Succession1588
Succeeds as King of Denmark & Norway
Historical person
Christian IV Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Christian IV, based on 10 World History Database records associated with Denmark.
10 records1588–16299 events5 places
Chronological biography
1588
1621
Rule of Hamburg1621
Hamburg is forced to accept Danish sovereignty
Treaty of Lubeck22 May 1621
Christian IV renounces his claims to Bishoprics within the Empire
1625
Invasion of Germany1625
Wallenstein & Tilly move North to oppose the Danes. The Danish advance down the Weser to gather support from the Protestant German Princes
1626
Battle of Dessau1626
Defeated by an Imperialist Army under Wallenstein
Battle of Lutter1626
Defeated at the Battle of Lutter
Invasion of Holy Roman Empire1626
Christian IV a Lutheran and also the Duke of Holstein, helps the Lutheran rulers of neighboring Lower Saxony by leading an army against the Holy Roman Empire
Catholic League27 August 1626
Defeated by the Imperial army under Wallenstein & Catholic League under Tilly. Defeated by the Catholic League
Imperial Army27 August 1626
Defeated by the Imperial army under Wallenstein & Catholic League under Tilly
1629
Treaty of Lubeck1629
The Treaty of Lubeck states that Christian IV would abandon his support for the Protestants so that he could keep control over Denmark
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.