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Cup

Standing cup of agate, mounted in gold enamel with rubies and a diamond. The lid has carvings of the coat of arms of Würtemburg, and shows a warrior along with personal seal of duke Johann Friedrich. The cup was probably a present from Duke Johann Friedrich of Württemberg, Christian IV’s brother-in-law. Latwer it was put up as a price in one of the famous carrousel’s, the renaissance equivalent of medieval jousting tournaments, in 1680 by queen Sophie Amalaie and was won by her son Christian V.

Relations

Lidded standing cup with cameos and intaglios

Gold, enamel, semi-precious stones.

Christian V with His Half-Brother, c. 1671

Christian V in conversation with his elder half-brother Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, and with Count Anthon Aldenburg (1633-1680). Grisaille by Anton Steenwinkel. The Gyldenløve family, the king’s ‘natural’, which is to say illegitimate children, played an important role in the political machinations of 17th century Denmark. As children of the king, they had high status in the class-divided society. At the same time, however, they were excluded from line of succession, and thus had no dynastic ambitions, making them extremely loyal to the reigning king. Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve was the issue of a relationship Frederik (III) had with Margrethe Pape, before he married Sophie Amalie in 1643.

Cups

Cups of ivory and ostrich egg, laid in the deer park at Frederiksberg Palace in 1753. On top are the gods Mars and Minerva. The Cups were made by L. Spengler for Frederik V’s birthday in 1757.

Cup of birch-wood

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

Sophie Amalie

Sophie Amalie became Queen of Denmark in 1648. She was the daughter of Duke George of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and in 1643 she was married to Frederik (III). Sophie Amalie was the mother of Christian V.

1600-1625

The first decades of the 17th century was a great period for the entrepreneurial and ambitious Christian IV. An economic depression was on its way, but its full force had not yet been felt.

Christian V

Christian V was the King of Denmark-Norway from 1670; son of Frederik III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg. He was married to Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel in 1667. He was the father of Frederik IV.