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67:). With King Christian commanding on the battlefield, Prince Christian was installed as acting head of government. During 1626, Anne was arrested by order of King Christian, who thought the influence she had on his son made his son incapable of ruling while the king was abroad. Anne abducted in 75:. The arrest caused a conflict between the monarch and the noble council of state since it was a clear breach of the law to imprison a noble without trial. She refused to accept the king's initial terms for her release. The king accused her of having hired a 143:
Acting County Sheriff Anne Henriksdatter Lykke of the County of Kalundborg with the Shires of Arts and Skippinge and Samsø and County Sheriff of the County of København with the Shires of Smørum, Sokkelund and Ølstykke,
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Anne Henriksdatter Lykke was born into one of Denmark's more prosperous noble families. She was the daughter of the noble statesman Henrik Lykke (1555–1611) and Karen Frandsdatter Banner (1559–1616). She was born at
39:, where her father was sheriff. During 1615, Anne married nobleman Cai Rantzau (1591–1623), governor of several royal palaces. In 1616, her only child, daughter Sophie, (1616–1635) was born at 47:. He died in 1623, when Anne was 27 years of age. Following his death, Anne took over the administration of the tenancies until the accounts had been settled. 83:, to harm him. He planned to have her put on trial for sorcery. During the summer of 1627, the trial was prevented because of the German invasion. Both 212: 202: 114:. Knud Ulfeldt lost his position of marshal of the court and only after Anne's death in 1641 did he return as Lord Chamberlain. 207: 197: 187: 192: 23: 222: 84: 99: 111: 95:. There was also opposition and intervention of powerful people in Denmark, including the king's own mother, 43:
where Rantzau was sheriff. In 1621, Rantzau was appointed General Commissioner of war for Danish troops in
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In 1629, Anne married the wealthy nobleman Knud Ulfeldt (1600–1646), the son of Chancellor of the Realm
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embarked on a military campaign which was later known in Denmark and Norway as
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had occupied the duchies and the whole peninsula of
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Christian, Prince Elect of Denmark
Vordingborg Castle
Copenhagen Castle
Holstein
Christian IV of Denmark
The Emperor War
Nyborg
Bohus Fortress
witch
Lamme Heine
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
Albrecht von Wallenstein
Jutland
Queen Dowager
Sophie
Jacob Ulfeldt
Christian the Prince Elect
Acting County Sheriff Anne Henriksdatter Lykke of the County of Kalundborg with the Shires of Arts and Skippinge and Samsø and County Sheriff of the County of København with the Shires of Smørum, Sokkelund and Ølstykke, Denmark
Anne Lykke
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1595 births
1641 deaths
17th-century Danish nobility
17th-century Danish women
Mistresses of Danish royalty
Mistresses of Norwegian royalty
People accused of witchcraft
People from Vordingborg Municipality
Lykke family
Witch trials in Denmark

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