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Christian V’s coronation

Christian V’s coronation in the chapel of Frederiksborg Palace in 1671. Sketch for an engraving, painted by Michael von Haven.

Relations

The anointing of Fr. IV

Frederik 4.s salving i Frederiksborg Slotskirke 1700.

Still life

Still life with hunting accessories. Painted by C.N. Gijsbrecht in 1672.

Cup of birch-wood

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

Charlotte Amalie, ca. 1690

Queen Charlotte Amalie, painted by Jacob d’Agar.

Griffenfeld, 1675

Portrait of Count Peder Schumacher Griffenfeld. Enamelled miniature made by Paul Prieur 1675.

Christian V, 1681

Christian V. Enamelled miniature made by Paul Prieur 1681.

1650-1675

The wars of Charles Gustavus (1657-1658 and 1658-1660) were the important events in foreign politics of the period. The loss of Scania, Halland and Blekinge at the Peace of Roskilde in 1658 was a nadir of power politics in Danish history.

Christian V

Christian V was the King of Denmark-Norway from 1670; son of Frederik III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg. He was married to Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel in 1667. He was the father of Frederik IV.