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Frederick II of Denmark

Type Figure Region Denmark Time 1534–1588 Also known as Frederick II of Denmark (Danish)

Frederick II (c. 1534–1588), King of Denmark and Norway of the Oldenburg dynasty, pursued centralization, led the Seven Years' War of the North (1563…

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  1. 1581–1587Copenhagen · ZealandAfter the Seven Years' War Frederick II continued competing with Sweden's John III over spheres of influence in the Baltic, checking each other on Estonia and Livonia, while maintaining sovereignty over Norway and Iceland.
  2. 1588Antwerp · FlandersIn April 1588 Frederick II died of illness at Antwerp, and his eldest son Christian IV, aged only eleven, succeeded with a regency council, ushering Denmark into a period of minority rule and power reorganization.

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