Danish Monarch. He reigned as King of Denmark and Norway from 1559 to 1588. Born at Haderslevhus Castle as the eldest son of king Christian III and queen Dorothea von Sachsen-Lauenburg. Frederik II was, as most of the Oldenburg-kings, more interested in bodily than spiritual "virtues". Among other things he never learned to write the danish language correctly. He was an extrovert person, much unlike his religious father. He was an extravagant monarch with a luxorious lifestyle. He built beautifull palaces - Kronborg Castle in Elsinore and Frederiksborg Palace in Hilleroed. He fought the nordic "Seven-years war" with Sweden 1563-1570. The war ended unsolved. Nevertheless his reign is considered a happy period in Danish history. 1572 he married his cousin Sophie von Mecklenburg with whom he had 7 children. When he died, the minister Anders S. Vedel revealed in his sermon, that the death of the king was the result of his excessive consumption of alcohol.
Danish Monarch. He reigned as King of Denmark and Norway from 1559 to 1588. Born at Haderslevhus Castle as the eldest son of king Christian III and queen Dorothea von Sachsen-Lauenburg. Frederik II was, as most of the Oldenburg-kings, more interested in bodily than spiritual "virtues". Among other things he never learned to write the danish language correctly. He was an extrovert person, much unlike his religious father. He was an extravagant monarch with a luxorious lifestyle. He built beautifull palaces - Kronborg Castle in Elsinore and Frederiksborg Palace in Hilleroed. He fought the nordic "Seven-years war" with Sweden 1563-1570. The war ended unsolved. Nevertheless his reign is considered a happy period in Danish history. 1572 he married his cousin Sophie von Mecklenburg with whom he had 7 children. When he died, the minister Anders S. Vedel revealed in his sermon, that the death of the king was the result of his excessive consumption of alcohol.
Bio by: Benny Chordt Hansen
Family Members
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Christian III of Denmark-Norway
1503–1559
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Dorothea Von Sachsen-Lauenburg
1511–1571
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Sophie Von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1557–1631
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Anna von Dänemark
1532–1585
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Magnus von Holstein
1540–1583
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Johann von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
1545–1622
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Dorothea von Dänemark
1546–1617
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Elisabeth von Dänemark
1573–1626
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Anne of Denmark
1574–1619
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Christian IV
1577–1648
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Ulrik Johann of Denmark
1578–1624
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Auguste of Denmark
1580–1639
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Hedwig von Dänemark
1581–1641
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Johan Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
1583–1602
Flowers
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