Frederick I of Denmark

King of Denmark

7 October 1471 Haderslevhus

10 April 1533(1533-04-10) (61) Gottorp castle

NamesDanish: Oluf Håkonsen Norwegian: Olav Håkonsson

King of Denmark (1523-33); King of Norway (1524-33) King of Denmark Frederick I (7 October 1471 – 10 April 1533) was the king of Denmark and Norway. His name is also spelled Frederik in Danish and Norwegian, Friedrich in German and Fredrik in Swedish. He was the last Roman Catholic monarch to reign over Denmark and Norway, when subsequent monarchs embraced Lutheranism after the Protestant Reformation. As king of Norway, Frederick is most remarkable in never having visited the country and was never crowned as such. Therefore, he was styled King of Denmark, the Vends and the Goths, elected King of Norway. Frederick's reign began the enduring tradition of calling kings of Denmark alternatively by the names Christian and Frederick, which has continued up to the reign of the current monarch, Margrethe II.