Frederick VIII of Denmark
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Frederik VIII was King of Denmark from 29 January 1906 until his death in 1912.
Portrait by Peter Elfelt, 1909
Frederick's birthplace, the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen
Christian IX of Denmark with his wife and their six children, 1862. Left to right: Dagmar, Frederick, Valdemar, Christian IX, Queen Louise, Thyra, William and Alexandra.
Frederick photographed by Lewis Caroll in 1863 during his stay in Oxford.
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
Frederick VIII of Denmark
…Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl; 3 June 1843 – 14 May 1912) was King of Denmark from 29 January 1906 until his death in 1912. As the eldest son of King Christian IX, nicknamed "the father-in-law of Europe", and grandfather of Europe Frederick was related to royalty throughout Europe. He was heir apparent to the…
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.