Denmark, a survey of important events and people in the history of Denmark from prehistoric times to the present. Occupying the peninsula of Jutland (Jylland), which extends northward from the center of continental western Europe, and an archipelago of more than 400 islands to the east.
The history of Denmark as a unified kingdom began in the 8th century, but historic documents describe the geographic area and the people living there—the Danes—as early as 500 AD. These early documents include the writings of Jordanes and Procopius.
Gunnor of Denmark (d. 1031) Duchess of Normandy. Name variations: Gunnor of Crêpon; Gunnora of Crepon; sometimes referred to as Gunhilda.
May 9, 2024 · The Thirty Years’ War was a series of wars fought by various nations for various reasons, including religious, dynastic, territorial, and commercial rivalries. Its destructive campaigns and battles occurred over most of Europe, and, when it ended with the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, the map of Europe had been irrevocably changed.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Though the struggles of the Thirty Years War erupted some years earlier, the war is conventionally held to have begun in 1618, when the future Holy...
- Ferdinand II, the Holy Roman emperor (1619–37) and the king of Bohemia, was the leading champion of the Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation and abso...
- The Thirty Years' War ended with the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, which changed the map of Europe irrevocably. The peace was negotiated, from 1644...
- Near the beginning of the Thirty Years' War in 1625, King Christian IV of Denmark saw an opportunity to gain valuable territory in Germany to balan...
A map showing major urban areas, islands and connecting bridges. The metropolitan part occupies a total area of 42,943.9 square kilometres (16,581 sq mi). [16] The area of inland water is 700 km 2 (270 sq mi), variously stated as from 500 to 700 km 2 (193–270 sq mi). [citation needed]
Denmark is located on the Cimbric peninsula in Northern Europe, with Germany to the south, and Norway and Sweden to the north. Rulers of the Scandinavian kingdoms emerge from legendary origins, and the early Danes could be found in what is now southern Sweden.
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Apr 25, 2024 · Kalmar Union, Scandinavian union formed at Kalmar, Sweden, in June 1397 that brought the kingdoms of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark together under a single monarch until 1523. When Margaret I became ruler of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (1387–88), it was understood that she should, at the first.
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