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Cup of birch-wood

Cup of birch-wood, with Christian V’s monogram. Made by Magnus Berg, 1690.

Relations

Lidded standing cup with cameos and intaglios

Gold, enamel, semi-precious stones.

Christian V with His Half-Brother, c. 1671

Christian V in conversation with his elder half-brother Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, and with Count Anthon Aldenburg (1633-1680). Grisaille by Anton Steenwinkel. The Gyldenløve family, the king’s ‘natural’, which is to say illegitimate children, played an important role in the political machinations of 17th century Denmark. As children of the king, they had high status in the class-divided society. At the same time, however, they were excluded from line of succession, and thus had no dynastic ambitions, making them extremely loyal to the reigning king. Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve was the issue of a relationship Frederik (III) had with Margrethe Pape, before he married Sophie Amalie in 1643.

Cup, rock crystal

Cup made of rock crystal, carved in the shape of a flying fish. Presented to Christian V by Queen Sophie Amalie after the capture of Wismar in 1675. Made in Milan c. 1580.

The Water

‘The Water’, centrepiece of ivory, gilt bronze, silver, and glass.

Christian V as the prince elect

It was considered of great importance to be able to defend not only the people but more sayingly the various provinces and borders of the danish kingdom.

Coronation Cup

The so-called Coronation Cup of Frederik III. The cup was made by H.C. Brechtel in The Hague, 1653. It is possible that it was to have been used, in a planned but never realised, swearing of allegience to Frederik III in Hamburg, 1654.

Cup of glass

Cup of Norwegian glass, engraved on the occasion of the coronation of Frederik V, 1747. Engraved by H.G. Köhler in Copenhagen.

Christian V's Crown

The Crown of the Absolute Monarchs, used by the kings from Christian V to Christian VIII.