Frederiksborg Castle - part 2 of 3

Inside the castle

 

 

General view of a large room on the ground floor: room # 19 - "The Rose" - is also known as the Knight's Room. Period 1500-1650.

Room # 19: decorations of the ceiling.

Room # 19: decorations of the ceiling.

Room # 19: decorations of the upper part of the wall.

Frederiksborg ca. 1585 painted by Hans Knieper.

Information about the painting.

The history of the castle. Poster # 1. King Frederik II obtained Hillerødsholm in 1560. The name of the place was changed to Frederiksborg, because it was named after the king. In 1577 his son Christian - later known as King Christian IV - was born at the castle.

The history of the castle. Poster # 2. From 1599 to 1620 Christian IV replaced the old Frederiksborg with a grand castle. In 1558-1559 the Swedish army occupied and plundered the castle.

The history of the castle. Poster # 3. In 1859 while Frederik VII was living at the castle, large parts of Frederiksborg burned down. Nation-wide collections made it possible to rebuild the castle.

The history of the castle. Poster # 4. Brewer J. C. Jacobsen was very interested in Frederiksborg. In 1878 he established the National Historical Museum at Frederiksborg as a special section of the Carlsberg Foundation.

Frederiksborg Castle painted in 1913 by Karl Jensen.



Information about the painting.

General view of a large room on the first floor (room # 22).

Valdemar IV, whose motto was "Tomorrow is another day." Born around 1320 and king of Denmark 1340-1375. The statue was created in 1882 by Theobald Stein.

The fireplace.

The fireplace.

Looking at the park from the first floor of the castle.

The window is covered with iron bars.

Christian II, former king of Denmark, is a prisoner at Sønderborg Castle. Painted in 1871 by Carl Bloch.

1286: The conspirators are leaving Finnerup having killed Erik Glipping. Painted in 1882 by Otto Bache.

1169: King Valdemar the Great and Bishop Absalon capture Arkona. Painted in 1894 by L. Tuxen.

1340: Niels Ebbesen refuses to obey Count Gert. Painted in 1909 by Karl Hansen Reistrup.

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Frederiksborg Castle - part 3 of 3

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