1500s in Denmark
Events from the 1500s in Denmark.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch — King John[1]
- Steward of the Realm — Poul Laxmand, until 1502
Events
[edit]- 1500
- 17 February – The Danish troops are defeated in the Battle of Hemmingstedt.
- 1502
- Tyge Krabbe succeeds Eskil Gøye as Marshal of the Realm
Births
[edit]
- August 12 1503 – Christian III, King of Denmark and Norway (died 1559)[2]
- 1503 – Hans Svaning, historian (died 1584)
- 1503 – Peder Palladius, bishop (died 1560)
- 1 August 1504 – Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Prussia (died 1547 in Germany)
Deaths
[edit]- 1506
- 20 April – Eskil Gøye, Marshal of the Realm and landowner
References
[edit]- ^ "John: king of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Christian III: Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
