What is Frederick II of Denmark?
[[Image:Frederik 2.jpg|thumb|170px|Frederik II]] '''Frederick II''' (1 July 1534 – 4 April 1588), was the king of [[Denmark-Norway]] and duke of [[Duchy of Schleswig|Schleswig]] from 1559 until his death. He was the son of King [[Christian III of Denmark]] and Norway and [[Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg]]. He is often seen as the [[wikt:typical|typical]] [[Renaissance]] ruler of Denmark. As a person Frederick was described as hot-headed, proud, brave, and [[wikt:ambition|ambitious]]. He loved hunting, [[wine]] and feasts. At his death lots of people thought that he had drunk himself to death. He built [[Kronborg]] castle in [[Elsinore]] again between 1574 and 1585. In 1567 he began [[Fredrikstad]] in [[Norway]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fredrikstad.kommune.no/museet/default.asp?ArtID=1069 |title=Fredrikstad museum |work=fredrikstad.kommune.no |accessdate=5 April 2010 |archive-date=21 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080121021105/http://www.fredrikstad.kommune.no/museet/default.asp?ArtID=1069 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This was a time of wealth and growth in Danish history. == Reference == <references/> {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Frederick 02 of Denmark}} [[Category:1534 births]] [[Category:1588 deaths]] [[Category:Kings and Queens of Denmark]] [[Category:Kings and Queens of Norway]] [[Category:House of Oldenburg]]