Frederick I of Denmark
Frederick I (Danish and Norwegian: Frederik; German: Friedrich; Swedish: Fredrik; 7 October 1471 – 10 April 1533) was King of Denmark and Norway. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over Denmark and Norway, when subsequent monarchs embraced Lutheranism after the Protestant Reformation. As king of Norway, Frederick is most remarkable in never having visited the country and was never crowned as such. Therefore, he was styled King of Denmark, the Vends and the Goths, elected King of Norway. Frederick's reign began the enduring tradition of calling kings of Denmark alternatively by the names Christian and Frederick.
| Frederick I | |
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Portrait of Frederick attributed to Jacob Binck, 1539. No portraits of the King painted during his lifetime are known. | |
| King of Denmark | |
| Reign | 1523 – 10 April 1533 |
| Coronation | 7 August 1524 Copenhagen Cathedral |
| Predecessor | Christian II |
| Successor | Christian III |
| King of Norway | |
| Reign | 1524 – 10 April 1533 |
| Predecessor | Christian I |
| Successor | Christian III |
| Duke of Schleswig-Holstein | |
| Reign | 1482 – 10 April 1533 |
| Predecessor | Christian II |
| Successor | Christian III |
| Co-duke | John (until 1490) |
| Born | 7 October 1471 Haderslevhus |
| Died | 10 April 1533 (aged 61) Gottorf Castle |
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| Issue among others... | Christian III of Denmark Dorothea, Duchess of Prussia John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev Elizabeth, Duchess of Mecklenburg Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Dorothea, Duchess of Mecklenburg Frederick, Bishop of Hildesheim and Schleswig |
| House | Oldenburg |
| Father | Christian I of Denmark |
| Mother | Dorothea of Brandenburg |
| Religion | Catholicism |
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