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Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark

Frederick
Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway
Arveprins Frederik (Juel).JPG
Portrait by Jens Juel, 1785.
Regency 1772 – 1784
Born (1753-10-11)11 October 1753
Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died 7 December 1805(1805-12-07) (aged 52)
Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Burial Roskilde Cathedral
Spouse Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Issue Christian VIII of Denmark
Juliane Sophie, Landgravine of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
Louise Charlotte, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel
Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
House Oldenburg
Father Frederick V of Denmark
Mother Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Religion Lutheranism

Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (Danish: Frederik; 11 October 1753 – 7 December 1805) was heir presumptive to the thrones of Denmark and Norway. He was the surviving son of King Frederick V by his second wife, Juliana Maria of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel.

Hereditary Prince Frederick acted as regent on behalf of his half-brother King Christian VII from 1772 to 1784.

Frederick was born at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen on 11 October 1753. To provide for his future position, at the age of 3 he was elected coadjutor in the Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck. This meant that in time he would succeed the Prince-Bishop then in office, Frederick August. This plan had to be abandoned, however, and Frederick stayed in Denmark as a junior member of the royal family.

He married Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1758–1794) in Copenhagen on 21 October 1774. She was a daughter of Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.

His elder half-brother, King Christian VII, suffering from a severe mental illness (believed to have been schizophrenia), and having been divorced from his wife, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain (who was then exiled), Prince Frederick was designated as regent of Denmark in 1772, when 18 years old. His regency was mostly nominal, the power being held by his mother, Queen Juliane Marie, and minister Ove Høegh-Guldberg.


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