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Charles XI, king of Sweden

(Encyclopedia)Charles XI, 1655–97, king of Sweden (1660–97), son and successor of Charles X. Charles ascended the throne at the age of five, so a council of regency ruled until 1672. The regency ended Swedish w...

Christian X

(Encyclopedia)Christian X, 1870–1947, king of Denmark (1912–47) and Iceland (1912–44), son and successor of Frederick VIII and brother of King Haakon VII of Norway. He granted (1915) a new constitution that i...

Laaland

(Encyclopedia)Laaland: see Lolland, Denmark.

Århus

(Encyclopedia)Århus, Denmark: see Aarhus.

Möen

(Encyclopedia)Möen: see Møn, Denmark.

København

(Encyclopedia)København, Denmark: see Copenhagen. ...

Frederiksberg

(Encyclopedia)Frederiksberg, Denmark: see Copenhagen. ...

Gentofte

(Encyclopedia)Gentofte, Denmark: see Copenhagen. ...

Alsen

(Encyclopedia)Alsen: see Als, Denmark.

Düppel

(Encyclopedia)Düppel: see Dybbøl, Denmark.