Articles related to "Christian Ii"

A precedent for colonial expansion engaged the courts of Scandinavia, most notably the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway, whose neighbors the Dutch were the ultimate leaders.

King Christian's reign was dominated by his strong will to even the power between nobility, royalty and commoners and his merciless attempts to regain the Swedish throne.

Freedom of religion, pleasing the nobility and dealing with peasants uproars kept King Frederik busy during his 10 year reign.

King Christian III was known as a god-fearing, peace-loving king. But first and foremost he was known as the king, who reformed the country to Protestantism.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has a world-class collection of Flemish paintings. This exhibition features 51 masterpieces from the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries.

Sweden's belligerence, confined to the upper quarters of Protestant Europe, prompted Denmark to further its own empire in India, Africa, and the Caribbean.

Hans was the oldest son of King Christian I and Dorothea of Brandenburg and therefore the natural heir to the Danish throne.