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  1. Frederik II. Frederik II was the King of Denmark and Norway from 1559. Son of Christian III and Queen Dorothea of Saxony-Lauenburg. In 1572 he was married to Sophie of Mecklenburg, with whom he had Christian IV. Frederik II was mostly concerned with foreign politics. The Nordic Seven Years War in 1563-1570 against Sweden was in reality ...

  2. Frederick II was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1559 until his death in 1588.

  3. FREDERICK II. (1534-1588), king of Denmark and Norway, son of Christian III., was born at Hadersleben on the 1st of July 1 534. His mother, Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, was the elder sister of Catherine, the first wife of Gustavus Vasa and the mother of Eric XIV. The two little cousins, born the same year, were destined to be lifelong rivals.

  4. Dec 31, 2023 · Queen Margrethe II is the world's only reigning queen and the longest serving current monarch in Europe, taking the throne after the death of her father King Frederik IX in 1972. The 83-year-old ...

  5. Jan 11, 2024 · Enjoying the support of more than 80 percent of Danes according to a recent poll, the prince will become King Frederik X upon his mother's abdication on Sunday. "When the time comes, I will guide ...

  6. Jan 1, 2004 · This book considers the role played by Denmark's King Frederik II (1559-88) in the international diplomacy of the 'age of religious wars'. As Europe's leading Lutheran sovereign, Frederik commanded great influence; his conviction that an international Catholic 'conspiracy' threatened to destroy Protestantism led him to work towards the creation of a Protestant alliance that included both ...

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  8. Jan 14, 2024 · By Nik Popli. January 14, 2024 11:29 AM EST. D enmark ushered in a new era on Sunday as King Frederik X ascended to the throne after his mother, Queen Margrethe II, formally signed her abdication ...

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