Questions about Denmark

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I hope this is not regarded OT, it is mostly about the right timeperiod.

Founding of Universities in Denmark, I know that Copenhagen Univerity was founded in 1478 but can not find that information for any other. Did Denmark found any others in the 15-, 16- or 17th centuries?

If you look over the list of Denmark you find this part in it:
Christian II 1513-1523
Frederik I 1523-1533
Christian III 1534-1559
Frederik II 1559-1588
Christian IV 1588-1648
Frederik III 1648-1670
Christian V 1670-1699
Frederik IV 1699-1730
Christian VI 1730-1746
Frederik V 1746-1766
Christian VII 1766-1808
Frederik VI 1808-1839
Christian VIII 1839-1848
Frederik VII 1848-1863
Christian IX 1863-1906
Frederik VIII 1906-1912
Christian X 1912-1947
Frederik IX 1947-1972

For almost 450 years and 18 kings they managed to keep altering between Christian and Fredrik. Each Fredrik was followed of a Christian and vice versa.

I have for sometime now woundered how they managed that, did not any heirs die at all? or did they rename the heirs before crowning them? or it is pure coinsidence?

 

[Octavian]

Originally posted by Janbalk:
I hope this is not regarded OT, it is mostly about the right timeperiod.

Founding of Universities in Denmark, I know that Copenhagen Univerity was founded in 1478 but can not find that information for any other. Did Denmark found any others in the 15-, 16- or 17th centuries?

The other universites in Denmark where not founded until the 20th. century

 

[Johan]

Well.. I was first thinking Lunds University was an old danish university, but it was founded in 1668 as an attempt by the swedish state to stop the students in Skåne to go to danish universities.

/Johan

 

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Originally posted by Janbalk:
I hope this is not regarded OT, it is mostly about the right timeperiod.

Founding of Universities in Denmark, I know that Copenhagen Univerity was founded in 1478 but can not find that information for any other. Did Denmark found any others in the 15-, 16- or 17th centuries?

I knew we had a few more, but after some hard searching on the net, the dates that came up was really disappointing.
The University of Kiel founded in 1665 by the Duke of Gottorf became danish from 1773.
The College of Serampore (in India) founded 1818.
All other danish Universities are from the 20th century, my last hope was that we made one in Norway but the university of Oslo, was founded in 1813 as 'Det Kongelige Frederiks Universitet i Oslo'.

 

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Originally posted by Janbalk:

For almost 450 years and 18 kings they managed to keep altering between Christian and Fredrik. Each Fredrik was followed of a Christian and vice versa.

I have for sometime now woundered how they managed that, did not any heirs die at all? or did they rename the heirs before crowning them? or it is pure coinsidence?

Well a little more looking around the net, and here is atleast pårt of the aswer.
Christian IV oldest son named Christian, 2th son named Frederik. Oldest died before his father.
Frederik VI had no sons, so his cousin Christian VII became king.
Frederik VII left no heir and the reign of the house of Oldenborg ended.
The new king Christian IX ( of the house Glücksborg) became king because of the Londonprotocol of 1852 & the Royalheir law of 1853, thereby he inheired the Crown, through his marriage to Christian VII's sisters daugther.

But as far as I can see no danish king ever changed his name before becoming king.
So it looks like it's mostly by coinsidence. But since it has always been I way to show respect to you parents to name your children after them or after yourself so your name will live forever, it has properbly been very normal for the 2 oldest sons in all the branches of the royal family to benamed Christian or Frederik.

 

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There was a similar thing among the Franks of Pepin, Charles, Pepin, Charles, no?

 

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OK, thank you all for the answers.