Events from the1540s in Denmark.

• Monarch –Christian III^[1]
• Steward of the Realm –Mogens Gøye (until 1544),Eske Bille (from 1547)

1541

• TheRoyal Mint relocates to the formerSt. Clare's Priory in Copenhagen.
• Eriksen Banner succeedsTyge Krabbe asMarshal of the Realm.

1540

• 5 September –Magnus, Duke of Holstein, prince of Denmark and titularKing of Livonia (died 1583 in Latvia)

1542

• 9 November 1542 –Anders Sørensen Vedel, priest and historiographer (died1616)

1543

• Anders Foss, bishop (died1607)^[2]

1544

• 26 November –Hans Christensen Sthen, clergy (died1610)

1545

• 25 March –John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (died1622)
• 29 June –Dorothea of Denmark, duchess (died1617 in Germany)

1546

• 11 September 1546 –Arild Huitfeldt, historian (died1609)
• 14 December –Tycho Brahe, astronomer (died1601)

1547

• 21 December –Steen Ottesen Brahe, privy counsellor and landowner (died1620)

1548

• Magnus Heinason,Faroese sailor andprivateer (died1589)

Date unknown

• Axel Gyldenstierne (c. 1542),Governor-general of Norway (died1603)
• Ingeborg Skeel (c. 1545), landowner and county sheriff (died1604)

1543

• Gyde Spandemager, alleged witch

1544

• 6 April –Mogens Gøye, statesman (bornc. 1470)

1547

• Jørgen Friis, clergy

• 1540s in Denmark
• 1540s by country
• 16th century in Denmark

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