Frederick II of Denmark
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Frederick II was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1559 until his death in 1588.
Portrait by Hans Knieper, 1581
Malmö Castle in Scania, where Frederick spent much of his later youth
Frederick II's close friend and companion, Augustus, Elector of Saxony
20 August 1559: Coronatio Regis et equitum auratorum creatio, Hafniæ, post gestum bellum Dithmarsicum, eadem æstate, 20. Augusti.
Christian III of Denmark
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Christian III 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. He established
Frederick II of Denmark
…House of Oldenburg, Frederick began his personal rule of Denmark–Norway at the age of 24. He inherited capable and strong realms, formed in large by his father after the civil war known as the Count's Feud, after which Denmark–Norway saw a period of economic recovery and of a great increase in the centralised…
Portrait by Jakob Binck, 1550
Painting depicting Christian III at Glücksborg
King Christian III on Norwegian silver coin (Gimsøydaleren) from 1546
Seal of Christian III