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King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway 1577–1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 April 1577

Birth Location: Frederiksborg Palace, Hillerød, North Zealand, Frederiksborg, Danemark

Death Date: 28 February 1648

Death Location: Roskilde, Roskilde Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark

Father: Frederik Norge

Mother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin

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Children(s): Frédéric D'Oldenbourg

King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway was born in 1577 in Frederiksborg Palace, Hillerød, North Zealand, Frederiksborg, Danemark, the child of Frederik Ii Konge Til Danmark Og Norge And Sophie Herzogin Von Mecklenburg Schwerin. King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway had children including Frederic D Oldenbourg. King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway passed away in 1648 in Roskilde, Roskilde Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark.

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  • King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway was born in 1577 in Frederiksborg Palace, Hillerød, North Zealand, Frederiksborg, Danemark, the child of Frederik Ii Konge Til Danmark Og Norge And Sophie Herzogin Von Mecklenburg Schwerin.
  • King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway had children including Frederic D Oldenbourg.
  • King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway passed away in 1648 in Roskilde, Roskilde Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark.

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King Norway's Ancestors

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King Norway
1577–1648
Birth Place: Frederiksborg Palace, Hillerød, North Zealand, Frederiksborg, Danemark
Parents
Frederik II. Konge Til Danmark Og Norge
1534–1588
Haderslevhus
Sophie (Herzogin Von) Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1557–1631
Wismar, Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Allemagne
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King Norway's Descendants

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King (Christian IV of Denmark and) Norway (12 April 1577–28 February 1648)
  1. 1. Frédéric D'Oldenbourg 1609–1670 m. Sophie (Amelia Hanover (Oldenburg) Of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Queen Of) Denmark-Norway 1628–1685
    1. 1. Ulrike (Eleonora af) Danmark 1656–1693 m. Carl XI 1655–1697
      1. 1. Frederick (of) Sweden 1685–1685
      2. 2. Carl XII 1682–1718

King Norway's Timeline

2 Records

1577
12 April 1577
Birth of King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway in Frederiksborg Palace, Hillerød, North Zealand, Frederiksborg, Danemark
Frederiksborg Palace, Hillerød, North Zealand, Frederiksborg, Danemark
1648
28 February 1648
Age 71
Death of King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway in Rosenborg Castle, Copenhagen, København, Danemark
Rosenborg Castle, Copenhagen, København, Danemark

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 April 1577
    Event Place: Frederiksborg Palace, Hillerød, North Zealand, Frederiksborg, Danemark

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 February 1648
    Event Place: Rosenborg Castle, Copenhagen, København, Danemark

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roskilde, Roskilde Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark

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