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1540s in Denmark

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Events from the 1540s in Denmark.

Incumbents

  • Monarch – Christian III
  • Steward of the Realm – Mogens Gøye (until 1544), Eske Bille (from 1547)

Events

;1541

  • The Royal Mint relocates to the former St. Clare's Priory in Copenhagen.
  • Eriksen Banner succeeds Tyge Krabbe as Marshal of the Realm.

Births

;1540

  • 5 September – Magnus, Duke of Holstein, prince of Denmark and titular King of Livonia (died 1583 in Latvia) ;1542

  • 9 November 1542 – Anders Sørensen Vedel, priest and historiographer (died 1616) ;1543

  • Anders Foss, bishop (died 1607) ;1545

  • 25 March – John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (died 1622)

  • 29 June – Dorothea of Denmark, duchess (died 1617 in Germany) ;1546

  • 11 September 1546 – Arild Huitfeldt, historian (died 1609)

  • 14 December – Tycho Brahe, astronomer (died 1601) 1547

  • 21 December – Steen Ottesen Brahe, privy counsellor and landowner (died 1620) ;1548

  • Magnus Heinason, Faroese sailor and privateer (died 1589)

Date unknown

  • Axel Gyldenstierne (c. 1542), Governor-general of Norway (died 1603)
  • Ingeborg Skeel (c. 1545), landowner and county sheriff (died 1604)

Deaths

  • 1543 – Gyde Spandemager, alleged witch
  • April 6 1544 – Mogens Gøye, statesman (born c. 1470)

References

References

  1. "Christian III: Scandinavian king".
  2. Bricka, Carl Frederik. "Foss, Anders".
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