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Frederik VIII of Denmark

Yellow Palace, 3 Jun 1843 – Hamburg, 14 May 1912

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 3 Jun 1843

    Born in Yellow Palace

  2. 1870–1890

    8 children are born

  3. 1906–1912

    Monarch of Denmark

  4. 14 May 1912

    Dies in Hamburg, aged 68

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 8

During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Yellow Palace.

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

The 1840s · Frederik VIII is born in Yellow Palace

In the news1849

1849 Constitution ends absolute monarchy

The 1849 Constitution abolished absolute monarchy, fundamentally changing the legal and political status of all Danish inhabitants.

What people wore

Wooden clogs were common footwear

Both men and women wore wooden clogs for both everyday activities and festive celebrations.

Daily life

Memorable Facts About Dining

Children were taught to treat bread with reverence; dropping a piece required kissing it and asking God for forgiveness, and any bread on the table could not be wasted. Additionally, some children were expected to stand or sit on backless stools during meals to maintain good posture.

In the news1847

First Railway Line Opens

Denmark's first railway line opened on June 26, 1847, connecting Copenhagen and Roskilde.

Music

Wedding music and all-night dancing

At wedding celebrations, musicians played music over the tables while guests ate, and later provided music for dancing that could last through the entire night until the next morning.

In Europe1845–1852

The Great Famine in Ireland

Potato blight ruined harvests: a million Irish people died and a million more emigrated, many to America.

Getting around

Steamship travel costs

On steamship routes like Svendborg to Copenhagen, ticket prices varied by class, with third-class passage costing 2 Rigsbankdaler and 2 mark.