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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] |
