Frederik III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick
Name: Frederik III
Birth: March 18, 1609, Haderslev, Schleswig. Child of: Christian IV and Anna Catherine of Brandenburg Reign: 1648 - 1670 Marriage: in 1643 to Sophie Amalie of Braunschweig-Lüneburg. Children: Christian, Anna Sophia (m. Johan Georg 3. of Sachsen), Frederica Amalia (m. Christian Albrecht of Gottorp), Vilhelmine Ernestine (m. Karl of Pfalz), Frederick, Jørgen/George (m. Queen Anne of the UK) , Ulrika Eleonora (m. Carl XI of Sweden), Dorothea Death: 19. February 1670 Throne passed to: Christian V Notes: As the second oldest son of Christian 4. he had a career in public administration in what is today's Germany, but then was part of Denmark, among other things, a publically elected administrator in Halberstadt. He also went on to get an education in theology, science and political science. After the 30 year war, he was instated as the Bishop of Bremen and later Verden. He was first considered heir to the throne after the chosen Prince Christian's death in 1647, and subsequently elected as the heir. Introduced Absolute Monarchy to Denmark and Lex Regia (The King's law) was written. Founder of the Royal Library of Copenhagen |
Name: Sophie Amalie of Braunschweig-Lüneburg
Birth: 24 March 1628 Child of: George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt Death: 20 February 1685) |
I guess some of you were out shooting rockets last night.
Then as now that can cause difficulties! Danmark i 1668: Mand straffet for at skyde nytåret ind | Videnskab.dk This is a story from 1668 about a tailor in the garrison town of Helsingør (you know, the fortress of Kronborg), who wanted to shoot in the New Year in the morning of 1st January 1668. He did that in a good time honored fashion by pointing a gun (my guess is a blunderbuss :hiding:) out the door and shoot. He was immediatly approached by soldiers who asked whether he was the one who fired the gun. The man, Christen Simmensen, merrily admitted, - Happy New Year. Whereupon the soldiers grabbed him and dragged him through the streets so that he lost one of his slippers. He was then sat on a wooden-horse with two weights attached to both his legs for an hour and a half. - A most unpleasant and with guarantee an instantly sobering experience!:eek: (There is a picture of a wooden-horse in use, for those who are not familiar with the instrument). Christen Simmensen was furious! That was no way to treat a good citizen, who had always paid his taxes. He was merely, as was tradition, shooting in the new year and by the way honoring the king too, as he pointed out in his letter of complaint to Frederik III. Frederik III had become an absolute monarch just a few years before. There is nothing on whether our tailor's complaint was dismissed or not. It was most likely dismissed as this is the last example on record of private citizens litterally shooting in the new year in Denmark. |
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I thought he was a tall man, but then I saw him at the local chinese take away Sunday afternoon and all the magic was gone and I realised how little (of height) he is :whistling::whistling::whistling: |
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But beautiful??? Naaaaah, def. not that Sunday, perhaps it was an afterpartySunday :rofl::rofl::rofl: |
King Frederik III was interested in theology and the natural sciences. |
Romance, gossip and a mock execution that fooled the Danish queen – The Post
"King Frederik III’s queen, Sofie Amalie, was not among Denmark’s most popular. In fact she is remembered more for her bizarre mood swings and frequent execution decrees against those she considered her enemies, than for her virtues as queen of Denmark and Norway." |
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