The Royal Danish CollectionRosenborgCastle historyInterior and objectsE The Green CabinetLandgrave Carl of Hesse

Landgrave Carl of Hesse

Portrait of Landgrave Carl of Hesse. The relief is made in crystal, onyx, cornelian and other minerals, on a base of agate. The Landgrave was the brother of Queen Charlotte Amalie, the wife of Christian V, and it shows Carl as the supreme commander, despite the absence of a command rod, along with tha Hessenian lion gazing at him. The technique of the relief is similar to a puzzle, inlaid with various semiprecious stones.

This particular relief was presumably made in memory his victory against an assaulting french army at Rheinfels in 1672.

Relations

Queen Charlotte Amalie and Elsgen

Queen Charlotte Amalie, the wife of Christian V, painted by Jacob d’Agar around 1690.

Onyx cameo

Onyxkamé, der viser udskibningen af Noahs ark; udført i Milano 1575-1600.

Charlotte Amalie, 1680

Queen Charlotte Amalie. Painted in oil on copper, probably by Jacob d’Agar.

Charlotte Amalie, ca. 1690

Queen Charlotte Amalie, painted by Jacob d’Agar.

Christian V, ca. 1690

Christian V, painted by Jacob d’Agar. The gilded framing includes various symbols of masculine virtues such as the weapons of war and the lion of peace.

Charlotte Amalie

Charlotte Amalie became the Queen of Denmark in 1670. She was the daughter of Landgrave William VI of Hesse-Kassel. In 1667 she was married to Christian (V); as well as other children they had Frederik (IV).

1675-1700

From 1675 to 1679 the Scanian War was fought with Sweden. But the final goal, to win back Scania, was not reached as no European state would allow both sides of Øresund to be ruled by the same power again.