Frederick I of Denmark

Frederick I was King of Denmark and Norway. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over Denmark and Norway, when subsequent monarchs embraced Lutheranism after the Protestant Reformation. As king of Norway, Frederick is most remarkable in never having visited the country and was never crowned as such. Therefore, he was styled King of Denmark, the Vends and the Goths, elected King of Norway. Frederick's reign began the enduring tradition of calling kings of Denmark alternatively by the names Christian and Frederick.

7 October 1471

Born on the same birth day (7 October): Begum Akhtar • Damion James • Desmond Tutu • James Whitcomb Riley • Lorna Wing • Louis Tancred • Madjid Bougherra • Princess Senate Seeiso • Richard H. Anderson (general) • Simon Carmiggelt • Willie Naulls

Born in the same month (October 1471): Konrad Mutian