I pick up in history where this class roughly starts in the 1400's. Waldemar IV's (1340-75) daughter Margaret I (1387-1412) was in power and she created the Kalmar union, which included Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the Faeroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, and part of Finland. In 1520 Sweden and Finland revolted, seceding 1523. In 1448 the house of Oldenburg was established on the throne in the person Chr

In the 19th century Denmark economically prospered despite the many military defeats the country was involved in. In 1849, King Frederick VII authorized a new constitution instituting a representative form of government and a wide range of social and educational reforms took place. In 1866 the Danish constitution was revised, making the upper chamber (Landsting) more powerful than the lower house (Folketinget). In the last years of the 19th century commerce, industry, and finance flourished. Dairy farming and the cooperative movement were much expanded and the working class grew in numbers. The principle of a parliamentary government was recognized in 1901, which ended a long political dead lock between the crown and Landsting.

istian I and has continued to rule Denmark up to the present day. In 1523 Christian II was driven from the Danish throne,

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