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Born August 12, 1503 • Germany
Died January 1, 1559 (aged 55) • Kolding • Denmark
Role In Count’s War

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Richard Rothe
German theologian
Friis, detail from an oil painting by Jakob Binck, 1551
Johan Friis
Danish statesman
Frederick I
Frederick I
king of Denmark and Norway
Gustav I Vasa
Gustav I Vasa
king of Sweden
Feofan Prokopovich
Russian-Ukrainian theologian and writer
Charles IX
Charles IX
king of Sweden
Christian IV
Christian IV
king of Denmark and Norway
Frederick III, detail from a portrait by Karel van Mander III
Frederick III
king of Denmark and Norway
Hans Tausen
Danish religious reformer
Frederick II, detail from a portrait by Hans Knieper, 1581
Frederick II
king of Denmark and Norway
Erik VI
king of Denmark
Frederick VI
Frederick VI
king of Denmark and Norway
Frederick IV, detail of an oil painting by Hyacinthe Rigaud; in Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark
Frederick IV
king of Denmark and Norway
Peder Schumacher, count af Griffenfeld
Danish statesman
Høegh-Guldberg, detail from an oil painting by an unknown artist
Ove Høegh-Guldberg
Danish statesman
Christiern Pedersen
Danish humanist
Christian VIII
Christian VIII
king of Denmark
Adam Gottlob Moltke, oil painting by C.G. Pilo
Adam Gottlob, Greve Moltke
Danish government official
Christopher, count of Oldenburg
German soldier
Christian VI, detail from a portrait by J.S. Wahl
Christian VI
Scandinavian king

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