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Frederick II Biography and Timeline

Follow Frederick II through 2 dated historical records for Denmark.

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Frederick II, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records

1 of 1Page

1559–1563Years on this page

1559

1 January 1559

Accession

King · Copenhagen · House / House of Oldenburg

Frederick II succeeds Christian III as King of Denmark and Norway

Role range: 1559-1588

1563

May 1563

War with Sweden Begins

King · Copenhagen · Warfare / Northern Seven Years War

Frederick II begins war against Sweden over Baltic rivalry

Role range: 1563-1570 – 1559-1588

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.