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Chap. XIV.
CASTLE OF ROSENBORG.
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CHAPTER XIV.
Castle of Rosenborg — The Horn of Oldenborg — Marriage
ceremonials of King Christian II. — Badges of the Armed Hand and the
Garter — Trial of Christina Munk — Funeral of Vibeke — Rise and
fall of Griffenfeld — Queen Louisa of England — Juliana Maria —
Fate of Caroline Matilda — Her portraits — Tapestry of the
Ridder-saal — Regalia — The silver lions of Denmark.
CASTLE OF ROSENBORG.
The Castle of Rosenborg, built by Christian IV.,
is of red brick and stone, in the style of Italian
Renaissance, grafted on the ancient Gothic of Northern
Europe. It is a fine specimen of the period, and
is unspoiled by modern improvements either within
or without. An idea generally prevails among the
English that it was constructed after the designs of Inigo
Jones, but of this there is no proof either by plan or
record. It is certain that Inigo was attached to the
person of Christian IV., who took him over to England
on his celebrated visit to his brother-in-law, James I.,
and then introduced him to the notice of the English
Sovereign; but whether Inigo furnished the plan for
Rosenborg is a point upon which the clironiclers of
the time do not enlighten us. At the period of its
construction the palace stood in the centre of spacious
gardens, at a distance from the city. On the
extension of the fortifications it became enclosed within
the bastions, and is now unfortunately, on the rampart
side, obscured by ugly modern edifices, while a frightful
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