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Coronation Cup

The so-called Coronation Cup of Frederik III. The cup was made by H.C. Brechtel in The Hague, 1653. It is possible that it was to have been used, in a planned but never realised, swearing of allegience to Frederik III in Hamburg, 1654.

Originally the city of Hamburg was to submit to danish rule, at first through a mere symbolic monetary tribute, but this was later altered into a ceremony celebratig the danish king as their liege – which was even more insulting. Ultimately this ceremony was never carried out, and the city remained independent. The reason why the danish king could claim supremacy over Hamburg was the ownership of the bordering duchy of Stormarn. The cup has been decorated with various insults and symbolic provocations, such as the danish lion who has in its mouth the swan representing Hamburg.

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Coronation robe

Coronation robe of red silk velvet, embroidered in golden thread with 1400 royal crowns and lined with white rabbit fur. The edge of the upper side is made from ermine. Christian V wore this robe at his coronation in 1671.

Gold chalice

Gold chalice with enamelled painting.

Chr. III's Sword of State

Christian III's Sword of State. Grip and scabbard of gilt silver with enamel and table-cut stone.

Cup of birch-wood

Cup of birch-wood, with Christian V’s monogram. Made by Magnus Berg, 1690.

1650-1675

The wars of Charles Gustavus (1657-1658 and 1658-1660) were the important events in foreign politics of the period. The loss of Scania, Halland and Blekinge at the Peace of Roskilde in 1658 was a nadir of power politics in Danish history.

Frederik III

Frederik III was the King of Denmark-Norway from 1648; he was married to Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg in 1643 and father to Christian V.

Coronation robe

Caroline Amalie’s coronation robe; a gold embroidered bodice made of white satin with golden laces at the neck and on the sleeves. The skirt is also made of gold embroidered satin.

Cup of glass

Cup of Norwegian glass, engraved on the occasion of the coronation of Frederik V, 1747. Engraved by H.G. Köhler in Copenhagen.