Venice, Italy
1063-1093
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1386
Sassari, Italy
12th century
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1118
Amalfi, Italy
9th century AD
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1172-1267
Catania, Italy
1711
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7th century AD
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311-314 AD
Bergamo, Italy
1697
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1185
Noto, Italy
1776
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1203-1270
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1491-1498
Lecce, Italy
1659
Como, Italy
1396
Cefalù, Italy
1131-1240
Ravello, Italy
11th century
Otranto, Italy
1088
Trento, Italy
1212
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.