Frederick III of Denmark

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Frederick III of Denmark was a 17th-century king of Denmark and Norway best known for consolidating absolute monarchy after the Dano-Swedish wars.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Denmark
King of Norway
human
monarch
birthDate 1609-03-18
birthPlace Duchy of Schleswig
Haderslev
burialPlace Roskilde Cathedral
causeOfDeath illness
child Christian V of Denmark
Prince Frederick of Denmark
Prince George of Denmark
Prince Ulrik Frederick Gyldenløve
conflict Dano-Swedish War (1657–1658)
Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660)
Second Northern War
countryOfCitizenship Denmark–Norway
deathDate 1670-02-09
deathPlace Copenhagen
Kingdom of Denmark
era 17th century
father Christian IV of Denmark
givenName Frederick
implemented absolute monarchy in Denmark
absolute monarchy in Norway
knownFor consolidation of absolute monarchy in Denmark–Norway
leadership during the Dano-Swedish Wars
languageSpoken Danish
German
memberOf House of Oldenburg
monarchOf Denmark
Norway
mother Anne Catherine of Brandenburg
notableWork introduction of absolute monarchy in Denmark–Norway
positionHeld Duke of Holstein
Duke of Schleswig
King of Denmark
King of Norway
predecessor Christian IV of Denmark
regnalName Frederick III
reignEnd 1670-02-09
reignStart 1648-07-06
religion Lutheranism
residence Copenhagen Castle
sibling Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark
signed Treaty of Copenhagen (1660)
Treaty of Roskilde
spouse Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
successor Christian V of Denmark


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