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Christian III
Portrait by Jakob Binck, 1550
King of Denmark
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Reign
4 July 1534 – 1 January 1559
Coronation
12 August 1537 Copenhagen Cathedral
Predecessor
Frederick I
Successor
Frederick II
King of Norway
Reign
1537–1559
Coronation
12 August 1537, Copenhagen
Predecessor
Frederick I
Successor
Frederick II
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Reign
1533 – 10 April 1559
Predecessor
Frederik of Denmark
Successor
Frederick II
Born
12 August 1503 Gottorf Castle, Schleswig, Denmark (now Germany)
Died
1 January 1559(1559-01-01) (aged 55) Koldinghus, Kolding, Denmark
Burial
Roskilde Cathedral, Zealand, Denmark
Spouse
Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
(m. 1525)
Issue
Anna, Electress of Saxony Frederick II, King of Denmark and Norway Magnus, Duke of Holstein John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg Dorothea, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
House
Oldenburg
Father
Frederick I of Denmark
Mother
Anna of Brandenburg
Religion
Lutheran
Signature
Painting depicting Christian III at GlücksborgKing Christian III on Norwegian silver coin (Gimsøydaleren) from 1546Seal of Christian IIIDanish rigsdaler minted under Christian III in 1537. His coat of arms on the reverse
Christian III (12 August 1503 – 1 January 1559) reigned as King of Denmark from 1534 and King of Norway from 1537 until his death in 1559. During his reign, Christian formed close ties between the church and the crown. He established Lutheranism as the state religion within his realms as part of the Protestant Reformation, and was the first King of Denmark-Norway.[1][2]
^Christian 3 (Dansk Konge)
^Stortinget.no (Norwegian parliament) – Endringer i Grunnloven og kirkeloven
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