Frederick I of Denmark

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King of Denmark and Norway

Frederick I was King of Denmark and Norway. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over Denmark and Norway, when subsequent monarchs embraced Lutheranism after the Protestant Reformation. As king of Norway, Frederick is most remarkable in never... Wikipedia

Born: October 7, 1471, Haderslevhus, Haderslev, Denmark

Died: April 10, 1533 (age 61 years), Gottorf Castle, Schleswig, Germany

Children: Christian III of Denmark, Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev, and more

Parents: Christian I of Denmark and Dorothea of Brandenburg

Grandchildren: Frederick II of Denmark, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, and more

Grandparents: Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg, Helvig of Schauenburg, and John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

Spouse: Sophie of Pomerania (m. 1518–1533) and Anna of Brandenburg (m. 1502–1514)