Search results
Christian IX (8 April 1818 – 29 January 1906) 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 . A younger son of Frederick William, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Christian grew up in the Duchy of Schleswig as a prince of ...
Christian IX (born April 8, 1818, Gottorp, Schleswig—died Jan. 29, 1906, Copenhagen) was a Danish king who came to the throne at the height of a crisis over Schleswig-Holstein in 1863 and who later resisted the advance of full parliamentary government in Denmark.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The royal descendants of Queen Victoria and of King Christian IX, monarchs of the United Kingdom (1837–1901) and Denmark (1863–1906) respectively, currently occupy the thrones of Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Christian IX (8 April 1818 – 29 January 1906) 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.
Sep 20, 2015 · Learn about the life and legacy of King Christian IX of Denmark, the ancestor of six current European monarchs. Find out how he became king, who he married, and what he did for his country and his family.
Christian IX. Birth. 8.4.1818 in Gottorp Castle, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig. Death. 29.1.1906 in Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen (87 years) Father. Duke Friedrich Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Mother. Princess Luise Karoline of Hesse-Kassel.
People also ask
When did Christian IX become king of Denmark?
Who was Christian IX?
When did Christian IX die?
How did Christian IX change Denmark?
His eldest son and successor was Frederik IX, who had three daughters and signed a new constitution to provide for female succession to the throne. For five centuries, until Margrethe II gained the Danish crown in 1972, every other ruler of Denmark was named Christian.
