Frederick II of Denmark

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16th-century monarch King of Denmark King of Norway human

Frederick II of Denmark was a 16th-century king of Denmark and Norway known for consolidating royal power, engaging in the Northern Seven Years' War, and patronizing Renaissance culture.

Aliases (2)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	16th-century monarch → King of Denmark → King of Norway → human →
birthDate	1534-07-01 →
birthPlace	Duchy of Schleswig NERFINISHED → Haderslev →
burialPlace	Roskilde Cathedral →
child	Anne of Denmark → Augusta of Denmark → Christian IV of Denmark → Elizabeth of Denmark → Hedwig of Denmark → John, Prince of Denmark → Ulrich, Duke of Holstein →
conflict	Northern Seven Years' War →
countryOfCitizenship	Denmark–Norway NERFINISHED →
deathDate	1588-04-04 →
deathPlace	Antvorskov Castle → near Slagelse →
era	Renaissance →
father	Christian III of Denmark →
fullName	Frederick II of Denmark and Norway →
givenName	Frederick →
house	House of Oldenburg →
knownFor	expanding and fortifying Kronborg Castle → strengthening the Danish monarchy → supporting Lutheran orthodoxy →
language	Danish → German →
monarchOf	Denmark → Norway →
mother	Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg NERFINISHED →
nobleTitle	Duke of Holstein → Duke of Schleswig →
notableEvent	Northern Seven Years' War →
notableWork	consolidation of royal power in Denmark–Norway →
opponent	Sweden →
patronage	Renaissance culture → Tycho Brahe →
positionHeld	King of Denmark → King of Norway →
predecessor	Christian III of Denmark →
regnalName	Frederick II NERFINISHED →
reignEnd	1588-04-04 →
reignStart	1559-01-01 →
religion	Lutheranism →
residence	Kronborg Castle →
spouse	Sophia of Mecklenburg-Güstrow NERFINISHED →
successor	Christian IV of Denmark →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Anne of Denmark → Christian IV of Denmark →	father
Frederiksborg Castle → Fredrikstad ("King Frederick II of Denmark–Norway") →	namedAfter
Tycho Brahe →	employer
Fredrikstad ("King Frederick II of Denmark–Norway") →	foundedBy
Frederick II of Denmark ("Frederick II of Denmark and Norway") →	fullName
Mary Stuart, Princess Royal →	maternalGrandfather
Tycho Brahe →	patron
Christian IV of Denmark →	predecessor