1490s in Denmark

Denmark-related events during the 1490s

Events from the 1490s in Denmark.

Incumbents

  • Monarch — King John[1]
  • Steward of the Realm — Poul Laxmand

Events

1492
  • Faxe Church is constructed on the foundation of an older church.
1497
  • St. Clare's Priory is founded by King John I and Queen Christina with a gift of the former royal vegetable gardens in Copenhagen.

Births

  • 12 November 1492 – Johan Rantzau, general and statesman (died 1565)
  • 15 July 1497 – Francis of Denmark, son of John of Denmark (died 1511)

Undated

  • Jørgen Sadolin (c. 1490), Lutheran reformer (died 1559)
  • Peder Skram (c. 1497), naval admiral (died 1581)

Deaths

  • 10 November 1495 – Dorothea of Brandenburg, Queen consort of Denmark (born c. 1430 in Brandenburg)

Undated

  • After 10 August 1492 — Evert Grubbe, Chancellor of the Realm


References

  1. ^ "John: king of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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