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Frederik IX of Denmark

Sorgenfri Palace, 11 Mar 1899 – Copenhagen, 14 Jan 1972

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 11 Mar 1899

    Born in Sorgenfri Palace

  2. 1940–1946

    3 children are born

  3. 1947–1972

    Monarch of Denmark

  4. 14 Jan 1972

    Dies in Copenhagen, aged 72

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 3

During his lifetime

He lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Sorgenfri Palace.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1890s · Frederik IX is born in Sorgenfri Palace

In the news1891–1892

1891 Social insurance legislation introduced

In 1891–1892, Denmark introduced its first social insurance legislation, granting old-age relief to the deserving poor.

What people wore

Wealth Displayed on Læsø Blouses

Wealthy women on Læsø Island wore blouses adorned with gilded metal plates, which functioned as a way to store and pass down family capital.

Getting around

Travel across frozen waters

In severe winters, when the Great Belt froze, mail and passengers were transported in large boats that men pulled across the ice.

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.Around the world · 1889–1890

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.

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In the news1899

1899 September Agreement signed

The 1899 September Agreement ended a major industrial dispute and institutionalized the Danish labor market, giving unions formal recognition.

Music

Weddings and musician payment in 19th-century Denmark

In the late 19th century, weddings were the most important festive occasions, often lasting two to three days with dancing until dawn. Guests might pay the musicians 3 to 6 marks per plate during these celebrations.

Daily life

Spirits used for cleaning

Because spirits were inexpensive, they were commonly used for household chores, such as washing children's feet when they became dark from black stockings or cleaning windows.