Frederiksborg Castle - part 1 of 3

The castle seen from the outside and the park

 

 

 The castle seen from the car park.

Frederiksborg Castle is located in Hillerød northwest of Copenhagen.

The castle is surrounded by water.

The main building of the castle.

Looking back at the tower.

A side building (on the right).

A side building (on the left).

The moat in front of the main building.

The railing of the bridge is decorated with a statue of a lion.

The exterior wall of the mail building.

Today Frederiksborg Castle is a public museum. This poster placed on the front door gives information about the opening hours of the museum and the royal chapel.

The park - known in Danish as "Frederiksborg Slotshave" - is located behind the main building.

The main building seen from the park.

General view of the park.

The main building seen from the park.

This section of the park is known as the baroque garden.

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Frederiksborg Castle - part 2 of 3

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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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Frederiksborg Castle - part 3 of 3

Inside the castle

 

 

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

  

 

 Christian IV, born at Frederiksborg Castle in 1577, king of Denmark from 1588, ruled alone from 1596, died 1648. Painted in 1638 by Abraham Wuchters.

 

 

The large painting on the wall shows the coronation of Christian IV in 1596. 

The large painting on the wall shows the coronation of Christian IV in 1596.

 Christian IV on the flagship "The Trinity" during the battle of Colberger Heide in 1644. Painted in 1865 by Wilhelm Marstrand.

Detail of Marstrand's painting: during the battle the king his vision on his right eye, but this did not make him stop the fight against the enemy (Sweden).

Marstrand's signature in the corner of the painting: "W M [intertwined] 1865."

Leonora Christina, daughter of Christian IV, Countess of Slesvig and Holsten 1621-1698, married to Corfitz Ulfeldt.

Corfitz Ulfeldt (1606-1664), count and chancellor, married to Leonora Christina, daughter of Christian IV.

The original manuscript of "The Memory of a Terrible Time" by Leonora Christina. The memoirs were written in the Blue Tower 1663-1674, but they were continued  and revised during her last years in prison and after her release in 1685 during her stay at the convent  of Maribo.

18 October 1660: the hereditary homage in front of the royal palace in Copenhagen. Painted in 1880 by Heinrich Hansen (1821-1890).

Detail of Hansen's painting: King Frederik III is walking back to the royal palace.

Detail of Hansen's painting: some people are watching the ceremony from their windows.

Detail of Hansen's painting: The podium where the king was sitting when he received the citizens who came to declare their loyalty to him.

Detail of Hansen's painting: some people are watching the ceremony from the bridge.

Detail of Hansen's painting: this man is watching the ceremony from the top of a ship's mast.

General view of a large room on the second floor of the castle (room # 37).

General view of the great hall on the second floor (room # 38).

Tapestry on the wall of the great hall.

 

The ceiling of the great hall.

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For more information, visit the official website of the castle:

Frederiksborg Castle in Hillerød

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