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King Christian IX of Denmark 1818–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Apr 1818

Birth Location: Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburger Landkreis, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Death Date: 29 Jan 1906

Death Location: Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark

Father: Frederik Duke

Mother: Louise Duchess

Spouse(s): Luise Kassel, Caroline Marpalu, Johanna Oldenburg

Children(s): George I, Fridericke Oldenburg, Thyra Denmark, Maria Denemarken, Frederik Denmark, Christian Holsteen, Eugenie Holstein-Ledreborg, Valdemar Denmark, Alexandra Denemarken, Johann Holstein

The story of King Christian IX of Denmark / began in 1818 in Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburger Landkreis, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. King Christian IX of Denmark married Caroline Louise Lefebvre De Marpalu, Johanna Oldenburg, Luise Wilhelmine Friederike Karoline Auguste Julie Van Hessen Kassel, and had children including Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia Van Sleeswijk Holstein Sonderburg Glucksburg Prinses Van Denemarken, Cathrina Ilsabein Oldenburg, Christian Vilhelm Ferdinand Adolph George Of Slesvig Holsteen, Eugenie Frederike Charlotte Clara Van Holstein Ledreborg, Frederik Viii Of Denmark, Fridericke Oldenburg, George Christian William Ferdinand Adolphus Von Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glucksburg I, Johann Ludwig Carl Christian Tido Von Holstein, Maria Sophia Frederike Dagmar Van Holstein Sonderburg Glucksburg Prinses Van Denemarken, Thyra Amalia Caroline Charlotte Anna Of Denmark, Valdemar Of Denmark. King Christian IX of Denmark / passed away in 1906 in Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Biography

  • The story of King Christian IX of Denmark // began in 1818 in Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburger Landkreis, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
  • King Christian IX of Denmark // married Caroline Louise Lefebvre De Marpalu, Johanna Oldenburg, Luise Wilhelmine Friederike Karoline Auguste Julie Van Hessen Kassel, and had children including Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia Van Sleeswijk Holstein Sonderburg Glucksburg Prinses Van Denemarken, Cathrina Ilsabein Oldenburg, Christian Vilhelm Ferdinand Adolph George Of Slesvig Holsteen, Eugenie Frederike Charlotte Clara Van Holstein Ledreborg, Frederik Viii Of Denmark, Fridericke Oldenburg, George Christian William Ferdinand Adolphus Von Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glucksburg I, Johann Ludwig Carl Christian Tido Von Holstein, Maria Sophia Frederike Dagmar Van Holstein Sonderburg Glucksburg Prinses Van Denemarken, Thyra Amalia Caroline Charlotte Anna Of Denmark, Valdemar Of Denmark.
  • King Christian IX of Denmark // passed away in 1906 in Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frederik Duke
1785–1831
Birth Location: Lindenau, Alb-Donau-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
FD
Louise Duchess
1789–1867
Birth Location: Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
LD

Spouses(s)

Luise Kassel
1817–1898
Birth Location: Kassel, Stadtkreis Kassel, Hessen, Germany
LK
Caroline Marpalu
1810–1903
Birth Location: Weissenburg, Mittelfranken, Beieren
CM
Johanna Oldenburg
1819–
Birth Location: –
JO

Children(s)

George I
1845–1913
Birth Location: Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark
GI
Fridericke Oldenburg
1857–
Birth Location: –
FO
Thyra Denmark
1853–1933
Birth Location: Yellow Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
TD
Maria Denemarken
1847–1928
Birth Location: Yellow Palace, Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
MD
Frederik Denmark
1843–1912
Birth Location: Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
FD
Christian Holsteen
1845–1913
Birth Location: Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
CH
Eugenie Holstein-Ledreborg
1841–1925
Birth Location: Slot Ledreborg, Lejre, Seeland, Denemarken
EH
Valdemar Denmark
1858–1939
Birth Location: Bernstorff, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
VD
Alexandra Denemarken
1844–1925
Birth Location: Gele Paleis, Kopenhagen
AD
Johann Holstein
1839–1912
Birth Location: Hochberg, Baden-Württemberg
JH

King Denmark's Ancestors

Self
King Denmark
1818–1906
Birth Place: Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburger Landkreis, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Parents
Frederik Willem Paul Leopold Hertog Van Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Duke
1785–1831
Lindenau, Alb-Donau-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Louise (Caroline Van Hessen-Kassel Princess) Duchess
1789–1867
Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Grandparents
Friedrich (Karl Herzog Von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
1757–1816
Königsberg,Prussia
Frederike (Amalia Anthonia Van Schlieben (Countess; Duchess) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck)
1757–1827
Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
Joachim (Henr. Andreas) Mecklenburg
1747–1837
Kassel
Margarethe (Sophie Friederike) Mecklenburg
1762–1823
Schloss Biebrich
Great-Grandparents
Prince Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
1727–1759
Friederike Leistenau
1738–1786
Karl Schlieben-Sanditten
1723–1788
Maria Lehndorff
1722–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Sonderburg
1697–1775
Grafin Hessen-Philippsthal
1695–1728
Albrecht Leistenau)
1698–1752
Sofie (Oldenburg)
1698–1768
Georg III
1688–1737
Countess Finckenstein
1700–1728

King Denmark's Descendants

1.
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King (Christian IX of) Denmark (8 Apr 1818–29 Jan 1906) m. Luise (Wilhelmine Friederike Karoline Auguste Julie Van Hessen) Kassel (7 September 1817–29 September 1898) m. Caroline (Louise Lefebvre De) Marpalu (7 July 1810–4 Aug 1903) m. Johanna Oldenburg (1819–)
  1. 1. George (Christian William Ferdinand Adolphus von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg) I 1845–1913 m. Olga (Constantinovna Romanov (Queen Regent Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia, Queen Consort of) Greece) 1851–1926
    1. 1. Prince (Andrew Mountbatten (Prince of Greece and Denmark, House of) Glücksburg) 1882–1944 m. Princess (Victoria Alice Elisabeth Julie Marie) Battenberg 1885–1969
      1. 1. Prince (Philip Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg Mountbatten (of Greece and Denmark, Duke of) Edinburgh) 1921–2021 m. Queen (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor (Queen Elizabeth II of England, Ireland and) Scotland) 1926–2022
      2. 2. Princess (Cecilie Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glucksburg (of Greece,) Denmark) 1911–1937
      3. 3. Princess (Margarita Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glucksburg (of Greece,) Denmark) 1905–1981
      4. 4. Princess (Sophie Schleswig-Holstein Sonderbeug Glicksburg (of Greece,) Denmark) 1914–2001
      5. 5. Princess (Theodora Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glucksburg (of Greece,) Denmark) 1906–1969
    2. 2. Nikolaos Oldenburg 1872–1938 m. Elena (Vladimirovna) Romanov 1882–1957
      1. 1. Olga (Zu) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksb 1903–1997
    3. 3. Alexandra (van Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Prinses der) Grieken 1870–1891 m. Paul (Alexandrovitsj Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp Grootvorst van) Rusland 1860–1919
      1. 1. Dimitri (Paulovitsj Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp Grootvorst van) Rusland 1891–1942 m. Audrey Emery 1904–1971
        1. 1. Paul (Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp Prins) Ilyinsky 1928–2004
      2. 2. Maria (Palovna de) RUSSIE 1890–1958
    4. 4. Christoffel Mountbatten 1888–1940
    5. 5. Maria (Georgievna Mountbatten (Princess of Greece and) Denmark) 1876–1940
    6. 6. King (Constantine I Oldenberg Of Greece (King of Greece)) I 1868–1923
    7. 7. Olga (Oldenburg (Princess of Greece and) Denmark) 1881–1881
    8. 8. George (Christopher de GRECIA von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderb 1869–1957 m. Marie Bonaparte 1882–1962
      1. 1. Petros Oldenburg 1908–1980
      2. 2. Eugénie (de GRECIA von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderb 1910–1989
  2. 2. Fridericke Oldenburg 1857–
  3. 3. Thyra (Amalia Caroline Charlotte Anna Of) Denmark 1853–1933
  4. 4. Maria (Sophia Frederike Dagmar Van Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Prinses Van) Denemarken 1847–1928
  5. 5. Frederik (Viii of) Denmark 1843–1912
  6. 6. Christian (Vilhelm Ferdinand Adolph George Of Slesvig) Holsteen 1845–1913
  7. 7. Eugenie (Frederike Charlotte Clara Van) Holstein-Ledreborg 1841–1925
  8. 8. Valdemar (Of) Denmark 1858–1939
  9. 9. Alexandra (Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia Van Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Prinses Van) Denemarken 1844–1925 m. Albert (Edward von Sachsen Coburg Gotha (King Edward VII of Great) Britain) 1841–1910
    1. 1. King (George V) Windsor 1865–1936 m. Victoria (Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes) Württemberg 1867–1953
      1. 1. Albert (Frederick Arthur George Bertie Windsor) VI 1895–1952 m. Elizabeth (Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (Duchess of York, Queen Consort of Great Britain, Queen) Mother) 1900–2002
        1. 1. Queen (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor (Queen Elizabeth II of England, Ireland and) Scotland) 1926–2022 m. Prince (Philip Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg Mountbatten (of Greece and Denmark, Duke of) Edinburgh) 1921–2021
        2. 2. Princess (Margaret Rose Windsor (Princess, Countess) Snowdon) 1930–2002
      2. 2. King (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Windsor VIII (Abdicated Throne to marry American Divorcee, Wallis) Simpson) 1894–1972 m. Wallis Simpson 1896–1986
      3. 3. George (Edward Alexander Edmund (Duke of Kent)) Windsor 1902–1942
      4. 4. Victoria (Alexandra Alice Mary Windsor, Princess Royal and Countess of) Harewood 1897–1965
      5. 5. Prince (Henry William Frederick Albert) Windsor 1900–1974
      6. 6. John (Charles Francis) Windsor 1905–1919
    2. 2. Albert (Victor Christian Edward von Sachsen Coburg Gotha (Duke of) Clarence) 1864–1892
    3. 3. Princess Louise 1867–
    4. 4. Princess Victoria 1869–
    5. 5. Maud (Charlotte Mary Victoria Prinses Von Sachsen Coburg) Gotha 1869–1938
    6. 6. Alexander (John Charles Albert Von Sachsen Coburg) Gotha 1871–1871
  10. 10. Johann (Ludwig Carl Christian Tido Von) Holstein 1839–1912

King Denmark's Timeline

4 Records

1818
8 Apr 1818
Birth of King Christian IX of Denmark // in Gottorp Castle, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig
Gottorp Castle, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig
1818
8 Apr 1818
Birth of King Christian IX of Denmark // in Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburger Landkreis, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburger Landkreis, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
1906
29 Jan 1906
Age 88
Death of King Christian IX of Denmark // in Amalienborg, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Amalienborg, Kobenhavn, Denmark
1906
29 Jan 1906
Age 88
Death of King Christian IX of Denmark // in Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1818
    Event Place: Gottorp Castle, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1818
    Event Place: Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburger Landkreis, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1906
    Event Place: Amalienborg, Kobenhavn, Denmark
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1906
    Event Place: Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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