Frederick IV Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Frederick IV, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Denmark.

6 records1699–17106 events3 places

Chronological biography

1699

Succession1699

House / House of Oldenburg · King

Succeeds as King of Denmark

1700

Anti-Swedish Alliance1700

Warfare / Great Northern War · King

Frederick IV joins Peter I and Augustus II in the coalition against Charles XII of Sweden.

Invasion of Holstein-GottorpApril 1700

Warfare / Great Northern War · King · Holstein-Gottorp

Frederick IV invades Holstein-Gottorp, Sweden's ally, at the opening of the Great Northern War.

1709

Declaration of War1709

Warfare / Great Northern War · King

Declares war on Sweden after Charles XIIs defeat at Poltava by the Russians

Battle of Poltava28 October 1709

Warfare / Great Northern War · King · Copenhagen

Re-enters the war against Sweden after the Swedish defeat at Poltava.

1710

Battle of HelsinborgFebruary 1710

Warfare / Great Northern War · King · Helsinborg

Defeated by Swedens Charles XII

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.