Editing Frederick II of Denmark (section)

=== Travels to Germany with his brother-in-law ===
{{Further|Grand Tour}}
[[File:Lucas_Cranach_d._J._004.jpg|left|thumb|Frederick II's close friend and companion, [[Augustus, Elector of Saxony]].]]
The only political education that Frederik received came from his close friendship with his brother-in-law, [[Augustus, Elector of Saxony|Elector Augustus of Saxony]] (reigned 1553–86). Some authors have later stated that Augustus was "the only strong emotional support" Frederick received in his youth.<ref name=":6" />

Augustus, who was the husband of Frederik's elder sister [[Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony|Anne]], took Frederik under his wing, chaperoning him on a trip throughout the [[Holy Roman Empire]] in 1557–58. Here Frederik made the acquaintance of the new emperor, [[Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor|Ferdinand I]] (reigned 1558–64) at his [[coronation]], his son and heir apparent [[Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor|Maximilian]] (emperor 1564–76), [[William the Silent|William of Orange]], and a host of other more prominent German Protestant princes. The experience nurtured in Frederik a lasting appreciation of the great complexity of German politics and a taste for all things military.<ref name=":6" />

This was most troubling to Frederick's father, the ageing [[Christian III of Denmark|Christian III]], who feared that in the Empire Frederick would develop ambitions that would exceed both his abilities and the resources of his kingdoms, and that the trip would ultimately drag Denmark-Norway into the maelstrom of German princely politics.<ref name=":11" />