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King Christian IX of Denmark 1818 – 1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 April 1818

Birth Location: Gottorp Dk

Death Date: 29 JAN 1906

Death Location: Amalienborg, København, Danmark

Father: Frederik Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Mother: Louise Hessen-Kassel

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Alexandra Denmark

The story of King Christian IX of Denmark began in 1818 in Gottorp Dk. King Christian IX of Denmark had children including Alexandra of Denmark. King Christian IX of Denmark passed away in 1906 in Amalienborg, København, Danmark.

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Biography

  • The story of King Christian IX of Denmark began in 1818 in Gottorp Dk.
  • King Christian IX of Denmark had children including Alexandra of Denmark.
  • King Christian IX of Denmark passed away in 1906 in Amalienborg, København, Danmark.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frederik Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
1785 – 1831
Birth Location: Lindenau, Alb-Donau-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
FS
Louise Hessen-Kassel
1789 – 1867
Birth Location: Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
LH

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexandra Denmark
1844 – 1925
Birth Location: Yellow Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
AD

King Denmark's Ancestors

Self
King Denmark
1818 – 1906
Birth Place: Gottorp Dk
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
Great-Grandparents
Karl Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
1727 – 1759
Friederike Leistenau
1738 – 1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Sonderburg
1697 – 1775
Grafin Hessen-Philippsthal
1695 – 1728

King Denmark's Descendants

1.
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King (Christian IX of) Denmark (8 April 1818 – 29 JAN 1906)
  1. 1. Alexandra (of) Denmark (1 Dec 1844 – 20 Nov 1925) m. King (Edward) VII (9 Nov 1841 – 6 May 1910)
    1. 1. King (George) V (3 Jun 1865 – 20 Jan 1936) m. Mary (of) Teck (26 May 1867 – 31 Mar 1953)
      1. 1. King (Edward) VIII (23 Jun 1894 – 28 May 1972)
      2. 2. King (George) VI (14 Dec 1895 – 6 Feb 1952) m. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (4 Aug 1900 – 30 Mar 2002)
        1. 1. Queen (Elizabeth) II (21 Apr 1926 – 12 Sep 2022) m. Prince Phillip (10 Jun 1921 – 9 Apr 2021)

King Denmark's Timeline

8 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
1818
8 April 1818
Birth of King Christian IX of Denmark in Gottorp Dk
Gottorp Dk
1842
23 MAY 1842
Age 24
King Christian IX of Denmark was married
None
1842
26 May 1842
Age 24
King Christian IX of Denmark was married in Amalienborg Palace, Kobenhavn, Drnmark, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Milan, Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Amalienborg Palace, Kobenhavn, Drnmark, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Milan, Milano, Lombardia, Italy
1842
26 May 1842
Age 24
King Christian IX of Denmark was married in Garnisons Sogn,Kobenhavn,Kobenhavn,Denmark
Garnisons Sogn,Kobenhavn,Kobenhavn,Denmark
1845
1845
Age 27
King Christian IX of Denmark was married
None
1906
29 January 1906
Age 88
Death of King Christian IX of Denmark in Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
1906
29 JAN 1906
Age 88
Death of King Christian IX of Denmark in Amalienborg, København, Danmark
Amalienborg, København, Danmark

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 April 1818
    Event Place: Gottorp Dk

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 MAY 1842

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 May 1842
    Event Place: Amalienborg Palace, Kobenhavn, Drnmark, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Milan, Milano, Lombardia, Italy

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 May 1842
    Event Place: Garnisons Sogn,Kobenhavn,Kobenhavn,Denmark

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1845

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Mecklenburg-Schwerin

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 January 1906
    Event Place: Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 JAN 1906
    Event Place: Amalienborg, København, Danmark
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