Denmark

Because the duke depended much more on the emperor, particularly as he was negotiating a marriage to his niece, the daughter of the king of Denmarkwho is now the dowager of Lorraine, he could not be known to have dealings and connections with us without attracting the emperor’s attention.

” Similarly, in Denmark, they say that a man condemned to have his head cut off, as he was presented on the scaffold with the same choice, turned it down because the girl he was offered had sunken cheeks and too long a nose.