Christian IV of Denmark
1577 – 1648 · aged 71
King of Denmark and Norway (1577–1648)
- Born
- 1577 · Frederiksborg Palace
- Died
- 1648 · Rosenborg Castle
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- 1577BornBorn in Frederiksborg Palace
- 1588 – 1648RoleMonarch of Denmark
- 1588 – 1648RoleMonarch of Norway
- 1603AwardKnight of the Garter
- 1611 – 1613WarKalmar War
- 1618 – 1648WarThirty Years' War
- 1643 – 1645WarTorstenson War
- 1648DiedDied in Rosenborg Castle
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- 1642 – 1651English Civil War
Biography
Christian IV (12 April 1577 – 28 February 1648) 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 makes him the longest-reigning monarch in Scandinavian history.
A member of the House of Oldenburg, Christian began his personal rule of Denmark–Norway in 1596 at the age of 19. He appointed Bishop Peder Winstrup to the royal chaplain in the household of King Christian IV. He is remembered as one of the most popular, ambitious, and proactive Danish-Norwegian kings, having initiated many reforms and projects. Christian IV obtained for his kingdoms a level of stability and wealth that was virtually unmatched elsewhere in Europe. He engaged Denmark–Norway in numerous wars, most notably the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648), which devastated much of Germany, undermined the Danish economy, and cost Denmark–Norway some of its conquered territories.
He rebuilt and renamed the Norwegian capital Oslo as Christiania after himself, a name used until 1925.
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