Malmohus

The first castle on the site of Malmyohus was founded in 1434 by King Eric Pomeransky . This building was partially destroyed at the beginning of the 16th century ^[2] , and a new building was built in its place in the 1530s by order of the King of Denmark Christian III . Malmyohus was one of the most important fortresses in Denmark.

The castle for five years (from 1568 to 1573 goal) was a prison for James Hepburn , 4th Earl of Botwell, the third husband of Mary Stuart , Queen of Scotland. He was taken into custody by order of the Danish Protestant King Frederick II , when the Count's ship ran aground in Bergen ( Norway ) during a storm. He was sent to captivity at Malmö Castle, although he had previously been released from the Tower due to lack of evidence in the murder of Mary's second husband, Heinrich Stewart, Lord Darnley. ^[3] As a bachelor, Frederick II sought the hand of Elizabeth I of England and was awarded the Order of the Garter . Some sources point to a possible other reason for the Count's capture, suggesting that the King of Denmark was hoping to get a ransom from Scotland. However, Earl Botwell died in 1578 at Dragsholm Castle , Zealand , where he was transferred after the first five years of imprisonment in Danish captivity, never being the subject of Danish-Scottish negotiations for his release ^[3] .

In 1658, the province of Skane once again passed to Sweden. In 1662, four bastions were built around the fortress, and the remaining structures were equipped with guns. All this allowed the castle to survive a four-month siege of the Danes in a few years. In the next century, wars between Danes and Swedes ceased, Malmö lost its former significance, and the castle buildings began to be used as weapons and food depots. Then, until 1909, a prison existed there, after which Malmöhus was restored and turned into a museum. The bastions and fortifications outside it were demolished, and a park was set up in their place ^[4] .

• Malmöhus castle