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Christian IV

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Christian IV 1577-1648, king of Denmark and Norway (1588-1648), son and successor of Frederick II. After assuming (1596) personal rule from a regency, he concentrated on building the navy, industry, and commerce. He rebuilt Oslo and renamed it Christiania. Aroused when Charles IX of Sweden asserted authority over Lapland, he made war on Sweden (the so-called Kalmar War, 1611-13) and largely dictated the peace. In the Thirty Years War , urged on by England, France, and the Netherlands, he invaded (1625) Germany to defend Protestantism. Defeated (1626) by Tilly at Lutter, he was... Read more

Christian IV
Christian IV Christian IV (1577-1648) was Denmark's most renowned...Castle in Hillerod, Denmark, the future Christian IV was born on April 12, 1577, to Frederick...privy council"), the very body which Christian IV would later battle for his political... Read more

Christian IV
Christian IV (1577–1648) King of Denmark and Norway (1588–1648), the son of Frederick II. Despite a costly war with Sweden (1611... Read more

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	Italian music and Christian IV's urban agenda for Copenhagen. ; WHEN CHRISTIAN IV ascended the throne of Denmark in 596...to revamp his kingdom's public image, Christian Iv launched a political, architectural...of no beauty or magnificence (1:122). Christian IV took an active role in both the drafting... Read more
	HIGH SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT: TINY OAKS CHRISTIAN IS THINKING BIG BOYS' TEAM BECOMING A DIV. IV POWERHOUSE.(Sports) ; ...competitive (in Div. IV) and that we can...noticed.'' Oaks Christian (7-0), with an...season in Div. IV and is considered to be Oaks Christian's primary competition...seasons in Div. IV, following a fourth-pla...2002 - and Oaks Christian's rapid progression... Read more
	SO. SECTION DIVISION IV-A: THIS TIME, OAKS CHRISTIAN GOES OUT LIKE LIONS --THE LIONS OF WESTLAKE VILLAGE GO ON A 10-0 RUN LATE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER TO PULL AWAY FROM THE GUARDS OF BURBANK TO WIN THE SOUTHERN SECTION DIV. IV-A GIRLS' BASKETBALL TITLE. OAKS CHRISTIAN 53, BELL-JEFF 44.(Sports) ; ...buzzer sounded and the Oaks Christian High girls' basketball team...the Southern Section Div. IV-A title, senior forward...the first title by Oaks Christian (22-6) in the program's...on Saturday, helping Oaks Christian regularly break the fullcourt...year's semifinal,'' said Oaks Christian ... Read more
	DIV. IV-A: MONTCLAIR'S PRESS DELIVERS EASY WIN ONTARIO CHRISTIAN CAN'T MATCH ATHLETICISM MONTCLAIR PREP 65, ONTARIO CHR. 47.(Sports) ; ...ability advantage over Ontario Christian in Thursday's Southern Section Div. IV-A championship game at Loyola...at the film of (Ontario Christian) we felt we'd have a pretty...tape of them,'' Ontario Christian's Brandon Bergeron said...over the court.'' Ontario Christian made an 11-0 run in ... Read more
	SO. SEC. DIV. IV: OAKS CHRISTIAN BEATS ALEMANY LIONS ARE CHAMPS IN THIRD TRY AT SECTION TITLE OAKS CHRISTIAN 2, ALEMANY 0.(Sports) ; ...IRVINE - This time, Oaks Christian can keep running. No umpire...softball championships, Oaks Christian of Westlake Village left...Mission Hills in the Div. IV championship game at Barber...went 2 for 3, scored Oaks Christian's first run in the bottom...he quipped after Oaks Christian ... Read more
	Skovgaard-Petersen, Karen Historiography at the Court of Christian IV, 1588--1648: Studies in the Latin Histories of Denmark by Johannes Pontanus and Johannes Meursius.(Book Review)(Brief Article) ; ...Historiography at the Court of Christian IV provides a thorough analysis of...appointed royal historiographers by Christian IV. They were commissioned to write...to legitimize the long reign of Christian IV. A doctor of both Latin and history... Read more
	Christian Binkley IV, 17, Ephrata junior ; Christian Samuel Binkley IV, 17, of Ephrata and Lititz, died at...Ronald L. Eshelman of Lititz, and son of Christian S. Binkley III and stepson of Kathy...of Ephrata; paternal grandparents, Christian Jr. and Dorothy Sweigart Binkley of... Read more
	Christian Binkley IV, 17, student ; Christian Samuel Binkley IV, 17, of Ephrata and Lititz, died Friday...Sherri L. Bowman Eshleman of Lititz and Christian S. Binkley III of Ephrata. He was the...of Ephrata; paternal grandparents, Christian Jr. and Dorothy Sweigart Binkley of... Read more
	Karen Skovgaard-Petersen. Historiography at the Court of Christian IV 1588-1648): Studies in the Latin Histories of Denmark by Johannes Pontanus and Johannes Meursius.(Book Review) ; ...from the origins to the reign of Christian IV. Work did not move on apace, and...men were hired at the instance of Christian IV's chancellor, Christen Friis, who...threatened by an imperialist Sweden. Christian IV's exercise of power in the Thirty... Read more
	DIV. IV: OAKS CHRISTIAN IN ANOTHER FINAL OAKS CHR. 4, ST. PAUL 2.(Sports) ; Byline: Daily News Defending Southern Section Div. IV champion Oaks Christian of Westlake Village took advantage of three fourth-inning errors by St. Paul of Santa Fe Springs to advance to the Div. IV finals with a 4-2 victory Tuesday. Julia Humphries started out the four-run fourth inning with a leadoff ... Read more

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