1570s in Denmark explained

Events from the 1570s in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederick II^[1]
• Steward of the Realm – Peder Oxe (until 1575)

Events

• 13 December 1570 – the Treaty of Stettin is signed, ending the Northern Seven Years' War.
• 10 May 1572 – Povel Huitfeldt is appointed the first Governor-General of Norway.^{[2] [3]}
• 1574 – King Frederick II begins rebuilding Kronborg, transforming the medieval fortress into a Renaissance castle.^[4]
• 1577 – Ludvig Munk is appointed Governor-General of Norway, succeeding Povel Huitfeldt.^[5]
• 1579 – The construction of Skovsbo Castle is completed.

Births

1571

• 21 January – Johannes Isacius Pontanus, dutch historiographer (died 1639 in the Netherlands)
• Undated – Jonas Charisius, physician, politician, and ambassador (died 1619)

1572

• 11 February – Ellen Marsvin, noble, landowner (died 1649)
• 23 November – Albret Skeel, Admiral of the Realm (died 1639)

1573

• 25 August – Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (died 1625 in Germany)

1574

• 12 December – Anne of Denmark, Queen Consort of Scotland, England and Ireland (died 1618)

1577

• 12 April – Christian IV, King of Denmark (died 1648)^[6]
• 11 October – Jørgen Lunge, Rigsmarsk (died 1619)

1578

• 12 April – Otte Steensen Brahe, landowner and money lender (died 1651)^[7]
• 30 December – Ulrik of Denmark, duke of Holstein and Schleswig (died 1624 in Germany)^[8]
• Undated – Christoffer Dybvad, mathematician (died 1622)^[9]

1579

• 6/10 April – Claus Daa, noble and admiral of the realm (died 1641)
• 3 July – Rigborg Brockenhuus, noble (died 1641)

Deaths

• 7 October 1571 – Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen consort of Denmark (born 1511 in Germany)
• 26 July 1574 – Birgitte Gøye, Danish noblewoman (born 1511)
• 24 October 1575 – Peder Oxe, statesman (born 1520)
• 11 November 1575 – Dorothea of Denmark, princess of Denmark and Duchess consort of Mecklenburg (born 1528)
• 15 April 1578 – James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Scottish nobleman, imprisoned in Denmark (born c. 1534)^[10]
• 5 July 1579 – Christen Munk, Governor-general of Norway (born 1520)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frederick II: king of Denmark and Norway. Encyclopedia Britannica. 19 November 2019. en.
2. Encyclopedia: Povel Huitfeldt. Norsk biografisk leksikon. Øystein. Rian. Øystein Rian. Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. no. 5 June 2019.
3. Encyclopedia: Stattholdere og visestattholdere i Norge 1572–1873. Tor Ragnar. Weidling. Store norske leksikon. Bolstad. Erik. Norsk nettleksikon. Oslo. no. 5 June 2019.
4. Donnelly. Marian C.. December 1984. Theaters in the Courts of Denmark and Sweden from Frederik II to Gustav III. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 43. 328. 10.2307/990041. 990041. 4.
5. Encyclopedia: Ludvig Munk. Norsk biografisk leksikon. Magne. Njåstad. Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. no. 9 October 2012.
6. Web site: Christian IV: Scandinavian king. Encyclopedia Britannica. 19 November 2019. en.
7. Encyclopedia: 1888. Brahe, Otte. Dansk biografisk leksikon. Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag. Copenhagen. 22 August 2020. Fridericia. Julius Albert. Bricka. Carl Frederik. Carl Frederik Bricka. II. 598. da.
8. Encyclopedia: 1904. Ulrik, 1578–1624, Hertug. Dansk biografisk leksikon. Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag. Copenhagen. 22 August 2020. Fridericia. Julius Albert. Bricka. Carl Frederik. Carl Frederik Bricka. XVIII. 73–75. da.
9. Encyclopedia: Dybvad, Christoffer. Dansk biografisk leksikon. H.F.. Rørdam. Carl Frederik. Bricka. Carl Frederik Bricka. IV. 370–373. Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag. Copenhagen. 1890. da. 22 August 2020.
10. Web site: Jarlen af Bothwell. 22 August 2020. historie-online.dk. da.