Frederick II was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1559 until his death.
Portrait by Hans Knieper, 1581.
Malmö Castle in Scania, were 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.
Denmark–Norway was a 16th-to-19th-century multi-national and multi-lingual real union consisting of the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Norway, the Duchy of Schleswig, and the Duchy of Holstein. The state also claimed sovereignty over three historical peoples: Frisians, Gutes and Wends. Denmark–Norway had several colonies, namely the Danish Gold Coast, the Nicobar Islands, Serampore, Tharangambadi, and the Danish West Indies. The union was also known as the Dano-Norwegian Realm, Twin Realms (Tvillingerigerne) or the Oldenburg Monarchy (Oldenburg-monarkiet).
Artwork depicting ships passing by the city of Helsingborg, which overlooked the Oresund
Christian IV of Denmark-Norway
Naval battle between the frigate HMS Tartar and Norwegian gunboats near Bergen in 1808