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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.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Christian-IIIChristian III | King of Denmark and Norway | Britannica

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   Apr 18, 2024 · Christian III (born Aug. 12, 1503, Gottorp, Schleswig—died Jan. 1, 1559, Kolding, Den.) 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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   1523-05-01 Danish prince and later King Christian III arrives in Veere, Zeeland. 1534-07-04 Christian III is elected King of Denmark and Norway in the town of Rye. 1536-10-20 King Christian III of Denmark & Norway leads reform in Catholic possessions. 1537-09-02 Danish King Christian III publishes "Ordinance on the Danish Church" establishing ...

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   Apr 2, 2021 · The only son and the elder of the two children of Frederik I, King of Denmark and Norway and his first wife Anna of Brandenburg, Christian III, King of Denmark and Norway was born on August 12, 1503, at Gottorp Castle in Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig, now in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Christian had one younger sister:

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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.

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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. He established Lutheranism as the state religion within his realms as part of the Protestant Reformation, and was the first ...

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   Who is King Christian III of Denmark & Norway?

   • 1534-07-04 Christian III is elected King of Denmark and Norway in the town of Rye 1536-10-20 King Christian III of Denmark & Norway leads reform in Catholic possessions 1537-09-02 Danish King Christian III publishes "Ordinance on the Danish Church" establishing Lutheranism as the state religion within his realms

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   Who was Christian III?

   • 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. The eldest son of Frederick I, king of

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   Who was the king of Denmark in 1534?

   • In 1534, Christian was proclaimed Christian III, King of Denmark at an assembly of Lutheran nobles in Jutland. However, the Danish Council of State, made up of mostly Catholic bishops and nobles, refused to accept Christian III as king.

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   When did Christian III become a king?

   • Christian III (born Aug. 12, 1503, Gottorp, Schleswig—died Jan. 1, 1559, Kolding, Den.) 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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   Tweet. Christian III of Denmark (1503-1559, r.1533/4-59) made Lutheranism the official state church of Denmark and sided against the Emperor Charles V during the Fourth Hapsburg-Valois War (1542-44). Christian was the eldest son of Frederick I, king of Denmark and Norway (d.1533). Christian was raised as a Lutheran, and met Martin Luther.