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Events from the 1570s in Denmark.

Incumbents

Monarch – Frederick II^[1]
Steward of the Realm – Peder Oxe (until 1575)

Events

13 December 1570 – the Treaty of Stettin is signed, ending the Northern Seven Years' War.
10 May 1572 – Povel Huitfeldt is appointed the first Governor-General of Norway.^[2]^[3]
1574 – King Frederick II begins rebuilding Kronborg, transforming the medieval fortress into a Renaissance castle.^[4]
1577 – Ludvig Munk is appointed Governor-General of Norway, succeeding Povel Huitfeldt.^[5]
1579 – The construction of Skovsbo Castle is completed.

Births

1571

21 January – Johannes Isacius Pontanus, dutch historiographer (died 1639 in the Netherlands)
Undated – Jonas Charisius, physician, politician, and ambassador (died 1619)

1572

11 February – Ellen Marsvin, noble, landowner (died 1649)
23 November – Albret Skeel, Admiral of the Realm (died 1639)

1573

25 August – Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (died 1625 in Germany)

1574

12 December – Anne of Denmark, Queen Consort of Scotland, England and Ireland (died 1618)

1577

12 April – Christian IV, King of Denmark (died 1648)^[6]
11 October – Jørgen Lunge, Rigsmarsk (died 1619)

1578

12 April – Otte Steensen Brahe, landowner and money lender (died 1651)^[7]
30 December – Ulrik of Denmark, duke of Holstein and Schleswig (died 1624 in Germany)^[8]
Undated – Christoffer Dybvad, mathematician (died 1622)^[9]

1579

6/10 April – Claus Daa, noble and admiral of the realm (died 1641)
3 July – Rigborg Brockenhuus, noble (died 1641)

Deaths

7 October 1571 – Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen consort of Denmark (born 1511 in Germany)
26 July 1574 – Birgitte Gøye, Danish noblewoman (born 1511)
24 October 1575 – Peder Oxe, statesman (born 1520)
11 November 1575 – Dorothea of Denmark, princess of Denmark and Duchess consort of Mecklenburg (born 1528)
15 April 1578 – James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Scottish nobleman, imprisoned in Denmark (born c. 1534)^[10]
5 July 1579 – Christen Munk, Governor-general of Norway (born 1520)

References

^ "Frederick II: king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ Rian, Øystein. "Povel Huitfeldt". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
^ Weidling, Tor Ragnar. "Stattholdere og visestattholdere i Norge 1572–1873". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
^ Donnelly, Marian C. (December 1984). "Theaters in the Courts of Denmark and Sweden from Frederik II to Gustav III". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 43 (4): 328. doi:10.2307/990041. JSTOR 990041.
^ Njåstad, Magne. "Ludvig Munk". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
^ "Christian IV: Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ Fridericia, Julius Albert (1888). "Brahe, Otte". In Bricka, Carl Frederik (ed.). Dansk biografisk leksikon (in Danish). Vol. II. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag. p. 598. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
^ Fridericia, Julius Albert (1904). "Ulrik, 1578–1624, Hertug". In Bricka, Carl Frederik (ed.). Dansk biografisk leksikon (in Danish). Vol. XVIII. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag. pp. 73–75. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
^ Rørdam, H.F. (1890). "Dybvad, Christoffer". In Bricka, Carl Frederik (ed.). Dansk biografisk leksikon (in Danish). Vol. IV. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag. pp. 370–373. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
^ "Jarlen af Bothwell". historie-online.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 22 August 2020.

[1] "Frederick II: king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 November 2019.

[2] Rian, Øystein. "Povel Huitfeldt". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

[3] Weidling, Tor Ragnar. "Stattholdere og visestattholdere i Norge 1572–1873". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

[4] Donnelly, Marian C. (December 1984). "Theaters in the Courts of Denmark and Sweden from Frederik II to Gustav III". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 43 (4): 328. doi:10.2307/990041. JSTOR 990041.

[5] Njåstad, Magne. "Ludvig Munk". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 October 2012.

[6] "Christian IV: Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 November 2019.

[7] Fridericia, Julius Albert (1888). "Brahe, Otte". In Bricka, Carl Frederik (ed.). Dansk biografisk leksikon (in Danish). Vol. II. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag. p. 598. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

[8] Fridericia, Julius Albert (1904). "Ulrik, 1578–1624, Hertug". In Bricka, Carl Frederik (ed.). Dansk biografisk leksikon (in Danish). Vol. XVIII. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag. pp. 73–75. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

[9] Rørdam, H.F. (1890). "Dybvad, Christoffer". In Bricka, Carl Frederik (ed.). Dansk biografisk leksikon (in Danish). Vol. IV. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag. pp. 370–373. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

[10] "Jarlen af Bothwell". historie-online.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 22 August 2020.

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