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Facts

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

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Hans Tausen
Danish religious reformer
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
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Feofan Prokopovich
Russian-Ukrainian theologian and writer
Charles IX
Charles IX
king of Sweden
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Richard Rothe
German theologian
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
Frederick II, detail from a portrait by Hans Knieper, 1581
Frederick II
king of Denmark and Norway
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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
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Peder Schumacher, count af Griffenfeld
Danish statesman
Høegh-Guldberg, detail from an oil painting by an unknown artist
Ove Høegh-Guldberg
Danish statesman
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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
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Christopher, count of Oldenburg
German soldier
Christian VI, detail from a portrait by J.S. Wahl
Christian VI
Scandinavian king

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