[3][4] Diplomatic relations have since then been strong and Latvian President Ulmanis stated in 2016 that Latvia has considered Denmark a trustworthy ally since 1919.

[7] In 1566, Magnus, Duke of Holstein attempted to reach an agreement with the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth to regain the lost territory but failed to do so.

After the death of Magnus in 1583, ownership of the territory went to Friedrich Kettler who had strong support from the Lutheran locals who did not wish to be under the dominance of the Catholic Poland-Lithuania.

[9] Officially, Denmark treated the Latvian war very cautiously due to its respect for Nicholas II of Russia whose mother had been a Danish princess.

We regard Danes as our teachers in those areas of economy that make up the foundation for the welfare of our fatherland..."[12] Throughout the Cold War, Denmark never recognized the Soviet annexation of Latvia after the 1940 occupation.

Politically, Danish Foreign Minister Uffe Ellemann-Jensen held a speech at the United Nations in September 1990 expressing a wish to have the three Baltic states as members of the organization.

[4] On 26 August, Jurkāns met Queen Margrethe II in Copenhagen and a joint communiqué with the three Baltic Foreign Ministers were signed same day stating: "This is a decisive moment in the history of the peoples of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

52 years after the conclusion of the infamous Molotov - Ribbentrop Pact and the subsequent illegal Soviet annexation, a long, dark chapter in Baltic history has finally come to an end.

[20] In April 1994, President Ulmanis visited Copenhagen to meet Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen to discuss Latvian relations with Russia as the latter still had troops in Latvia.

[21] During the meeting, the Danish Prime Minister assured Ulamnis that his country would spearheard a European coalition to make Russia withdraw their troops from Latvia.

[23] Defense cooperation continued throughout the 1990s and Denmark provided significant material support for different projects including reforming the National Defence Academy of Latvia.

[11] President Guntis Ulmanis also visited Denmark in March 1997,[31] Vīķe-Freiberga in 2006,[32] Valdis Zatlers in 2009,[33] Raimonds Vējonis and 2017[34] and Egils Levits in 2021.