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Seal of Christian III. Danish rigsdaler minted under Christian III in 1537. His coat of arms on the reverse. 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.
From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. English: John or Hans (1518-1532), in Swedish also called Johan, was Prince of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, son of Christian II of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and Isabella of Austria. Prince John of Denmark. Danish prince; eldest child of Christian II of Denmark and Isabella of Austria.
Margrethe II ( Danish: [mɑˈkʁeˀtə]; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until her abdication on 14 January 2024.
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet ( / ˈhæmlɪt / ), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his attempts to exact revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered ...
Catholicism. Frederick I ( Danish and Norwegian: Frederik; German: Friedrich; Swedish: Fredrik; 7 October 1471 – 10 April 1533) was King of Denmark and Norway. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over Denmark and Norway, when subsequent monarchs embraced Lutheranism after the Protestant Reformation. As king of Norway, Frederick is most ...
Religion. Lutheran. Signature. Christian IV (12 April 1577 – 28 February 1648) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Holstein and Schleswig from 1588 until his death in 1648. His reign of 59 years and 330 days is the longest in Scandinavian history. [1] A member of the House of Oldenburg, Christian began his personal rule of Denmark ...
Foundation Map of the Danish West Indies Royal Arms of Norway & Denmark Union (1559-1699) Royal Arms of Denmark & Norway Union (1699–1819). Merchants in Copenhagen asked King Christian IV for permission to establish a West Indian trading company in 1622, but, by the time an eight-year monopoly on trade with the West Indies, Virginia, Brazil and Guinea was granted on 25 January 1625, the ...
