Duchy of Schleswig
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The Duchy of Schleswig was a duchy in Southern Jutland covering the area between about 60 km north and 70 km south of the current border between Germany and Denmark. The territory has been divided bet
The term Sønderjylland was forbidden by the Prussians in 1895. The picture shows two girls in costumes of the islands Föhr and Als before the Dannevirke
Christian IX
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Christian IX was King of Denmark from 15 November 1863 until his death in 1906. From 1863 to 1864, he was concurrently Duke of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg. He became one of the most influential
Duchy of Schleswig
…Catholicism, Lutheranism and Mennonitism (from the 16th century), Judaism Government Feudal duchy, monarchy Duke • 1058–1095 Olaf I of Denmark • 1863–66 Christian IX of Denmark History • Established 1058 • Disestablished 1866 Currency Schleswig-Holstein speciethaler, Danish rigsdaler, Pfennig Preceded by Succeeded…
Christian IX of Denmark
Prince Christian's father Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, from 1825 Duke of Glücksburg
Prince Christian's childhood home, Glücksburg Castle in Schleswig-Holstein, seat of the eponymous ducal branches of the House of Oldenburg (2005).
Prince Christian's surrogate father, Frederick VI of Denmark, whose queen Marie of Hesse-Kassel was his aunt and the two princesses his cousins.