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6 days ago · The House of Ascania (German: Askanier) was a dynasty of German rulers. ... Sophia of Denmark c.1180 three children 1206 aged 50–51: Otto II the Generous: c.1150
Apr 8, 2024 · Christian, the son of Frederick II of Denmark and Sophia of Mecklenburg, succeeded to the throne on the death of his father in 1588, but until his coronation in 1596 his country was governed by a regency of four members of the Rigsråd, the Council of the Realm, who also supervised his education.
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1 day ago · Denmark (Danish: Danmark, pronounced ⓘ) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.It is the metropolitan part of and the most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the North Atlantic Ocean.
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
6 days ago · This article covers principally the land and people of continental Denmark. However, the Kingdom of Denmark also encompasses the Faroe Islands and the island of Greenland, both located in the North Atlantic Ocean. Each area is distinctive in history, language, and culture.
Apr 3, 2024 · One of the largest tiaras in the collections of European monarchs is the Queen Sofia tiara. For its unusual shape, the jewelry is also called the “nine-toothed tiara”. The jewellery was created in the 1860s for Sophia of Nassau, Queen of Sweden and Norway, wife of King Oscar II.
Mar 31, 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
6 days ago · Introduction. Background. Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973.
