{"slug": "christian-iv-of-denmark", "label": "Christian IV of Denmark", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_IV_of_Denmark", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q153586", "qid": "Q153586", "description": "king of Denmark and Norway (1577–1648)", "entries": 13, "years": 11, "span": [1588, 1658], "span_label": ["1588 CE", "1658 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "thirty-years-war", "label": "Thirty Years' War", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "denmark", "label": "Denmark", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "london", "label": "London", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "james-vi-and-i", "label": "James VI and I", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "england", "label": "England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "netherlands", "label": "Netherlands", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "amsterdam", "label": "Amsterdam", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "oslo", "label": "Oslo", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "denmarknorway", "label": "Denmark–Norway", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1588, "year_label": "1588 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "April 4", "text": "April 4 – Christian IV becomes king of Denmark–Norway, upon the death of his father, Frederick II.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362479687#April–June", "title": "1588", "revid": 1362479687, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1597, "year_label": "1597 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "August 24", "text": "August 24 – Christian IV of Denmark-Norway refuses to let Tycho Brahe return to Denmark.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362801855#July–September", "title": "1597", "revid": 1362801855, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1606, "year_label": "1606 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "July 24", "text": "July 24 – King Christian IV of Denmark, as the guest of his brother-in-law, King James of England, Scotland and Ireland, is welcomed at London, and the two monarchs are driven by coaches to a banquet at Theobalds House at Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. They are entertained by playwright Ben Jonson's play, The Entertainment of the Kings of Great Britain and Denmark.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369561009#July–September", "title": "1606", "revid": 1369561009, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1622, "year_label": "1622 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 25", "text": "November 25 – King Christian IV of Denmark invites the Sephardic Jews of Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic to settle in the newly-built Danish town of Lykstad, promising them the free exercise of their religion without persecution. The city remains part of Denmark until 1864 until it is captured in the Second Schleswig War and is now part of Germany as Glückstadt.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366857889#October–December", "title": "1622", "revid": 1366857889, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1624, "year_label": "1624 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "December 24", "text": "December 24 – Denmark's first postal service is launched by order of King Christian IV.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1331350573#October–December", "title": "1624", "revid": 1331350573, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1624, "year_label": "1624 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "May 24", "text": "May 24 – The city of Oslo, Norway, is destroyed by fire for the fourteenth time. King Christian IV of Denmark–Norway decrees its rebuilding on a new site, where it will be renamed Christiania.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1331350573#April–June", "title": "1624", "revid": 1331350573, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1625, "year_label": "1625 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 9", "text": "December 9 – Thirty Years' War: The Netherlands and England sign the Treaty of The Hague, a military peace treaty for providing economical aid to King Christian IV of Denmark-Norway, during his military campaigns in Germany.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363597525#October–December", "title": "1625", "revid": 1363597525, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1626, "year_label": "1626 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 27", "text": "August 27 – Thirty Years' War: Battle of Lutter – Tilly defeats King Christian IV of Denmark's army.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367580131#July–September", "title": "1626", "revid": 1367580131, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1628, "year_label": "1628 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 4", "text": "August 4 – Thirty Years' War: With the help of Danish and Swedish reinforcements, Stralsund is able to resist Wallenstein's siege until the landing of a Danish army, led by Christian IV of Denmark, forces Wallenstein to raise the siege, and move his army to confront the new threat.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352890088#July–September", "title": "1628", "revid": 1352890088, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1628, "year_label": "1628 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 2", "text": "September 2 – Thirty Years' War – Battle of Wolgast: Wallenstein defeats Christian IV of Denmark's army.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352890088#July–September", "title": "1628", "revid": 1352890088, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1629, "year_label": "1629 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 22", "text": "May 22 – Thirty Years' War: Christian IV of Denmark and Albrecht von Wallenstein sign the Treaty of Lübeck, ending Denmark's involvement in the Thirty Years' War.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365103352#April–June", "title": "1629", "revid": 1365103352, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1641, "year_label": "1641 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "The Norwegian city of Kristiansand is founded by King Christian IV of Denmark-Norway.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1343658448#Date_unknown", "title": "1641", "revid": 1343658448, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1658, "year_label": "1658 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "April 19", "text": "April 19 – Kirsten Munk, second wife of Christian IV of Denmark (b. 1598)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365986033#Deaths", "title": "1658", "revid": 1365986033, "section": "Deaths"}}]}