Hans Ulrik Gyldenløve
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Hans Ulrik Gyldenløve was the illegitimate son of King Christian IV of Denmark and his mistress, Karen Andersdatter. He was also a Danish-Norwegian Navy officer and lensmann bailiff.
Hans Ulrik Gyldenløve by Karel van Mander III at the Frederiksborg National Museum
Regitze Grubbe by Karel van Mander III at the Frederiksborg National Museum
Christian IV of Denmark
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Christian IV was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Holstein and Schleswig from 1588 until his death in 1648. His reign of 59 years and 330 days is the longest in Scandinavian history.
Portrait by Pieter Isaacsz, c. 1612
Frederiksborg Castle, c. 1585.
At the death bed of Niels Kaas. The 17-year-old Christian IV receives from the dying chancellor the keys to the vault where the royal crown and sceptre are stored. History painting by Carl Bloch, 1880.
The coronation of King Christian IV on 29 August 1596 History painting by Otto Bache, 1887.