Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway

Frederick (Danish: Frederik), Hereditary Prince of Denmark, born Copenhagen 11.10.1753, died Copenhagen 7.12.1805

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Married in Copenhagen 21.10.1774 Sophie Frederikke of Mecklenburg, Princess and Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (born 24.8.1758, died 29.11.1794)

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The surviving son of the second marriage of King Frederick V of Denmark with Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

Related Topics:
Frederick V of Denmark - Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

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Hereditary Prince Frederick himself is said to have been physically disabled.

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His half-brother King Christian VII of Denmark having gone insane, and divorced from his wife (then exiled) Queen Caroline Mathilde, 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 grandmother Queen Sophie Magdalene, his mother Queen Juliane Marie, and minister Ove Høegh-Guldberg.

Related Topics:
Christian VII of Denmark - Sophie Magdalene

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As such acted until the coup of 1784, when Crown Prince Frederick (the future Frederick VI of Denmark), the then 16-year-old son of King Christian, took power and regency.

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Prince Frederick had following surviving children:

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• Hereditary Prince Christian Frederick (1786-1848), 1814-1814 King of Norway and later, 1839-49 King of Denmark (Christian VIII). He had an only child, the future Frederick VII of Denmark (d 1863) with whom the line went extinct.
• Hereditary Prince Frederik Ferdinand of Denmark (1792-1863), childless
• Juliana Sophie (1788-1850), Princess Juliane of Denmark, m Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
• Louise Charlotte (1789-1864), Princess Charlotte of Denmark, married Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel.