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. During his reign, he signed a constitution that established a Danish parliament and made the country a constitutional monarchy. Frederick's motto was Folkets Kærlighed, min Styrke.
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 of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin through her marriage to Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, Louise was also a member of the House of Mecklenburg.
