Malmö Castle

Malmö Castle
Malmö Castle
Malmöhus
Malmö
Malmöhus slott 2.jpg
Malmö Castle
Malmö Castle is located in Skåne
Scania, Sweden
Type Castle
Coordinates 55°36′18″N 12°59′15″E / 55.605°N 12.9875°E / 55.605; 12.9875Coordinates: 55°36′18″N 12°59′15″E / 55.605°N 12.9875°E / 55.605; 12.9875
Built 1530s
Open to
the public
Yes

Malmö Castle (Swedish: Malmöhus, Danish: Malmøhus) is a fortress located in Malmö, Scania, in southern Sweden. The first castle was founded in 1434 by King Eric of Pomerania. This structure was demolished in early 16th century, and a new one was built in its place 1530s by King Christian III of Denmark. Historically, this fortress was one of the most important strongholds of Denmark.

The castle was for five years (1568-1573) the prison of James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. The earl was taken into custody on the orders of the Protestant Danish king Frederick II of Denmark when his ship ran aground in Bergen, Norway during a storm. He was sent to Malmö Castle to be imprisoned, although he had previously been released from Tower of London for lack of evidence in the murder of Mary's second husband, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.[1] As a bachelor, Frederick II courted Elizabeth I of England and was made a Knight of the Garter. Some sources suggest a second reason for the involvement in this matter by the Danish king; he is thought to have held hopes of collecting a ransom from Scotland. However, the Earl of Bothwell died in 1578 in Dragsholm Castle, Zealand, where he had been moved after the first five years in Danish captivity, without ever being the subject of Danish-Scottish negotiations for his release.[1]

Malmöhus in Malmö, joint image.jpg

References

  1. ^ a b Björklund, Eva (1998). Malmöhus - en vandring genom slottet och dess historia. Malmö : Stadsmuseet Malmö museer. ISBN 9187336286. Online excerpt of the chapter Frederik II:s kronprinstid i Malmö available at Malmö City official website. In Swedish. Retrieved 17 November 2007.



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