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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Frederick_II_of_DenmarkFrederick II of Denmark - Wikipedia

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   Frederick II (1 July 1534 – 4 April 1588) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1559 until his death in 1588. A member of the House of Oldenburg, Frederick began his personal rule of Denmark-Norway at the age of 24.

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   How did Frederick II influence Denmark?

   • Denmark’s central government remained strong during the reign of Frederick II (1559–88). Frederick aimed to reinstate the Kalmar Union, and in 1563 he was able to convince the Rigsråd to agree to a war with Sweden (Norway was still part of the Danish kingdom).

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   Who was Frederik II?

   • Son of Christian III and Queen Dorothea of Saxony-Lauenburg. In 1572 he was married to Sophie of Mecklenburg, with whom he had Christian IV. Frederik II was mostly concerned with foreign politics. The Nordic Seven Years War in 1563-1570 against Sweden was in reality undecided, but after the war Denmark-Norway stood as the strongest Baltic power.

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   How old was Frederick II when he died?

   • Portrait by Hans Knieper, 1581. ( more...) Frederick II (1 July 1534 – 4 April 1588) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1559 until his death. A member of the House of Oldenburg, Frederick began his personal rule of Denmark-Norway at the age of 24.

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   Why did Frederick II choose a Danish king?

   • In accordance with the king’s wish to make the throne fully hereditary, the charter named Prince Frederick (later Frederick II) as his father’s successor and provided that a Danish prince should always be chosen as king. The latter provision, however, was omitted in Frederick II’s charter.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Frederick-II-kingFrederick II | Norway’s Union, Reformation, Absolutism

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   Jun 27, 2024 · Frederick II was the king of Denmark and Norway (1559–88) who failed in his attempt to establish complete Danish hegemony in the Baltic Sea area in the Seven Years’ War of the North (1563–70) but maintained enough control over the Baltic trade to guide Denmark to a period of prosperity in the later.

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   Learn about Frederik II, who ruled Denmark and Norway from 1559 to 1588. He was a Protestant leader, a naval power, a patron of science and culture, and the father of Christian IV.

6. www.wikiwand.com › en › Frederick_II_of_DenmarkFrederick II of Denmark - Wikiwand

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   Frederick II (1 July 1534 – 4 April 1588) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1559 until his death in 1588. Quick Facts Reign, Coronation ... Close. A member of the House of Oldenburg, Frederick began his personal rule of Denmark-Norway at the age of 24.

7. www.cnn.com › 2024/01/13 › europeWho is Frederik X, the new King of Denmark? | CNN

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   CNN — He’s been known as the Crown Prince of Denmark since the age of three, but on Sunday, he left Copenhagen’s Christiansborg Palace as King Frederik X, sovereign of Europe’s oldest...

8. www.britannica.com › topic › history-of-DenmarkHistory of Denmark - Reformation and war | Britannica

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   Denmark’s central government remained strong during the reign of Frederick II (1559–88). Frederick aimed to reinstate the Kalmar Union, and in 1563 he was able to convince the Rigsråd to agree to a war with Sweden (Norway was still part of the Danish kingdom).

9. apnews.com › article › denmark-king-frederik-queenWho is Crown Prince Frederik, Denmark’s soon-to-be king?

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   Jan 12, 2024 · As a teenager, Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik felt uncomfortable being in the spotlight and wondered whether there was any way he could avoid becoming king.