Christian VI
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Christian VI was King of Denmark and Norway from 1730 to 1746. The eldest surviving son of Frederick IV and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, he is considered one of Denmark–Norway's more anonymous kings
Portrait by Johann Salomon Wahl
Christian as a child.
The Coronation of Christian VI, 1731.
Christian VI placing his hand on the crown, accompanied by a page
Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach was Queen of Denmark and Norway by marriage to King Christian VI of Denmark and Norway.
Christian VI
…his father to find a royal wife by himself. During a trip through Europe accompanied by Chancellor Ulrik Adolf Holstein, the Crown Prince decided on Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, one of the ladies-in-waiting at the court of the Saxon-Polish queen Christiane Eberhardine in the Castle Pretzsch. Sophia Magdalene came from a minor…
Portrait c. 1740
German Turned Cup Walters 71339
Coin by Johann Karl von Hedlinger with portrait of Sophie Magdalene.