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Christian IV of Denmark

king of Denmark and Norway (1577–1648)

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16th century

  • 1577April 12 – King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway (died 1648)source
  • 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

  • 1601King Christian IV orders the construction of a permanent wooden bridge over the Børsgraven canal to improve access to the Copenhagen shipyard.source
  • 1603King Christian IV founds the fortified town of Kristianopel in Blekinge (then part of Denmark) to strengthen the border against Sweden.source
  • 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
  • 161017 August – Christian IV of Denmark-Norway ordered the construction of Altenhus Fortress on the island of Aarøen near Alten in Finnmark county.source
  • 161510 March – Hans Ulrik Gyldenløve, naval officer and illegitimate son of Christian IV (died 1645)source
  • 161531 December – King Christian IV marries Kirsten Munk.source
  • 1616May 25 – King James I of England's former favourite, the Earl of Somerset, and his wife Frances, are convicted of the murder of Thomas Overbury in 1613. They are spared death, and are sentenced to imprisonment in the Tower of London (until 1622). Although the King has ordered the investigation of the poet's murder and allowed his former court favorite to be arrested and tried, his court, now under the influence of George Villiers, gains the reputation of being corrupt and vile. The sale of peerages (beginning in July) and the royal visit of James's brother-in-law, Christian IV of Denmark, a notorious drunkard, add further scandal.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
  • 1623Ladegården is established by Christian IV.source
  • 162328 December – Elisabeth Augusta Lindenov, daughter of king Christian IV of Denmark and Kirsten Munk (died 1677)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
  • 1624December 24 – Denmark's first postal service is launched by order of King Christian IV.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
  • 163114 October – Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Queen of Denmark and Norway, and mother of King Christian IV (born 1557 in Wismar)source
  • 1636March 5 (February 24 Old Style) – King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway gives an order, that all beggars that are able to work must be sent to Brinholmen, to build ships or to work as galley rowers.source
  • 1641The Norwegian city of Kristiansand is founded by King Christian IV of Denmark-Norway.source
  • 16415 July - The town of Christianssand is formally founded by King Christian IV of Denmark-Norway.source
  • 1648February 28 – Christian IV, King of Denmark and Norway (born 1577)source
  • 164828 February – King Christian IV dies in his bedchamber at Rosenborg Castle where he has been moved from Frederiksborg Castle upon his own order.source
  • 164828 February – Christian IV, king of Denmark and Norway since 1588 (born 1577).source
  • 16486 July - Prince Frederick was accepted as his father's successor, and became king of both Denmark and Norway, as King Frederick III.source
  • 16785 October – Hedevig Ulfeldt, daughter of king Christian IV (born 1626)source

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