Christian IX of Denmark
Christian IX (8 April 1818 – 29 January 1906) was King of Denmark from 1863 until his death in 1906. From 1863 to 1864, he was the Duke of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg at the same time.[1]
| Christian IX | |
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 Undated photograph of Christian IX | |
| King of Denmark (more...) | |
| 15 November 1863 – 29 January 1906 | |
| Predecessor | Frederick VII |
| Successor | Frederick VIII |
| Prime Ministers | See list |
| Born | Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 8 April 1818 Gottorf Castle, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig |
| Died | 29 January 1906 (aged 87) Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Burial | 15 February 1906 |
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| Issue Detail | |
| House | Glücksburg |
| Father | Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg |
| Mother | Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel |
Christian IX Of Denmark Media
Prince Christian's birthplace Gottorf Castle in Schleswig-Holstein, seat of the royal governors of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein (2007)
Prince Christian's father Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, from 1825 Duke of Glücksburg
Prince Christian's childhood home, Glücksburg Castle in Schleswig-Holstein, seat of the eponymous ducal branches of the House of Oldenburg (2005).
Prince Christian's surrogate father, Frederick VI of Denmark, whose queen Marie of Hesse-Kassel was his aunt and the two princesses his cousins.
Prince Christian's longtime home, the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen (2006).
Prince Christian's first marriage prospect, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
Prince Christian and Princess Louise in the 1840s.
Princess Louise's uncle, Christian VIII of Denmark, faced a complex succession crisis during his reign.
The linguistic distribution in the Duchy of Schleswig around 1840.
References
- ↑ "Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Royal Family". Monarchies of Europe. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
Other websites
- The Danish Monarchy's official site
- Christian IX at the website of the Royal Danish Collection at Amalienborg Palace