Ruler · 1577 – 1648

Christian IV of Denmark

Lived 1577 – 1648; politician. Monarch of Denmark of Danish Realm, 1588 – 1648; also in the line of Denmark and Danish India.

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Lived: 1577 – 1648; 71 years
In office: 60 years; one reign
Lines: 3; states
Left it: natural death; Kokkonen & Sundell

Monarch of Denmark

Danish Realm · the 44th of 59 dated reigns · 854 – 2024

40 before

Frederick I of Denmark1523 – 1533

Christian III of Denmark1534 – 1559

Frederick II of Denmark1559 – 1588

Christian IV of Denmark1588 – 1648

Frederick III of Denmark1648 – 1670

Christian V of Denmark1670 – 1699

Frederick IV of Denmark1699 – 1730

12 after

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1588 – 1648 · 60 years · came to it aged 11

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell

Also in the line of Denmark (51st of 66) and Danish India (1st of 2).

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