▁to ▁King ▁Christian ▁IV ▁( 1 5 7 7 – 1 6 4 8 ) ▁and ▁Queen ▁Anne ▁Catherine ▁( 1 5 7 5 – 1 6 1 2 ) ▁of ▁Den mark , ▁Norway , ▁etc . ▁Christian ▁was ▁their ▁second ▁son ▁and ▁the ▁oldest ▁one ▁living , ▁as ▁his ▁elder ▁brother ▁Freder ik ▁had ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 9 , ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁year ▁old . ▁As ▁such , ▁his ▁father ▁saw ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁prefer able ▁he ir ▁to ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁throne . ▁ ▁Den mark ▁was ▁an ▁elect ive ▁mon archy , ▁where ▁elect ive ▁power ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Real m . ▁However , ▁the ▁King ▁would ▁usually ▁choose ▁an ▁he ir ▁and ▁have ▁him ▁ha iled ▁as ▁such , ▁thus ▁limit ing ▁the ▁Council ' s ▁freedom ▁of ▁choice . ▁Wh ilst ▁Norway ▁was ▁formally ▁a ▁her edit ary ▁mon archy , ▁making ▁Christian ▁Crown ▁Prince ▁since ▁his ▁birth , ▁it ▁remains ▁likely ▁that ▁the ▁next ▁King ▁of ▁Norway ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁another ▁person ▁than ▁the ▁next ▁King ▁of ▁Den mark . ▁In ▁ 1 6 0 8 , ▁the ▁Council ▁and ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁Est ates ▁supported ▁the ▁King ▁in ▁naming ▁Christian ▁as ▁he ir ▁apparent . ▁He ▁was ▁public ly ▁ha iled ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 0 , ▁both ▁in ▁Den mark ▁and ▁Norway . ▁ ▁Tit led ▁T ug tm ester , ▁N iels ▁J ør g ensen ▁ Æ ry le us ▁( 1