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Frederick I of Denmark

1471–1533 · 16th century

Frederick I was king of Denmark from 1523 and of Norway from 1524 until 1533, a younger son of Christian I and duke of Schleswig-Holstein. The Danish nobility elected him after deposing his nephew Christian II. He tolerated the spread of Lutheranism, and in 1532 he captured Christian II, who was imprisoned for the rest of his life.

Frederick I of Denmark
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