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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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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 (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. Profession: King of Denmark and Norway. Biography: During Christian's reign as King of Denmark (1534–1559) and King of Norway (1537–1559), he is remembered for having bound church and crown; in particular, establishing Lutheranism as the religion of his realms—thus firmly picking the side of the Protestant Reformation over ...
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Oct 8, 2023 · Christian III was the son and heir of Frederick I, who took the throne from his nephew in 1523. After his father’s death in 1533, he was proclaimed king, but his Lutheran views...
The election of Christian III as king of Denmark on 4 July 1534 was a landmark event for all of Denmark and also Norway. It took place in St. Søren's Church (Danish: Sankt Sørens Kirke) in the town of Rye in eastern Jutland, where the Jutlandic nobility elected Prince Christian, son of King Frederick I and Duke of Schleswig and Holsten, as king
