Northern Seven Years' War
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The Northern Seven Years' War was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and a coalition of Denmark–Norway, Lübeck, and Poland–Lithuania between 1563 and 1570. The war was motivated by the dissatisfaction of King Frederick II of Denmark with the dissolution of the Kalmar Union, and the will of King Eric XIV of Sweden to break Denmark's dominating position. The fighting continued until both armies had been exhausted, and many men died. The resulting Treaty of Stettin was a stalemate, with neither party gaining any new territory.
Frederick II of Denmark attacking Älvsborg Castle, 1563.
Frederick II (1534–1588), King of Denmark and Norway 1559–1588
Eric XIV (1533–1577), King of Sweden 1560–1568
Herluf Trolle in 1551
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.
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.