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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

Spouse(s): Anna Brandenburg

Children(s): Frederik Denmark-Norway

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 married Anna Katharina Markgrafin Von Brandenburg, and had children including Frederik Iii Of Denmark Norway. 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 married Anna Katharina Markgrafin Von Brandenburg, and had children including Frederik Iii Of Denmark Norway.
  • 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
Haderslev, Haderslev Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
Sophie (Herzogin Von) Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1557–1631
Wismar, Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Allemagne
Grandparents
Christian (III of) Denmark-Norway
1503–1559
Schleswig, Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Ulrich (III. Herzog zu Mecklenburg-Guestrow Vorst von Wenden) III
1527–1602
Schwerin, Mecklenburg, Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Allemagne
Elisabeth (van Oldenburg Prinses van) Denemarken
1524–1586
Konigsberg, Giessen, Hessen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Albrecht Schwerin
1488–1547
Anna Brandenburg
1507–1567
Frederick Oldenburg
1471–1533
Sophia Denmark
1498–1568
2nd-Great-Grandparents

King Norway's Descendants

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King (Christian IV of Denmark and) Norway (12 April 1577–28 February 1648) m. Anna (Katharina Markgräfin Von) Brandenburg (26 June 1575–29 March 1612)
  1. 1. Frederik (III of) Denmark-Norway 1609–1670 m. Sophie (Amalie Von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1628–1685 m. Margarethe (von) Pape 1610–1670
    1. 1. King (Christian V of) Denmark 1646–1699 m. Charlotte (Amalie Von) Hessen-Kassel 1650–1714
      1. 1. Willem (van Oldenburg Prins van Denemarken en) Noorwegen 1687–1705
      2. 2. Frederik (IV van Oldenburg Koning van Denemarken en Noorwegen Hertog van Sleeswijk-Holstein Graaf van) Oldenburg 1671–1730 m. Louise (van) Mecklenburg-Güstrow 1667–1721
        1. 1. Christiaan (van Oldenburg Prins van Denemarken en) Noorwegen 1697–1698
        2. 2. Georg (van Oldenburg Prins van Denemarken en) Noorwegen 1703–1704
        3. 3. Frederik (Karel van Oldenburg Prins van Denemarken en) Noorwegen 1701–1702
        4. 4. Christiaan (VI van Oldenburg Koning van Denemarken en Noorwegen Hertog van Sleeswijk-Holstein Graaf van) Oldenburg 1699–1746 m. Magdalena (Sophia von HOHENZOLLERN de) Brandebourg-Kulmbach 1700–1770
      3. 3. Christian (of) Denmark 1675–1695
      4. 4. Christian Gyldenløve 1674–1703
      5. 5. Karel (van Oldenburg Prins van Denemarken en) Noorwegen 1680–1729
      6. 6. Sophia (Hedwig van Oldenburg Prinses van Denemarken en) Noorwegen 1677–1735
      7. 7. Christiaan (Willem van Oldenburg Prins van Denemarken en) Noorwegen 1672–1673

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
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 February 1648
    Event Place: Rosenborg Castle, Copenhagen, København, Danemark
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roskilde, Roskilde Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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