Frederick VI of Denmark

Frederick VI
Portrait by Friedrich Carl Gröger, 1808
King of Denmark
Reign13 March 1808 – 3 December 1839
Coronation31 July 1815
Frederiksborg Palace Chapel
PredecessorChristian VII
SuccessorChristian VIII
Chief Ministers
King of Norway
Reign13 March 1808 – 7 February 1814
PredecessorChristian VII
SuccessorChristian Frederick
Crown Prince-Regent of Denmark-Norway
Tenure14 April 1784 – 13 March 1808
PredecessorHereditary Prince Frederick
MonarchChristian VII
Born(1768-01-28)28 January 1768
Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen
Died3 December 1839(1839-12-03) (aged 71)
Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1790)
IssueCaroline, Hereditary Princess of Denmark
Vilhelmine, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
HouseOldenburg
FatherChristian VII of Denmark
MotherCaroline Matilda of Great Britain
ReligionLutheran
SignatureFrederick VI's signature

Frederick VI (Danish and Norwegian: Frederik; 28 January 1768 – 3 December 1839) was King of Denmark from 13 March 1808 until his death in 1839 and King of Norway from 13 March 1808 to 7 February 1814. He was the last king of Denmark–Norway. From 1784 until his accession, he served as regent during his father's mental illness and was referred to as the "Crown Prince Regent" (Norwegian: kronprinsregent). For his motto he chose God and the just cause (Danish: Gud og den retfærdige sag) and since the time of his reign, succeeding Danish monarchs have also chosen mottos in the Danish language rather than the formerly customary Latin.[1][2]

Frederick VI was married to his first cousin, Marie of Hesse-Kassel. As Frederick VI and Queen Marie had no surviving sons to succeed him (only two daughters), he was succeeded on the throne of Denmark by his half-first cousin Christian, who was his father's half-brother's son.

  1. ^ "British Survey Handbooks, Denmark". Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  2. ^ "kronprinsregent". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 4 November 2012.

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