Qui va sortir amb Cristià IV?

Cristià IV (Castell de Frederiksborg, Hillerød, 12 d'abril de 1577 - Copenhaguen, 28 de febrer de 1648) va ser rei de Dinamarca entre el 1588 i el 1648. Les seves primeres obres destacades de govern van ser reformes en política interior. Es va ocupar també de la reorganització defensiva del regne. Va construir noves fortaleses, amb la col·laboració d'enginyers holandesos. La Flota Reial Danesa, que el 1596 comptava amb unes vint-i-dues naus, va passar a tenir-ne seixanta el 1610, algunes de les quals van ser dissenyades pel rei mateix. La formació d'un exèrcit de talla nacional va ser més difícil, ja que depenia de tropes procedents de lleves camperoles dels dominis reials.

Cristià va seguir una política d'expansió del comerç marítim danès, per treure profit del mercantilisme que imperava Europa en aquella època. Per això va establir la colònia de Trankebar a la costa de l'Índia i va fundar la Companyia Danesa de les Índies Orientals. Aquest fet va marcar l'inici de l'imperi colonial danès.

Karen Andersdatter (died 1673 in Copenhagen, Denmark) was the Danish mistress of King Christian IV of Denmark-Norway and the mother of one of his three illegitimate but acknowledged children, Hans Ulrik Gyldenløve.

Vibeke Kruse (died 1648) was the official mistress of King Christian IV of Denmark between 1629 and 1648. They had two children: Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve(1630–1658) and Elisabeth Sophie Gyldenløve (1633–1654). Christian openly acknowledged Kruse as his mistress and gave both of their children the surname Gyldenløve (lit. 'Golden Lion'), a naming practice used by Danish kings to acknowledge their illegitimate children.

She had particular influence over the king and as a result was the target of great criticism. Her two children were routinely pitted against the children of his second wife, Kirsten Munk.

Kirsten Madsdatter (died 1629) was King Christian IV of Denmark's lover, and the mother of one of his three acknowledged, illegitimate sons, Christian Ulrik Gyldenløve.

Kirsten Madsdatter was likely the daughter of Copenhagen's mayor Matthias Hansen, though this is unconfirmed. She was originally a chambermaid to Queen Anna Catherine. The relationship started before the death of the queen; their son was born in 1611. In 1612, the queen died. In 1612, Kirsten was married to Reinholt Hansen , who eventually took over as Mayor of Copenhagen after the death of Matthias Hansen. Meanwhile, the king found Karen Andersdatter who became his new mistress in 1613. Kirsten died in 1629.