Munich, Germany
12th century
Munich, Germany
1867-1908
Munich, Germany
1392
Munich, Germany
1468-1488
Munich, Germany
1508
Munich, Germany
1903
Munich, Germany
2002
Munich, Germany
1583-1597
Munich, Germany
1664
Munich, Germany
1836
Dachau, Germany
1933
Munich, Germany
1733-1746
Munich, Germany
1853
Munich, Germany
1617-1704
Munich, Germany
1829
Munich, Germany
1438-1439
Munich, Germany
1734-1739
Munich, Germany
1715
Rosenborg Palace was built in the period 1606-34 as Christian IV’s summerhouse just outside the ramparts of Copenhagen. Christian IV was very fond of the palace and often stayed at the castle when he resided in Copenhagen, and it was here that he died in 1648. After his death, the palace passed to his son King Frederik III, who together with his queen, Sophie Amalie, carried out several types of modernisation.
The last king who used the place as a residence was Frederik IV, and around 1720, Rosenborg was abandoned in favor of Frederiksborg Palace.Through the 1700s, considerable art treasures were collected at Rosenborg Castle, among other things items from the estates of deceased royalty and from Christiansborg after the fire there in 1794.
Soon the idea of a museum arose, and that was realised in 1833, which is The Royal Danish Collection’s official year of establishment.