The Royal Danish CollectionRosenborgCastle historyInterior and objects1: Christian IV's Winter RoomTable with stone top

Table with stone top

Table with stone top, in which are cut marking lines. It was originally intended for use as a calculating board, but also employed as a “shove-halfpenny” board. Foot from 18th century.

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1: Christian IV's Winter Room

The Winter Room is the best preserved room from the original Castle, and it was the most important of the King's three private chambers.

Mahogany desk

Mahogany desk with gilded bronze fittings from Christian VIII’s study at Amalienborg.

Table

Table with inlaid semi-precious stones. Made in Florence, the table was presented in 1709 to Frederik IV from the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Table

Bord med plade af indlagte halvædelsten fra Christian 4.s bedekammer i Frederiksborg Slotskirke.

1600-1625

The first decades of the 17th century was a great period for the entrepreneurial and ambitious Christian IV. An economic depression was on its way, but its full force had not yet been felt.

Christian IV

Christian IV was the King of Denmark and Norway from 1588; crowned in 1596. Son of Frederik II and Sophie of Mecklenburg.