Daniel Rantzau (1529 – 11 November 1569) was a Danish-German general. He was known for his leadership during the Northern Seven Years' War. For some years...

Nils Boije, who on 28 August 1564 took Varberg. The Danish army under Daniel Rantzau beat the Swedish army in the Battle of Axtorna on 20 October 1565. The...

Rantzau may refer to: Rantzau (Amt), an Amt in the district of Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Rantzau, Plön, a municipality in the district of...

Denmark-Norway) by Danish forces under the Danish-German general Daniel Rantzau. Rantzau was killed by a Swedish cannonball on 11 November. Danish commander...

Gert or Gerhard Rantzau (1558-1627) was a German nobleman in Danish service, soldier and Captain of the Palace and Castle of Kronborg and Flensburg. He...

of Greenland. It is located off Cape Cort Adelaer, to the NE of Cape Daniel Rantzau, both eastern headlands of an irregularly-shaped coastal island located...

King À la suite. The rank can be traced back to 24 October 1567, when Daniel Rantzau was made "Captain general and Field commander" (Danish: generalkaptajn...

army under command of Charles de Mornay successfully managed to ambush Daniel Rantzau and his Danish army on their arrival back from their looting train in...

1840 — Fem Fædrelandshistoriske Songs — Hvi synges evigt om Spartaner, Daniel Rantzau. Text by Adam Oehlenschläger — En Schweitzerbonde staar aarle ved Strand...

Denmark. He rewarded his general Daniel Rantzau 1567 with lordship over these villages. His brother and heir Peter Rantzau built the Renaissance Ahrensburg...

but in the meantime Danish reinforcements under Daniel Rantzau were dispatched from Halland. Rantzau reached the Göta älv on 30 April, whereupon the invaders...

Queen of Scots, on the English throne. November 11 — Danish General Daniel Rantzau arrives at the Swedish held Varberg castle at Halland and orders his...

War, the Battle of Axtorna is fought in Sweden, near Falkenberg, as Daniel Rantzau of the Army of Denmark and Norway leads 7,400 troops in defeating a...

Municipality, Halland County in south-western Sweden. The Danish commander Daniel Rantzau had been forced to yield the fortress Varberghus to the Swedes on 15...

War, the Battle of Axtorna is fought in Sweden, near Falkenberg, as Daniel Rantzau of the Army of Denmark and Norway leads 7,400 troops in defeating a...

War, the church was looted by Danish forces under the leadership of Daniel Rantzau. The church was rebuilt shortly thereafter. In 1729, the tower was built...

Hardenberg's death in 1564. Jacob Ulfeldt fought under both Herluf Trolle and Daniel Rantzau in the Seven Years' War. After performing well in the war, he was sent...

located on the northern side of the mouth of the Napasorsuaq Fjord. Cape Daniel Rantzau, the SE headland of the same island is located 7.2 km to the south....

Varberg Fortress from the Swedish defendants but lost their commanders Daniel Rantzau and Franz Brokenhuus during the siege. Lübeck, in addition to war costs...

Arnesvelde was transferred to Daniel Rantzau as compensation for work done and debts the king had run up. After Rantzau's death in 1569 during the Siege...

in 1563, Rud was sent to Elfsborg Castle as commissary of war under Daniel Rantzau. He distinguished himself at the battle of Mared the same year, and...

Northern Seven Years' War where he maintained particularly close ties to Daniel Rantzau. He left the country following the Treaty of Stettin in 1570 but soon...

the Northern Seven Years' War when Danish troops under the command of Daniel Rantzau caused damage to the church. In 1586, the church was still in disrepair...

island of Qulleq. The northern side of the entrance of the fjord is Cape Daniel Rantzau, the SE headland of an irregularly-shaped coastal island located on...

amidst the Northern Seven Years' War, a Danish raiding party led by Daniel Rantzau managed to escape back to Denmark by crossing over the frozen lake,...

sentenced in 1530 to honor loss. In 1533 he was transferred to Kjærstrup by Daniel Rantzau, was abducted and beaten to Holstein. After six months in captivity...

Sweden. Monarch – Eric XIV then John III January - The Danes under Daniel Rantzau march toward Stockholm, but because of the lack of reinforcements, the...

the church was plundered by Danish troops under the leadership of Daniel Rantzau (1529–1569) during the Northern Seven Years' War and the church was...

Jagiellon delivered as a hostage to use against Poland. - The Danes under Daniel Rantzau pillage Västergötland, while the Swedes pillage Skåne. 20 June - Sigismund...

of the King, releases Prince John. October - The Danish army under Daniel Rantzau invades Sweden through Halland, Västergötland and Östergötland, during...