wiki-illiam #106: q4

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4:
i: Who demonstrated phonetic pronunciation?
ii: Whose notes were worth one hundred crowns?
iii: Who footed it in Italy, Spain, Japan and Holland?
iv: Who sold Estonia and took a Baltic Island instead?
v: Who was first to cross the North-West Passage by dog-sled?
vi: Who died during the wedding celebrations of Tove and Gythe?
vii: Who was decorated for valour following the Amiens push?
viii: Whose tale about a sixth daughter inspired Eriksen?
ix: Who is especially associated with a supernova?
x: Who was cuckolded by the Royal physician?

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iv is probably Valdemar IV "Atterdag" (although the island isn't mentioned here):
When he ran out of money, he took Kalundborg and Søborg Castles by force. While in the midst of that campaign, he went to Estonia to negotiate with the Teutonic Knights who controlled Estonia. Danes had never migrated there in any numbers, and so for 19,000 marks Valdemar gave up Denmark's eastern province which allowed him to pay off mortgages of parts of Denmark which were more important to him.

ix is Tycho Brahe:
On 11 November 1572, Tycho observed (from Herrevad Abbey) a very bright star, now named SN 1572, which had unexpectedly appeared in the constellation Cassiopeia.