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1540s In Denmark
Events from the 1540s in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian III * Steward of the Realm – Mogens Gøye (until 1544), Eske Bille (from 1547) Events Births 1542 * 9 November – Anders Sørensen Vedel, priest and historiographer (died 1616) 1543 * Anders Foss, bishop (died 1607). 1546 * 29 June – Dorothea of Denmark, duchess (died 1617) * 11 September – Arild Huitfeldt, historian (died 1609) * 14 December – Tycho Brahe, astronomer (died 1601) 1548 * Magnus Heinason, Faroese sailor and privateer (died 1589) Date unknown * Ingeborg Skeel (c. 1545), landowner and county sheriff (died 1604) Deaths 1544 * April 6 – Mogens Gøye, statesman (born c. 1470) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1540s in Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Den ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1520s In Denmark
Events from the 1520s in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian II (until 1523), Frederick I * Steward of the Realm — Mogens Gøye (from 1523) Events 1521 * 5 February – the Battle of Falun ignites the Swedish War of Liberation. Falun is captured by Swedish forces. * early April – Danish and Norwegian forces are driven out of Brunnbäck following their defeat at the Battle of Brunnbäck Ferry. * 29 April – Västerås is captured by Swedish forces after the defeat of Danish forces in the Battle of Västerås. 1523 * 27 May – Uppsala is captured by Swedish rebels after the defeat of Danish forced at the Conquest of Kalmar. * 17 June – the Conquest of Stockholm drives out the last of the Danish forces from Stockholm. * 7 August – Frederick I is crowned King after Christian II is forced to abdicate by the nobility. 1524 * 1 September – the Treaty of Malmö officially ends the Swedish War of Liberation (1521–1523), ending the Kalmar Union between Den ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arild Huitfeldt
Arild Huitfeldt (Arvid) (11 September 1546 – 16 December 1609) was a Danish historian and state official, known for his vernacular Chronicle of Denmark. Life Huitfeldt was born into an aristocratic family from Scania, part of the Kingdom of Denmark at the time. He was partly educated in Germany and France, made his career as a state official and was, from 1573 to 1580, First Secretary to the Danish Chancellery, the King's central administrative organ. From 1583 to his death he was also superintendent at Herlufsholm School, the first Danish boarding school. In 1586 he achieved his highest appointment, becoming ''Rigskansler'' ( Chancellor of the Realm, the very approximate equivalent to a modern Minister of Justice), until shortly before his death. Huitfeldt also owned several manor estates and handled a number of diplomatic assignments. As a politician and as an official he appears to have been studious, conservative, and sociable, avoiding overt clashes with his colleagues. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1540s In Denmark
Events from the 1540s in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian III * Steward of the Realm – Mogens Gøye (until 1544), Eske Bille (from 1547) Events Births 1542 * 9 November – Anders Sørensen Vedel, priest and historiographer (died 1616) 1543 * Anders Foss, bishop (died 1607). 1546 * 29 June – Dorothea of Denmark, duchess (died 1617) * 11 September – Arild Huitfeldt, historian (died 1609) * 14 December – Tycho Brahe, astronomer (died 1601) 1548 * Magnus Heinason, Faroese sailor and privateer (died 1589) Date unknown * Ingeborg Skeel (c. 1545), landowner and county sheriff (died 1604) Deaths 1544 * April 6 – Mogens Gøye, statesman (born c. 1470) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1540s in Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Den ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1470s In Denmark
Events from the 1470s in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian I * Steward of the Realm – Erik Ottesen Rosenkrantz Events ;1471 * 10 October The Battle of Brunkeberg. ;1474 * April Christian I visits Milan and Rome. * Christian I visits Burgundy. * 1475 * 30 September Christian I issues a royal order that farmers are only allowed to trade with citizens from market towns. People in the countryside are only allowed to buy products for their own use. 1479 * 1 June – University of Copenhagen is inaugurated by King Christian I. Births * c. 1470 – Mogens Gøye, statesman (died 1544) * 7 October 1471 – Frederick I of Denmark, King of Denmark and Norway (died 1533) * 1473 – Otte Krumpen, Marshal (died 1569 Year 1569 ( MDLXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January 11–May 6 – The first recorded lottery in England is performed nonstop, at the we ...) D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1604 In Denmark
Events from the year 1604 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch - Christian IV * Steward of the Realm; Events Undated * Christian IV's Arsenal is completed at Slotsholmen in Copenhagen Births Deaths * May 13 – Christine of Hesse, Duchess consort (born 1543) * 17 October – Ingeborg Skeel, noble, land owner and county sheriff (b. c.1545) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1604 Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ... Years of the 17th century in Denmark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingeborg Skeel
Ingeborg Skeel (c. 1545 – 17 October 1604) was a Denmark, Danish noblewoman, a major land owner and a county sheriff in the Vendsyssel region of northern Jutland, Denmark. She resided at Voergaard Castle, Voergaard, a large estate which she expanded into a fine Renaissance architecture, Renaissance castle between 1588 and 1591. A skilled business women, she personally managed her estates and held several lifelong endowments. In her own day, she had an infamous reputation for greed and cruelty but there is no historical evidence for any of the rumours associated with her name. Biography Ingeborg Skeel was born at Nygaard between Vejle and Kolding, the daughter of Niels Skeel (1480–1561) and Karen Globsdatter Krabbe (–1586). Her elder brother, Hans Skeel (1530–1565), was killed in the Battle of Axtorna in 1565, and her younger sister, Dorte Skeel (1547–1578), died in childbirth in 1578. On 31 August 1560, at Nygaard and in the presence of King Frederick II of Denmark, Freder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1580s In Denmark
Events from the 1580s in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick II (until 1588), Christian IV Events * 3 February 1580 – A great fire destroys a large part of Ribe. 11 streets and 213 houses burn down. Births 1580 * 8 April – Augusta of Denmark, princess of Denmark and Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp (died 1639) 1581 * 5 August – Hedwig of Denmark, princess of Denmark and Electress of Saxony (died 1641 in Saxony) * 4 November – Christen Friis, nobleman (died 1639) * 26 November – Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg (died 1658) 1583 * 2 January – Falk Lykke, nobleman (died 1650) * 24 February – Margaret of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Countess Consort of Nassau-Siegen (died 1658 in Siegen) * 9 July – John, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, prince of Denmark (died 1602) 1584 * 15 March – Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (died 1663) 1585 * 12 February – Caspar Bartholin the Elder, polymath (died 1629) * 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privateer
A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign or delegated authority issued commissions, also referred to as a letter of marque, during wartime. The commission empowered the holder to carry on all forms of hostility permissible at sea by the usages of war. This included attacking foreign vessels and taking them as prizes, and taking prize crews as prisoners for exchange. Captured ships were subject to condemnation and sale under prize law, with the proceeds divided by percentage between the privateer's sponsors, shipowners, captains and crew. A percentage share usually went to the issuer of the commission (i.e. the sovereign). Privateering allowed sovereigns to raise revenue for war by mobilizing privately owned armed ships and sailors to supplement state power. For participants, privateerin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway between Norway ( away) and Iceland ( away). The islands form part of the Kingdom of Denmark, along with mainland Denmark and Greenland. The islands have a total area of about with a population of 54,000 as of June 2022. The terrain is rugged, and the subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) is windy, wet, cloudy, and cool. Temperatures for such a northerly climate are moderated by the Gulf Stream, averaging above freezing throughout the year, and hovering around in summer and 5 °C (41 °F) in winter. The northerly latitude also results in perpetual civil twilight during summer nights and very short winter days. Between 1035 and 1814, the Faroe Islands were part of the Kingdom of Norway, which was in a personal union with Denmark from 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Heinason
Magnus Heinason (Mogens Heinesøn) (1548 – 18 January 1589) was a Faroese naval hero, trader and privateer. Magnus Heinason served William the Silent and his son Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange for 10 years as a privateer, fighting the Spanish in the Dutch Revolt. Magnus Heinason was given the trading rights to the Faroe Islands by King Frederick II of Denmark and Norway from 1559 to 1588. Later he received letters of marque to sink or capture pirate ships and English merchant ships. Magnus built the first fortifications in Tórshavn. Only one year later, he was captured and sent to Copenhagen on the orders of the Danish treasurer and statholder, Christoffer Walkendorf (1525–1601) who was ruling Denmark after the sudden death of Frederick II. Magnus Heinason was tried, and was beheaded 18 January 1589. His widow, Sofie von Günsterberg, and his business partner Hans Lindenov (d. 1610) contested this act and brought the matter to an assembly of nobles (''Herre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1601 In Denmark
Events from the year 1601 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch — Christian IV * Steward of the Realm — Christoffer Valkendorff (until 17 January) Events Births * 13 September – Axel Urup, military officer and supreme court justice (died 1671) Deaths * 17 January – Christoffer Valkendorff, Danish-Norwegian statesman and Steward of the Realm (born 1525) * 24 October – Tycho Brahe, astronomer and alchemist (born 1546) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1601 Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ... Years of the 17th century in Denmark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe ( ; born Tyge Ottesen Brahe; generally called Tycho (14 December 154624 October 1601) was a Danish astronomer, known for his comprehensive astronomical observations, generally considered to be the most accurate of his time. He was known during his lifetime as an astronomer, astrologer, and alchemist. He was the last major astronomer before the invention of the telescope. An heir to several noble families, Tycho was well-educated. He took an interest in astronomy and in the creation of more accurate instruments of measurement. He worked to combine what he saw as the geometrical benefits of Copernican heliocentrism with the philosophical benefits of the Ptolemaic system, and devised the Tychonic system, his own version of a model of the universe, with the Sun orbiting the Earth, and the planets as orbiting the Sun. In ''De nova stella'' (1573), he refuted the Aristotelian belief in an unchanging celestial realm. His measurements indicated that "new stars" (''stellae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
