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Christian IV of Denmark

king of Denmark and Norway (1577–1648)

13 dated entries naming Christian IV of Denmark, drawn from 11 separate years between 1588 CE and 1658 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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16th century

  • 1588April 4 – Christian IV becomes king of Denmark–Norway, upon the death of his father, Frederick II.source
  • 1597August 24 – Christian IV of Denmark-Norway refuses to let Tycho Brahe return to Denmark.source

17th century

  • 1606July 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.source
  • 1622November 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.source
  • 1624December 24 – Denmark's first postal service is launched by order of King Christian IV.source
  • 1624May 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.source
  • 1625December 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.source
  • 1626August 27 – Thirty Years' War: Battle of Lutter – Tilly defeats King Christian IV of Denmark's army.source
  • 1628August 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.source
  • 1628September 2 – Thirty Years' War – Battle of Wolgast: Wallenstein defeats Christian IV of Denmark's army.source
  • 1629May 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.source
  • 1641The Norwegian city of Kristiansand is founded by King Christian IV of Denmark-Norway.source
  • 1658April 19 – Kirsten Munk, second wife of Christian IV of Denmark (b. 1598)source

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