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Christian III of Denmark
1503 – 1559 · aged 56
King of Denmark and Norway
- Born
- 1503 · Gottorf Castle
- Died
- 1559 · Kolding
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- 1503BornBorn in Gottorf Castle
- 1534 – 1559RoleMonarch of Denmark
- 1537 – 1559RoleMonarch of Norway
- 1559DiedDied in Kolding
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Biography
Christian III (12 August 1503 – 1 January 1559) 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 Lutheranism as the state religion within his realms as part of the Protestant Reformation, and was the first King of Denmark–Norway.
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