Frederick I of Denmark
| Frederick I | |
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| King of Denmark and Norway (more...) | |
| Reign | 1523 – 10 April 1533 |
| Coronation | 7 August 1524 Copenhagen Cathedral |
| Predecessor | Christian II |
| Successor | Christian III |
| Born |
7 October 1471 Haderslevhus |
| Died | 10 April 1533 (aged 61) Gottorp castle |
| Burial | Schleswig Cathedral |
| Spouse |
Anna of Brandenburg Sophie of Pomerania |
| Issue |
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 | Roman Catholic |
Frederick I (7 October 1471 – 10 April 1533) was the King of Denmark and Norway. His name is also spelled Friedrich in German, Frederik in Danish and Norwegian and Fredrik in Swedish. He was the penultimate Roman Catholic monarch to reign over Denmark, 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 being crowned King of Norway. Therefore he was styled King of Denmark, the Vends and the Goths, elected King of Norway.
Frederick was the younger son of the first Oldenburg King Christian I of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1426–81) and of Dorothea of Brandenburg (1430–95). Soon after the death of his father, the underage Frederick was elected co-Duke of Schleswig and Holstein in 1482, the other co-duke being his elder brother, King John of Denmark. In 1490 at Frederick's majority, both duchies were divided between the brothers.
In 1500 he had convinced his brother King John to conquer Dithmarschen. A great army was called from not only the duchies, but with additions from all of the Kalmar Union for which his brother briefly was king. In addition, numerous German mercenaries took part. The expedition failed miserably, however, in the Battle of Hemmingstedt, where one third of all knights of Schleswig and Holstein lost their lives.
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