Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
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| Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway | |
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Portrait by Jens Juel, 1785.
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| Regency | 1772 – 1784 |
| Born |
11 October 1753 Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 7 December 1805 (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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