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Niels Kaas
1594Jun, 29

Niels Kaas

Niels Kaas, Danish politician, Chancellor of Denmark (b. 1535)
Niels Kaas (1535 – 29 June 1594) was a Danish politician who served as Chancellor of Denmark from 1573 until his death. He was influential in the negotiation of the Peace of Stettin and in the upbringing of Christian IV. Kaas also played an important role in the emancipation of Schleswig-Holstein.

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