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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.
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.
1 day ago · After World War II, the Reformation is still widely regarded as formative for Danish history, albeit in combination with other inspirations. A secular mindset grew stronger both within and outside the Evangelical-Lutheran Church, with some promoting a liberalist interpretation of Luther’s two-kingdoms doctrine, and others challenging the Evangelical-Lutheran Church’s status as the ...
6 days ago · King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark leave their eldest son, 18-year-old Crown Prince Christian as regent as the couple take a trip together.
1 day ago · The royal family of Denmark during the Queen Margrethe II's 70th birthday on 16 April 2010. From left to right: Queen Mary of Denmark (then Crown Princess) Count Felix (then Prince Felix), Frederik X (then Crown Prince), Prince Christian, Queen Margrethe II, Count Nikolai (then Prince Nikolai), Prince Henrik, Prince Joachim and Princess Isabella
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.
3 days ago · The establishment of the Christian church in Denmark went hand in hand with the consolidation of royal power and the determining of the Danish frontiers. Under German auspices , a few bishoprics subordinate to the archdiocese of Hamburg-Bremen had been established in Danish territory as early as the 10th century ( see also Hamburg ; Bremen ).
