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| | Ancestors and Family of Frederick III of Denmark Oldenburg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | The new constitution was signed in November 1665, but the King's Law, or Kongeloven, written by Peder Schumacher, later Count Griffenfeld, confirming the king's absolute authority, was not made public until 1709. |
 | | With the aid of his adviser Hannibal Sehested, Frederick introduced sweeping reforms of the state administration. |
 | | These included a reorganization of the government into five departments, or "colleges," with policy recommendations being made by the Privy Council, the members of which were usually selected from the heads of the colleges. |
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