King Frederick II's of Denmark's tomb in Roskilde Cathedral
Frederick II of Denmark was the father of the well-known Christian IV. Anne of Denmark, the spouse of James VI and I of Scotland and England, was another child - so Frederick II was the grandfather of King Charles I of England.
From Wikipedia:
"Frederick II (1534 – 1588) was King of Denmark and Norway ,and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1559 until his death.
"A member of the House of Oldenburg, Frederick began his personal rule of Denmark-Norway at the age of 24. He inherited a capable and strong kingdom, formed in large by his father after the civil war known as the Count's Feud, after which Denmark saw a period of economic recovery and of a great increase in the centralised authority of the Crown.
"Frederick was, especially in his youth and unlike his father, belligerent and adversarial, aroused by honor and national pride, and so he began his reign auspiciously with a campaign under the aged Johan Rantzau, which reconquered Dithmarschen. However, after miscalculating the cost of the Northern Seven Years' War, he pursued a more prudent foreign policy. The remainder of Frederick II's reign was a period of tranquillity, in which king and nobles prospered. Frederick spent more time hunting and feasting with his councillors, and focused on architecture and science. During his reign, many building projects were begun, including additions to the royal castles of Kronborg at Elsinore and Frederikborg Castle at Hillerød."
King Frederick II's of Denmark's tomb in Roskilde Cathedral
Frederick II of Denmark was the father of the well-known Christian IV. Anne of Denmark, the spouse of James VI and I of Scotland and England, was another child - so Frederick II was the grandfather of King Charles I of England.
From Wikipedia:
"Frederick II (1534 – 1588) was King of Denmark and Norway ,and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1559 until his death.
"A member of the House of Oldenburg, Frederick began his personal rule of Denmark-Norway at the age of 24. He inherited a capable and strong kingdom, formed in large by his father after the civil war known as the Count's Feud, after which Denmark saw a period of economic recovery and of a great increase in the centralised authority of the Crown.
"Frederick was, especially in his youth and unlike his father, belligerent and adversarial, aroused by honor and national pride, and so he began his reign auspiciously with a campaign under the aged Johan Rantzau, which reconquered Dithmarschen. However, after miscalculating the cost of the Northern Seven Years' War, he pursued a more prudent foreign policy. The remainder of Frederick II's reign was a period of tranquillity, in which king and nobles prospered. Frederick spent more time hunting and feasting with his councillors, and focused on architecture and science. During his reign, many building projects were begun, including additions to the royal castles of Kronborg at Elsinore and Frederikborg Castle at Hillerød."