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King Christian IX of Denmark 1818–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 APR 1818

Birth Location: Gottorp Castle, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig

Death Date: 29 JAN 1906

Death Location: Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark

Father: Frederik Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Mother: Louise Hessen-Kassel

Spouse(s): Queen Hessen

Children(s): Alexandra Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg

In 1818, King Christian IX of Denmark entered the world in Gottorp Castle, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig, born to Frederik Willem Paul Leopold Hertog Van Sleeswijk Holstein Sonderburg Glucksburg And Louise Caroline Van Hessen Kassel. King Christian IX of Denmark married Queen Louise Vilhelmine Frederikke Caroline Augusta Julie Princess Of Hessen, and had children including Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia Queen United Kingdom Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glucksburg. King Christian IX of Denmark passed away in 1906 in Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark.

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Biography

  • In 1818, King Christian IX of Denmark entered the world in Gottorp Castle, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig, born to Frederik Willem Paul Leopold Hertog Van Sleeswijk Holstein Sonderburg Glucksburg And Louise Caroline Van Hessen Kassel.
  • King Christian IX of Denmark married Queen Louise Vilhelmine Frederikke Caroline Augusta Julie Princess Of Hessen, and had children including Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia Queen United Kingdom Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glucksburg.
  • King Christian IX of Denmark passed away in 1906 in Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark.

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King Denmark's Ancestors

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King Denmark
1818–1906
Birth Place: Gottorp Castle, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig
Parents
Frederik Willem Paul Leopold Hertog van Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
1785–1831
Lindenau, Alb-Donau-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Louise (Caroline van) Hessen-Kassel
1789–1867
Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Grandparents
Friedrich (Karl Herzog von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
1757–1816
Königsberg, Prussia
Fredericke (Amalie, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein, Antonie von) Schlieben
1757–1827
Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia
Karl (van Hessen) Kassel
1744–1836
Louise (van) Denemarken
1750–1831
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

King Denmark's Descendants

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KD
King (Christian IX of) Denmark (08 APR 1818–29 JAN 1906) m. Queen (Louise Vilhelmine Frederikke Caroline Augusta Julie Princess of) Hessen (07 SEP 1817–29 SEP 1898)
  1. 1. Alexandra (Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia Queen United Kingdom) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg 1844–1925 m. King (Edward VII of) Hanover 1841–1910
    1. 1. George (V Frederick Ernest Albert of Wales, King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of) India 1865–1936 m. Victoria (Mary Auguste Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes Teck, Prinzessin von Teck, Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Empress of) India 1867–1953
      1. 1. George (VI King of England) Windsor 1895–1952 m. Elizabeth (A) Bowes-Lyon 1900–2002
        1. 1. Queen (Elizabeth II) Windsor 1926–2022 m. Hrh (Duke of Edinburgh Philip Mountbatten of Greece and) Denmark 1921–2021
        2. 2. Margaret (Rose) Windsor 1930–2002
        3. 3. Margaret (Rose of Wales, Princess of York, Princess of Great Britain, Countess of) Snowdon 1930–2002
      2. 2. Édouard (VIII) Windsor 1894–1972
      3. 3. Mary Windsor 1897–1965
      4. 4. Henry Windsor 1900–1974
      5. 5. George Windsor 1902–1942
      6. 6. John Windsor 1905–1919
    2. 2. Albert (Victor Duke) Windsor 1864–1892
    3. 3. Louise (Victoria Alexandra Dagmar Princess Royal) Windsor 1867–1931
    4. 4. Victoria (Toria Alexandra Olga Mary Princess) Windsor 1868–1935
    5. 5. Alexander (John Charles Albert Prince) Windsor 1871–1871

King Denmark's Timeline

2 Records

1818
08 APR 1818
Birth of King Christian IX of Denmark in Gottorp Castle, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig
Gottorp Castle, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig
1906
29 JAN 1906
Age 88
Death of King Christian IX of Denmark in Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 APR 1818
    Event Place: Gottorp Castle, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 JAN 1906
    Event Place: Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark

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