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Ask the Chatbot a Question Ask the Chatbot a Question 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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Nov 30, 2023 · King of Denmark and Norway: Reign Denmark 1534–1559 Norway 1537–1559 Coronation 12. August 1537, Copenhagen. Predecessor Frederick I Successor Frederick II. Duke of Holstein and Duke of Schleswig 1523–1559 till 1533 with Frederick I, since 1544 with his brothers John "the Elder" and Adolf.
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the Semiramis of the North 2 February 1388 – 28 October 1412 (24 years, 269 days)with Eric III (1389–1412) c. 1353 Vordingborg Castle youngest daughter of Valdemar IV and Helvig of Schleswig. Haakon VI of Norway 9 April 1363 Church of Our Lady One son. 28 October 1412 Ship on Flensburg Fjord Aged 58–59.
This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the kings and queen regnants of Denmark. This includes: The Kingdom of Denmark (up to 1397) Personal union of Denmark and Norway (1380–1397) The Kalmar Union (1397–1536) Union of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1397–1523) Union of Denmark and Norway (1523–1536/1537) The United Kingdoms of Denmark ...
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.
When King of Denmark, Norway Christian Oldenburg III was born on 12 August 1503, in Schleswig, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, his father, King Frederik I von Oldenburg King of Denmark, was 31 and his mother, Anna of Brandenburg Hohenzollern, was 15. He married Dorothea von Sachsen-Lauenburg on 29 October 1525, in Lauenburg an der Elbe ...
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Christian II (1 July 1481 – 25 January 1559) was a Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union who reigned as King of Denmark and Norway, from 1513 until 1523, and Sweden from 1520 until 1521. From 1513 to 1523, he was concurrently Duke of Schleswig and Holstein in joint rule with his uncle Frederick. As king, Christian tried to maintain the ...
