Danish overseas colonies and Dano-Norwegian colonies were the colonies that Denmark–Norway possessed from 1536 until 1953. At its apex, the colonies spanned four continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.
A contemporary depiction of Fort Christiansborg
Fort Dansborg at Tranquebar, built by Ove Gjedde, c. 1658
Reykjavík in 1835
Christiansted in the Danish West Indies, 1831
Ove Gjedde was a Danish nobleman and Admiral of the Realm. He established the Danish colony at Tranquebar and constructed Fort Dansborg as the base for the Danish settlement. He was a member of the interim government that followed the death of King Christian IV, which imposed restrictions by the Haandfæstningon his successor King Frederick III.
Portrait of Admiral of the Realm Ove Gjedde, by Karel van Mander III
Tomarps Kungsgård Castle in 1680's, by Burman & Fischer
Ove Gjedde, from J.P.Trap's "Berømte danske mænd og kvinder (1867)"