Frederick VII of Denmark
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Frederick VII was King of Denmark from 1848 to 1863. He was the last Danish monarch of the older Royal branch of the House of Oldenburg and the last king of Denmark to rule as an absolute monarch. Dur
Portrait by August Schiøtt, c. 1850
Portrait of Prince Frederick, c. 1824
Photograph of Frederick VII and his morganatic spouse Louise Rasmussen, c. 1860–61
German caricature of Frederick VII made during the First Schleswig War
Louise Rasmussen
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Louise Christine Rasmussen, also known as Countess Danner, was a Danish ballet dancer and stage actress. She was the mistress and later the morganatic wife of King Frederick VII of Denmark. She was no
Frederick VII of Denmark
…Duchess Caroline Charlotte Mariane of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, whom he divorced in 1846. On 7 August 1850 in Frederiksborg Palace, he morganatically married Louise Christina Rasmussen, whom he created Lensgrevinde Danner in 1850, a milliner and former ballet dancer who had for many years been his acquaintance or mistress, the natural…
Photograph of Louise Rasmussen, c. 1861
The tomb of Countess Danner at Jægerspris Castle
Jægerspris Castle
Ny Vestergade 13, Copenhagen