Brussels, Belgium
1420-1444
Bruges, Belgium
c. 1240
Antwerp, Belgium
1561-1564
Ghent, Belgium
1313
Brussels, Belgium
1783
Leuven, Belgium
1439
Kortrijk, Belgium
1520
Ypres, Belgium
1304/1933
Mechelen, Belgium
14th century
Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
17th century
Aalst, Belgium
1225
Binche, Belgium
16th century
Oudenaarde, Belgium
1526–1537
Mechelen, Belgium
1507-1530
Veurne, Belgium
1628
Lier, Belgium
1369/1740
Seneffe, Belgium
1763-1768
Dendermonde, Belgium
1337
Nieuwpoort, Belgium
14th century
Menen, Belgium
1782
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.