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Christian Frederik

Christian VIII
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Portrait by Louis Aumont, 1831
King of Denmark (more...)
Reign 3 December 1839 – 20 January 1848
Coronation 28 June 1840
Frederiksborg Palace Chapel
Predecessor Frederick VI
Successor Frederick VII
King of Norway
Reign 17 May – 10 October 1814
Predecessor Frederick VI
Successor Charles II
Born (1786-09-18)18 September 1786
Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen
Died 20 January 1848(1848-01-20) (aged 61)
Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen
Burial Roskilde Cathedral
Spouse Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Augustenburg
Issue Frederick VII of Denmark
Full name
Christian Frederick
House Oldenburg
Father Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
Mother Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Religion Lutheranism
Full name
Christian Frederick

Christian VIII (18 September 1786 – 20 January 1848) was the King of Denmark from 1839 to 1848 and, as Christian Frederick, King of Norway in 1814. He was the eldest son of Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway and Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. His paternal grandparents were King Frederick V of Denmark and his second wife, Duchess Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

Christian was born at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen. Christian's upbringing was marked by a thorough and broad-spectrum education with exposure to artists and scientists who were linked to his father's court. Christian inherited the talents of his highly gifted mother, and his amiability and handsome features are said to have made him very popular in Copenhagen.

Christian first married his cousin Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin at Ludwigslust on 21 June 1806. Charlotte Frederica was a daughter of Friedrich Franz I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. His first-born son was Christian Frederik, who was born and died at Schloss Plön on 8 April 1807. His second son became Frederick VII of Denmark. The marriage was dissolved by divorce in 1810 after Charlotte Frederica was accused of adultery.


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