Leonhard Blasius (also spelled Lennart, Leinert, Lineest) (died 8 December 1644) was a

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in the service of King

Christian IV Christian IV (12 April 1577 – 28 February 1648) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Holstein and Schleswig from 1588 until his death in 1648. His reign of 59 years, 330 days is the longest of Danish monarchs and Scandinavian mona ...

Biography

Blasius, who was certainly a Dutchman, probably arrived in

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from the

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where he first worked in

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, Holstein, in the 1630s. He was called to Copenhagen in 1642 where he became a master builder, taking over the responsibilities of

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."Leonhard Blasius"
''Dansk Biografisk Leksikon''. Retrieved 29 December 2012. As royal architect to Christian IV, Blasius was credited for major building works, mainly churches,