Christian IV of Denmark
Biography
The Renaissance king, Rosenborg, Rundetaarn, the round tower, Copenhagen beautified, the Borsen. The Kalmar War, then the Thirty Years War intervention ended catastrophically at Lutter am Barenberge 1626, Wallenstein rampaged Jutland. The Torstenson War 1643 to 45, the Sound tolls lost at sea, Denmark eclipsed by Sweden. He lost an eye in the naval battle of Kolberger Heide, the patch forever. Fifty two years, the longest Danish reign, splendor and decline.
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