1590s in Denmark

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian IV
• Steward of the Realm – Christoffer Valkendorff

Events

• 4 July – Christopher Perkins has his first audience with Christian IV after his appointment as British ambassador to Denmark
• Katholm Castle is completed on the Djursland peninsula.

• 23 May Mariager is incorporated as a market town.

• Arngrímur Jónsson publishes Brevis commentarius de Islandia, a Brief Commentary on Iceland

• Giacomo Castelvetro visits Denmark

• 26 August – The coronation of Christian IV of Denmark.

• 27 November – The wedding of Christian IV and Anne Catherine of Brandenburg takes places at Haderslevhus, making Anne Catherine queen consort of Denmark.

Births

• 11 June 1590
• * Oluf Parsberg, pricy councillor and landowner
• * Iver Vind, statesman, diplomat and landowner
• 27 October 1593 – Christoffer Urne, statesman and landholder
• 12 January 1594 – Gregers Krabbe, Governor-general of Norway
• 29 December 1594 – Ove Gjedde, admiral
• 30 April 1595 – Anne Lykke, noble
• 13 November Malte Sehested, military officer and landowner
• 6 July 1598 – Kirsten Munk, royal spouse
• 17 October 1598 – Jørgen Knudsen Urne, statesman
• 28 November 1598 – Ulrik of Denmark (1578–1624), statesman
• 18 April 1599 – Heinrich Holk, mercenary
• 23 July 1599 – Stephanius, royal historiographer and professor
• 20 December 1599 – Niels Trolle, Governor-general of Norway

• c. 1590 – Hans Brachrogge, singer and composer

Deaths

• 1590 – Karen Kotte, merchant
• 21 September 1592 – Povel Huitfeldt, governor
• 8 October 1593 – Jacob Ulfeldt, diplomat and privy councillor
• 29 June 1584 – Niels Kaas, statesman
• 1584 – Erik Munk, officer and administrator