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Frederick VI of Denmark

Christiansborg Palace, 28 Jan 1768 – Amalienborg, 3 Dec 1839

14 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born28 Jan 1768, Christiansborg Palacenot verified1 source
  • MarriedMarie of Hesse-Kasselnot verified1 source
  • TitleDuke of Lauenburgor Monarch of Norway, 1808–1814 · Monarch of Denmark, 1808–1839 · Duke of Schleswig · Duke of Holsteinnot verified1 source
  • TitleDuke of Schleswigor Monarch of Norway, 1808–1814 · Monarch of Denmark, 1808–1839 · Duke of Lauenburg · Duke of Holsteinnot verified1 source
  • TitleDuke of Holsteinor Monarch of Norway, 1808–1814 · Monarch of Denmark, 1808–1839 · Duke of Lauenburg · Duke of Schleswignot verified1 source
  • TitleMonarch of Denmark, 1808–1839or Monarch of Norway, 1808–1814 · Duke of Lauenburg · Duke of Schleswig · Duke of Holsteinnot verified1 source
  • TitleMonarch of Norway, 1808–1814or Monarch of Denmark, 1808–1839 · Duke of Lauenburg · Duke of Schleswig · Duke of Holsteinnot verified1 source
  • Died3 Dec 1839, Amalienborgnot verified1 source
  • FatherChristian VII of Denmarknot verified1 source
  • MotherCaroline Matilda of Great Britainnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 28 Jan 1768

    Born in Christiansborg Palace

  2. 1791–1819

    12 children are born

  3. 1808–1839

    Monarch of Denmark

  4. 1808–1814

    Monarch of Norway

  5. 3 Dec 1839

    Dies in Amalienborg, aged 71

Family

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Children · 12

During his lifetime

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

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

The 1760s · Frederick VI is born in Christiansborg Palace

In the news1769

First national census (1769)

In 1769, Denmark conducted its first national census, counting approximately 800,000 inhabitants.

The Seven Years’ War. Fought in Europe, the Americas, Africa and India, often called the first world war: Britain took Canada and India from France.Around the world · 1756–1763

The Seven Years’ War. Fought in Europe, the Americas, Africa and India, often called the first world war: Britain took Canada and India from France.

Blaue Max · CC BY-SA 4.0

Getting around

Slow travel and exhausted horses

Traveling by carriage was slow due to poor road conditions, and horses used for relays were often exhausted animals taken directly from farm work. Travelers frequently had to endure long journeys, such as the 6 to 7 days it took the mail coach to travel from Copenhagen to Hamburg.