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4 days ago · The dynasty rose to prominence when Count Christian I of Oldenburg was elected King of Denmark in 1448, of Norway in 1450 and of Sweden in 1457. The house then occupied the Danish throne continuously for 576 years until the abdication of Queen Margrethe II in 2024. History.
3 days ago · King Christian IX of Denmark (April 8, 1818 – January 29, 1906) ruled Denmark from 1863 to 1906. Known as the "father-in-law of Europe", [1] he and his queen consort, Louise of Hesse-Kassel (September 7, 1817 – September 29, 1898), became the ancestors of many members of European royalty.
Jul 14, 2024 · In 1609 the later King Frederik III of Denmark and Norway was born as son of Christian IV and Anna Catharina von Brandenburg. The young prince became Prince-Archbishop of Bremen and Verden, and coadjutor of Halberstadt, and was not expected to succeed to the throne.
3 days ago · Count Christian of Rosenborg (Christian Frederik Franz Knud Harald Carl Oluf Gustav Georg Erik; 22 October 1942 – 21 May 2013) was a member of the Danish royal family.
5 days ago · Canute the Great. 1018-1035. King of England, Denmark, Norway and parts of Sweden. (first contemporary portrait of a Danish king) Harthacnute. 1028-1042. also King of England. Magnus I Olafsson. 1042-1047.
6 days ago · By the end of the 13th century, the systems now known as feudalism and manorialism framed many people’s lives, and the Christian church had become firmly established. However, defining the powers of the country’s rulers was fraught with difficulties.
6 days ago · Christian I, founder of the Oldenburg dynasty, succeeded to the Danish and Norwegian thrones, but efforts to bring Sweden back into the union were only intermittently successful, and when Christian died in 1481, he did not rule that country.
