6 1 0 – 1 6 1 7 ) ▁and ▁Jes per ▁Bro ch m and ▁( 1 6 1 7 – 1 6 2 0 ) ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁educ ating ▁the ▁Prince . ▁Le ading ▁the ▁principal ▁court , ▁Christian ▁Fri is ▁til ▁Kra ger up ▁was ▁Hof m ester ▁( 1 6 1 5 – 1 6 1 6 ), ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Christian ▁Thom esen ▁Se h ested ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 6 . ▁ ▁Career ▁and ▁marriage ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 2 5 , ▁Den mark ▁vent ured ▁into ▁the ▁Th irty ▁Years ' ▁War . ▁The ▁Dan ish ▁Inter vention ▁saw ▁the ▁war ▁entering ▁its ▁second ▁main ▁phase , ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Boh em ian ▁Revol t . ▁With ▁King ▁Christian ▁IV ▁command ing ▁on ▁the ▁battle field , ▁Prince ▁Christian ▁was ▁installed ▁as ▁acting ▁head ▁of ▁government . ▁Christian ▁held ▁this ▁post ▁to ▁ 1 6 2 7 , ▁but ▁not ▁without ▁entering ▁the ▁battle field ▁in ▁the ▁meant ime . ▁He ▁was ▁even ▁hit ▁by ▁two ▁gun sh ots ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 6 2 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 6 2 7 ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Hol stein ▁near ▁the ▁front ier , ▁where ▁he ▁took ▁seat ▁in ▁Seg e berg . ▁He ▁later ▁retre ated ▁when ▁enemy ▁troops ▁over ran ▁South ▁Den mark ▁and ▁J ut land , ▁as ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁Inter vention ▁failed . ▁During ▁this ▁process ▁he ▁even ▁broke ▁a ▁leg ▁after ▁a ▁fall ▁from ▁a ▁w