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1560s in Denmark

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Events from the 1560s in Denmark.

Incumbents

  • Monarch – Frederick II
  • Steward of the Realm – Peder Oxe (from 1567)

Events

  • 1561 – Æbelholt Abbey is demolished by royal order and much of its stone is used to construct Frederiksborg Castle.
  • 1565 – Herlufsholm School is established in Copenhagen.

Northern Seven Years' War

The Northern Seven Years' War broke out in 1563 between the Kingdom of Sweden and a coalition of Denmark–Norway, Lübeck, and Poland–Lithuania. The conflict was resolved in 1570 with the Treaty of Stettin.

  • 30 May 1563 – Battle of Bornholm
  • 11 September 1563 – Battle of Öland
  • 9 November 1563 – Battle of Mared
  • 30–31 May 1564 – First battle of Öland
  • 12 July 1564 – Action of 12 July 1564
  • 14 August 1564 – Action of 14 August 1564
  • 4 September 1564 – The Ronneby Bloodbath take place in Ronneby.
  • 21 May 1565 – Battle of Rügen
  • 4 June 1565 – Action of 4 June 1565
  • 7 July 1565 – Action of 7 July 1565
  • 20 October 1565 – Battle of Axtorna
  • 26 July 1566 – Action of 26 July 1566
  • 9 August 1566 – Battle of Brobacka
  • 18 and 22 November 1568 – the Treaties of Roskilde were negotiated, but ultimately not ratified.
  • November 1569 – Siege of Varberg

Births

1561

  • 6 January – Thomas Fincke, mathematician and physicist (died 1656) 1562

  • 3 March – Gellio Sasceride, astronomer and physician (died 1610)

  • 4 October – Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, astronomer (died 1647) 1566

  • 18 November – Sivert Beck, landowner and treasurer (died 1623) 1567

  • June 25 – Jacob Ulfeldt, diplomat, explorer, and chancellor (died 1630) Full date unknown

  • c. 1569 Pieter Isaacsz, painter (died 1625)

Deaths

1560

  • 3 January – Peder Palladius, bishop (born 1503) 1561
  • 11 November – Hans Tausen, Lutheran theologian (born 1494) 1565
  • 21 June – Jørgen Thygesen Brahe, nobleman (born 1515)
  • 25 June – Herluf Trolle, admiral (born 1516)
  • 11 October – Otte Rud, admiral during the Northern Seven Years' War, died in Swedish captivity (born 1520)
  • 12 December – Johan Rantzau, general and statesman (born 1492) 1569
  • 29 June – Otte Krumpen, Marshal (born 1480)
  • 9 October – Mogens Gyldenstierne (born 1480s)

References

References

  1. "Frederick II: king of Denmark and Norway".
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