Diplomatic Relations
Baron Erik Juel met with Count Lippe, head diplomat in the court of Grand-Duke Orzepovski of Litharus, The ball was a magnificent event. I was cordially invited to the grounds. I represented King Frederick IV, to establish formal diplomatic relations. We are hoping to begin trade with Litharus. The initial meeting was very cordial with talk of renewing the alliance that fought against Charles XII in the Great Northern War this century.
Given the uncertain state of relations with neighboring Latveria, the prospect of new opportunities for trade and allies is most welcome. Several portraits were delivered along with the diplomatic retinue.
As crown prince, Frederick broadened his education by travelling in Europe, led by his Chamberlain, Ditlev Wibe. He was particularly impressed by the architecture in Italy and, on his return to Denmark, asked his father, Christian V V, for permission to build a summer palace on Frederiksberg Garden (Solbjerg), as the hill in Valby was then known, the future site of Frederiksberg Palace. The one-story building, probably designed by Ernst Brandenberg, was completed in 1703.
Frederick was allowed to choose his future wife from a number of Protestant royal daughters in northern Germany. In 1695, he visited the court of Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow in Gustrow. But his visit there was cut short by a message telling of his brother Christian's serious illness (he had, in fact, already died in Ulm). Frederick later returned to Gustrow, where he was forced to choose the eldest of the unmarried princesses. On 5 December 1695 at Copenhagen Castle, he married Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, herself a great-great-granddaughter of Frederick II of Demark. The couple were crowned King and Queen of Denmark-Norway on 25 August 1699 in the Frederiksborg Chapel.
Given the uncertain state of relations with neighboring Latveria, the prospect of new opportunities for trade and allies is most welcome. Several portraits were delivered along with the diplomatic retinue.
As crown prince, Frederick broadened his education by travelling in Europe, led by his Chamberlain, Ditlev Wibe. He was particularly impressed by the architecture in Italy and, on his return to Denmark, asked his father, Christian V V, for permission to build a summer palace on Frederiksberg Garden (Solbjerg), as the hill in Valby was then known, the future site of Frederiksberg Palace. The one-story building, probably designed by Ernst Brandenberg, was completed in 1703.
Frederick was allowed to choose his future wife from a number of Protestant royal daughters in northern Germany. In 1695, he visited the court of Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow in Gustrow. But his visit there was cut short by a message telling of his brother Christian's serious illness (he had, in fact, already died in Ulm). Frederick later returned to Gustrow, where he was forced to choose the eldest of the unmarried princesses. On 5 December 1695 at Copenhagen Castle, he married Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, herself a great-great-granddaughter of Frederick II of Demark. The couple were crowned King and Queen of Denmark-Norway on 25 August 1699 in the Frederiksborg Chapel.
King Frederick of Denmark-Norway
Queen Louise of Mecklenburg-Gustrow
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Thee Danish - Norweigan field army would bring a solid force to any battlefield. Units
Plus 3 ships of line and 2 attack sloops.
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