Frederick VI of Denmark
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Frederick VI was King of Denmark from 13 March 1808 until his death in 1839 and King of Norway from 13 March 1808 to 7 February 1814. He was the last king of Denmark–Norway. From 1784 until his access
Portrait by Friedrich Carl Gröger, 1808
The newborn prince with his mother Queen Caroline Matilda
Crown Prince Frederick with his mother Queen Caroline Matilda. Watercolor on ivory by Carl Daniel Voigts, 1773 (The Royal Collection).
Crown Prince Frederick with a playmate. Drawing by Johan Edvard Mandelberg.
Christian VIII
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Christian VIII was King of Denmark from 1839 to 1848 and, as Christian Frederick, King of Norway in 1814.
Frederick VI of Denmark
…Congress of Vienna, the loss of Norway, and an economic depression. With no surviving legitimate sons, Frederick VI was succeeded by his half-cousin, Christian. The future King Frederick VI was born between 10 and 11 p.m. on 28 January 1768 in the Queen's Bedchamber at Christiansborg Palace, the royal residence…
Portrait by Johan Vilhelm Gertner, 1845
Portrait of Charlotte Frederica by Carl Frederik von Breda c. 1806.
Christian Frederick in 1813, aged 27 years
Portrait of Christian Frederick, c. 1814