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3 days ago · Frederik X (Frederik André Henrik Christian; [a] born 26 May 1968) is King of Denmark. He acceded to the throne following his mother's abdication on 14 January 2024. [3][4] Frederik is the elder son of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik.
2 days ago · 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).
4 days ago · The House of Oldenburg is a German dynasty whose members rule or have ruled in Denmark, Iceland, Greece, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Livonia, Schleswig, Holstein, and Oldenburg. The current kings of Norway and the United Kingdom are patrilineal descendants of the Glücksburg branch of this house.
3 days ago · Frederick Barbarossa (December 1122 – 10 June 1190), also known as Frederick I (German: Friedrich I; Italian: Federico I), was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death 35 years later in 1190. He was elected King of Germany in Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned in Aachen on 9 March 1152.
1 day ago · Frederick IX’s reign also marked a period of increased democratic reforms. He supported changes that limited the monarchy’s political power, ensuring that Denmark remained a constitutional monarchy with a strong parliamentary system. The post-war period under Kings Christian X and Frederick IX was crucial in shaping the modern Danish state.
3 days ago · Italy - Frederick I, Barbarossa, Empire: The reign of Conrad’s successor and nephew, the duke of Swabia, Frederick I (1152–90), brought a major reassertion of imperial rule in Italy. Frederick saw himself not as the heir to a compromise but as a restorer of the Romano-Carolingian heritage of the German monarchy.
2 days ago · Germany - Henry Lion, Saxon Rebellion, Banishment: Forced to retreat before the papacy and the Lombard League after the Battle of Legnano, Frederick cooled toward his Welf cousin, whom he could justly blame for some of his setbacks.
