Christian VII, King of Denmark
Reign[]
| King of Denmark and Norway |
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| January 14, 1766 - March 13, 1808 (42 years) |
| Preceded by Frederick V of Denmark |
| Succeeded by Frederick VI of Denmark |
Life Data[]
| House | Oldenburg |
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| Birth | January 29, 1749
Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Death | March 13, 1808 (59 years) |
Parents[]
| Father | Frederick V, King of Denmark |
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| Birth | March 31, 1723 |
| Marriage | November 10, 1743 - December 19, 1751 (8 years, widowed) |
| Death | January 14, 1766 (42 years) |
| Mother | Louise, Princess of Great Britain |
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| Birth | December 18, 1724 |
| Death | December 19, 1751 (27 years) |
Siblings[]
| Sibling 1 | Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark (1745-47) | ||
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| Sibling 2 | Sophia Magdalena, Princess of Denmark (1746-1813) | m.1766 | 2 sons |
| Sibling 3 | Wilhelmina Caroline, Princess of Denmark (1747-1820) | m.1764
William I, Elector of Hesse (1743-1821) |
2 sons, 2 daughters |
| Sibling 4 | Louise, Princess of Denmark (1750-1831) | m.1766
Charles, Prince of Hesse-Kassel (1744-1836) |
3 sons, 3 daughters |
| Paternal Half-Sibling 1 | Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1753-1805) | m.1774
Sophie Frederica, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1758-94) |
2 sons, 3 daughters |
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Paternal Grandparents[]
| Paternal Grandfather | Christian VI, King of Denmark |
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| Birth | November 30, 1699 |
| Father | Frederick IV, King of Denmark (1671-1730) |
| Mother | Louise, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1667-1721) |
| Marriage | August 7, 1721 - August 6, 1746 (24 years, died) |
| Death | August 6, 1746 (46 years) |
| Paternal Grandmother | Sophie Magdalene, Margravine of Brandenburg-Kulmbach |
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| Birth | November 28, 1700 |
| Father | Christian Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1661-1708) |
| Mother | Sophie Christiane, Countess of Wolfstein (1667-1737) |
| Children | 1 son, 2 daughters |
| Death | May 27, 1770 (69 years) |
Maternal Grandparents[]
| Maternal Grandfather | George II, King of Great Britain |
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| Birth | November 9, 1683 |
| Father | George I, King of Great Britain (1660-1727) |
| Mother | Sophia Dorothea, Princess of Celle (1666-1726) |
| Marriage | September 2, 1705 - November 20, 1737 (32 years, widowed) |
| Death | October 25, 1760 (76 years) |
| Maternal Grandmother | Caroline, Margravine of Ansbach |
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| Birth | March 1, 1683 |
| Father | John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1654-86) |
| Mother | Eleonore Erdmuthe, Princess of Saxe-Eisenach (1662-96) |
| Children | 3 sons, 5 daughters |
| Death | November 20, 1737 (54 years) |
Marriage[]
| Wife | Caroline Matilda, Princess of Great Britain |
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| Birth | July 22, 1751 |
| Father | Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-51) |
| Mother | Augusta, Princess of Saxe-Gotha (1719-72) |
| Marriage | November 8, 1766 - April 1772 (5 years, divorced) |
| Death | May 10, 1775 (23 years) |
Child 1: Frederick VI, King of Denmark[]
| Birth | January 28, 1768 |
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| Death | December 3, 1839 (71 years) |
| Wife | Marie, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel (1767-1852) | July 31, 1790 - December 3, 1839 (49 years, died) |
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| Child 1 | Christian, Prince of Denmark (1791-91) | |
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| Child 2 | Marie Louise, Princess of Denmark (1792-93) | |
| Child 3 | Caroline, Princess of Denmark (1793-1881) | m.1829
Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1792-1863) |
| Child 4 | Louise, Princess of Denmark (1795-95) | |
| Child 5 | Christian, Prince of Denmark (1797-97) | |
| Child 6 | Juliana Louise, Princess of Denmark (1802-02) | |
| Child 7 | Frederikke Marie, Princess of Denmark (1805-05) | |
| Child 8 | Vilhelmine Marie, Princess of Denmark (1808-91) | m.1828 Frederick VII, King of Denmark (1808-63)
m.1838 Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1813-78) |
Child 2: Louise Augusta, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg[]
| Full Name | Louise Augusta |
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| Birth | July 7, 1771 |
| Death | January 13, 1843 (71 years) |
| Husband | Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1765-1814) | May 27. 1786 - June 14, 1814 (28 years, widowed) |
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| Child 1 | Caroline Amalie, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1796-1881) | m.1815 | |
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| Child 2 | Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1798-1869) | m.1820
Louise Sophie, Countess Danneskiold-Samsøe (1796-1867) |
3 sons, 4 daughters |
| Child 3 | Frederick, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1800-65) | m.1829 Henriette, Countess Danneskiold-Samsøe (1806-58)
m.1864 Mary Esther Lee (1837-1914) |
2 sons, 2 daughters |