Christian IV , king of Denmark and Norway never reached Scotland though it was often mooted that he had plans to do so or indeed that he was on his way. The closest he came was probably during the period between and , particularly for the baptism of Prince Charles.
Events in the Baltic, especially relations with Sweden, were to prevent his arrival. However, Christian did reach Britain on two occasions. These visits are important since it can be surmised that some of the most intimate and frank exchanges between the two monarchs took place during their face-to-face encounters. They spent the next few weeks engaged in hunting and various other entertainments. A state progress to London followed along with visits around the English capital, before the royal party arrived back at Greenwich for the farewell festivities.
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The Danish king had firmed up his family bond with James, his sister Anna, Princess Elizabeth and the two young princes, Henry and Charles.
Christian IV had ensured that the relations between the British and Danish monarchies remained on the warmest of terms. He also gave out sundry other gifts including a sword worth over 20, marks. The Danish king's second visit came in July , when he returned to London incognito and surprised his sister at Denmark House, her residence there. Anna immediately sent for James who was on a hunting trip. Christian had left Denmark-Norway without revealing the purpose of his visit to his subjects.
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It was speculated in London that he had come to visit James for several important reasons. Some people believed Christian hoped to secure James's support in some secret venture. Sir James Spens, the Scotsman serving as Swedish ambassador in London, tried to establish the precise nature of the Danish king's journey and had several meetings with Christian IV in England. Christian did not reveal his plans to Spens and contemporary opinion was that they were probably an attempt to strengthen his position against his northern European Protestant opponents, notably the Swedes and the Dutch - strong military and trading rivals to the Stuart and Oldenburg kingdoms.
