1660 state of emergency in Denmark
A state of emergency was declared by the King of Denmark, Frederick III of Denmark in 1660. Its purpose was to put pressure on the nobility of the first estate which in Denmark at the time took the form of the Riksråd, which were reluctant to a proposal from the second (bishoprics) and third estates (burghers) to replace the elective monarchy with hereditary monarchy.
Celebration in Frederiksborg Castle to the Treaty of Roskilde. Painting (1658) by Erik Dahlbergh.
The Assault on Copenhagen in 1659 by Frederik Christian Lund, 1887, Det Nationalhistorike Museum, Frederiksborg.
Paying homage to the hereditary king in front of the Castle of Copenhagen. Painted by Wolfgang Heimbach, 1666
The monarchy of Denmark is a constitutional institution and a historic office of the Kingdom of Denmark. The Kingdom includes Denmark proper and the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland. The Kingdom of Denmark was already consolidated in the 8th century, whose rulers are consistently referred to in Frankish sources as "kings". Under the rule of King Gudfred in 804 the Kingdom may have included all the major provinces of medieval Denmark.
Monarchy of Denmark
One of the two Jelling stones, attesting to Harald Bluetooth's unification and Christianization of Denmark.
Memorial inside Christiansborg Palace. Depicted is Frederick III and the event commemorated is the failed Swedish attack on Copenhagen in 1659.
During the German occupation of World War II, King Christian X became a powerful symbol of national identity. This image dates from the King's birthday, 26 September 1940.
