Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
11th century
Bonn, Germany
1697-1705
Königswinter, Germany
1882-1884
Königswinter, Germany
1138-1167
Brühl, Germany
1725-1768
Linz am Rhein, Germany
1365
Düsseldorf, Germany
1755-1770
Krefeld, Germany
c. 1200
´s-Heerenberg, Netherlands
13th century
Anholt, Germany
12th century
Brühl, Germany
1729-1737
Kleve, Germany
1345-1355
Bonn, Germany
13th century
Bad Honnef, Germany
c. 1200
Bonn, Germany
14th century
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.