Editing Frederick II of Denmark (section)

=== Proclaimed King ===
[[File:Coronatio Regis et equitum auratorum creatio, Hafniæ, post gestum bellum Dithmarsicum, eadem æstate, 20. Augusti.jpg|thumb|20 August 1559: ''Coronatio Regis et equitum auratorum creatio, Hafniæ, post gestum bellum Dithmarsicum, eadem æstate, 20. Augusti''.]]

Frederick's father [[Christian III of Denmark|Christian III]] died on 1 January 1559 at [[Koldinghus]]. Frederick was not present at his father's bedside when he died, a circumstance that did not endear the new king, now King Frederick II of Denmark-Norway, to the councillors who had grown to appreciate and revere Christian.<ref name=":12"/>

On 12 August 1559 Frederick signed his [[haandfæstning]] (lit. "Handbinding" viz. curtailment of the monarch's power, a Danish parallel to the [[Magna Carta]]) and on 20 August 1559 Frederick II was [[Coronation|crowned]] at the [[Church of Our Lady (Copenhagen)|Church of Our Lady]] in Copenhagen<ref>{{cite book|last1=Monrad Møller|first1=Anders|title=Enevældens kroninger. Syv salvinger – ceremoniellet, teksterne og musikken|publisher=Forlaget Falcon|year=2012|isbn=978-87-88802-29-0|page=11}}</ref> by a Danish [[Superintendent (ecclesiastical)|superintendent]], with [[Nicholas Palladius|Nicolaus Palladius]] and [[Jens Skielderup]] two Norwegian [[Superintendent (ecclesiastical)|superintendent]] assisting, symbolizing the relationship between the kingdoms of [[Denmark–Norway|Denmark and Norway]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bugge, Alexander |title=Norges historie: fremstillet for det norske folk.|date=1916|publisher=Aschehoug|page=123|oclc=911156583}}</ref> Week-long and elaborate celebrations are said to have taken place after the coronation.<ref name=":12" />