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Moments in History

1 the Roman Catholic Church. It was
c.1000: Bishop Absalon’s like others of the time was part of
Castle
Copenhagen was founded around re-established in 1537 by Christian III
AD 1000 on Slotsholmen (see p32) after the Reformation.
and prospered greatly from the
1534–36: Civil
shoals of herring that 4
appeared in its waters. In War and
the 1160s Havn was given Reformation
by Valdemar I to his adviser, Between 1534 and 1536,
Bishop Absalon, who built a the Protestant Christian III
castle as protection against successfully withstood an
raiders. The prosperity of uprising against him that
Havn became a threat to the favoured Christian II, his
Hanseatic League. They Catholic cousin. Christian
attacked the castle, III brought about the
destroying it in 1369. Reformation in Denmark.
1660: Absolute
1416:
2 Statue of Bishop 5
Monarchy
Copenhagen,
Capital of Denmark Absalon Frederik III introduced
King Erik VII (also called Erik of Absolute Monarchy in 1660,
Pomerania) took up residence in the enhancing the powers of
second castle in 1416, by which time Copenhagen’s middle classes.
Havn was a major eco nomic centre. Frederik VII abol ished it in 1848.
It was proclaimed the capital of
1657: Wars with Sweden
Denmark in 1443. 6
The Swedes and Danes were
1479: The Founding of
3 in dispute over the Sound. In 1657,
the University of
the Swedes crossed the Sound on
Copenhagen foot, attacking Copenhagen. The
King Christian I inaugurated the Treaty of Roskilde saw Denmark
University of Copenhagen on 1 June cede its Swedish territories.
1479. It had four faculties – Theology,
Law, Medicine and Philosophy – and Painting of Copenhagen in 1660

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