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1603 in Denmark
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1603
Events from the year 1603 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Monarch – Christian IVChristian IV: Scandinavian king https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christian-IV Encyclopedia Britannica 19 November 2019 en
Events
King Christian IV founds the fortified town of Kristianopel in Blekinge (then part of Denmark) to strengthen the border against Sweden.
Denmark suffered a severe famine caused by multi-year crop failures from a "volcanic winter." The acute food shortage triggered soaring prices and deadly epidemics, leading to high mortality rates.
Births
6 April – Simon Paulli, physician and naturalist (died 1680)
10 April – Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark (died 1647 in Dresden)
8 December Steen Beck, statesman and landholder (died 1648)
Deaths
13 July – Axel Gyldenstierne, Governor-general of Norway (born c. 1542)
References
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