OLDENBURG, CHRISTIAN V [SSNE 5417]

Surname

OLDENBURG

First name

CHRISTIAN V

Title/rank

KING

Nationality

DANE

Text source

Crown Prince Christian of Denmark-Norway arrived in London in 1662 to re-strengthen familial ties with the House of Stuart. That didn't work as the Denmark-Norway and Great Britain found themselves at way by 1666.

For his visit see H. L. Schoolcraft, 'England and Denmark, 1660-1667' in The English Historical Review, XXV (1910), p.458.

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, ENGLAND

Arrived 1662-01-01

Departed 1663-12-31

Capacity PRINCE, DIPLOMAT, AMBASSADOR, purpose DIPLOMACY