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Personal data Frederik (Frederik II) af Danmark 

  • First name Frederik II.
  • He was born on July 1, 1534 in Haderslev, Danemark.
  • Title: konge, af Danmark
  • Title: konge, av Norge
  • He died on April 4, 1588 in Antvorskov, Danemark, he was 53 years old.
  • A child of Christian af Danmark and Dorothea von Sachsen-Lauenburg

Household of Frederik (Frederik II) af Danmark

Waarschuwing Attention: Wife (Sophia von Mecklenburg-Güstrow) is also his cousin.

He is married to Sophia von Mecklenburg-Güstrow.

They got married on July 20, 1572, he was 38 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Elisabeth af Danmark  1573-1626 
  2. Anna af Danmark  1574-1619 
  3. Christian af Danmark  1577-1648 
  4. Ulrik af Danmark  1578-1624
  5. Augusta af Danmark  1580-1639 
  6. Hedevig af Danmark  1581-1641
  7. Hans af Danmark  1583-1602

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Historical events

Birthday July 1, 1534

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1534: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 10 » Jacques Cartier visits Newfoundland.
    • June 9 » Jacques Cartier is the first European to describe and map the Saint Lawrence River.
    • July 4 » Christian III is elected King of Denmark and Norway in the town of Rye.
    • July 24 » French explorer Jacques Cartier plants a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula and takes possession of the territory in the name of Francis I of France.
    • August 15 » Ignatius of Loyola and six classmates take initial vows, leading to the creation of the Society of Jesus in September 1540.
    • November 3 » English Parliament passes the first Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the Anglican Church, supplanting the pope and the Roman Catholic Church.

Day of marriage July 20, 1572

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1572: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 16 » Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England.
    • April 1 » In the Eighty Years' War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Seventeen Provinces, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic.
    • July 9 » Nineteen Catholics suffer martyrdom for their beliefs in the Dutch town of Gorkum.
    • August 23 » French Wars of Religion: Mob violence against thousands of Huguenots in Paris results in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.
    • October 20 » Eighty Years' War: Three thousand Spanish soldiers wade through fifteen miles of water in one night to effect the relief of Goes.
    • November 11 » Tycho Brahe observes the supernova SN 1572.

Day of death April 4, 1588

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1588: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 12 » French Wars of Religion: Henry III of France flees Paris after Henry I, Duke of Guise, enters the city and a spontaneous uprising occurs.
    • May 28 » The Spanish Armada, with 130 ships and 30,000 men, sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, heading for the English Channel. (It will take until May 30 for all ships to leave port.)
    • May 30 » The last ship of the Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel.
    • July 29 » Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: English naval forces under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake defeat the Spanish Armada off the coast of Gravelines, France.
    • July 31 » The Spanish Armada is spotted off the coast of England.
    • August 8 » Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The naval engagement ends, ending the Spanish Armada's attempt to invade England.


Same birth/death day

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About the surname Af Danmark


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