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Christian IV of Denmark

1577 - 1648

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Christian IV (12 April 1577 – 28 February 1648) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Holstein and Schleswig from 1588 until his death in 1648. His reign of 59 years and 330 days is the longest in Scandinavian history. A member of the House of Oldenburg, Christian began his personal rule of Denmark-Norway in 1596 at the age of 19. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christian IV of Denmark has received more than 1,121,635 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Christian IV of Denmark is the 597th most popular politician (up from 824th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 25th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Danish Politician.

Christian IV of Denmark is most famous for leading Denmark to become a great power in the 17th century. He was also a patron of the arts and sciences, and he founded the Danish Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 1648.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Christian IV of Denmark ranks 597 out of 19,576. Before him are Valentinian III, Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah, Juliana of the Netherlands, Æthelstan, Aurelian, and Didius Julianus. After him are Hugo Chávez, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Alexander IV of Macedon, Jeroboam, and Oleg of Novgorod.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1577, Christian IV of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Peter Paul Rubens. After him are Beatrice Cenci, Nur Jahan, François Leclerc du Tremblay, Scipione Borghese, Cristofano Allori, Paul Guldin, Dmitry Pozharsky, Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Fidelis of Sigmaringen, and Kobayakawa Hideaki. Among people deceased in 1648, Christian IV of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire. After him are Władysław IV Vasa, Marin Mersenne, Tirso de Molina, Joseph Calasanz, George I Rákóczi, Claudia de' Medici, Claude Françoise de Lorraine, Qin Liangyu, Vincent Voiture, and Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Christian IV of Denmark ranks 20 out of 1,032. Before him are Gorm the Old (900), Christian VII of Denmark (1749), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), George I of Greece (1845), Ole Rømer (1644), and Karl Adolph Gjellerup (1857). After him are Sweyn Forkbeard (960), Christian X of Denmark (1870), Sigrid Undset (1882), Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843), Christian II of Denmark (1481), and Alexandra of Denmark (1844).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Christian IV of Denmark ranks 10. Before him are Frederick IX of Denmark (1899), Björn Ironside (800), Gorm the Old (900), Christian VII of Denmark (1749), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), and George I of Greece (1845). After him are Sweyn Forkbeard (960), Christian X of Denmark (1870), Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843), Christian II of Denmark (1481), Alexandra of Denmark (1844), and Christian VIII of Denmark (1786).

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