Friederike Amalie of Denmark

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Friederike Amalie on a painting by an unknown artist

Friederike Amalia (born April 11, 1649 , † October 30, 1704 in Kiel ) was a Danish princess and, as the wife of Duke Christian Albrecht, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf .

Life

Friederike Amalie was the second daughter of the Danish King Friedrich III. and his wife Sophie Amalie .

Wedding picture by Christian Albrecht and Friederike Amalie

Before she was ten years old, her father negotiated with Duke Friedrich III. , the father of her future husband, about a marriage. The tensions between Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf initially ended the marriage plans. In 1666 the weakening of the Gottorf alliance partner Sweden by the Second Bremen-Swedish War made it necessary to clarify the relationship with Denmark. After lengthy negotiations, Christian Albrecht closed the Glückstadt Recess with Friedrich III on October 12, 1667 . from Denmark. This also included the agreement on the will of Count Anton Günther von Oldenburg and Delmenhorst , who died childless in 1667 and who had designated both rulers of the Oldenburg family, Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf, as heirs. The wedding on October 24, 1667 at Glückstadt Castle served to seal the contract. The very short-term wedding took place, unusual for a princely wedding, without much splendor in the circle of the Danish royal family. In the marriage contract, the bride undertook to bear male offspring. As a personal asset , she received the Kiel Castle as a widow's seat.

The marriage suffered from the conflict between Friederike Amalie's husband and her brother, who became King of Denmark as Christian V in 1670 . The ducal family had to leave their Schloss Gottorf residence twice and seek refuge in Hamburg . Because of the high debts of the Duke and the military expenditures, the cultural life was not at the level of the Danish court, but Christian Albrecht continued the expansion of Gottorf Palace and its gardens and built the pleasure palace in her honor on the top terrace of the Neuwerkgarten in 1669/70 Amalienburg. The castle, which was demolished in 1826, was painted in 1671 by the court painter Jürgen Ovens . Friederike Amalie and the not yet born (!) Children of the duke couple were also depicted between numerous mythological motifs. The couple traveled to Sweden twice, whose King Charles XI. , Christian Albrechts nephew, was married to Friederike Amalie's sister Ulrike Eleonore .

The so-called Rant Zauberau - the west wing of the Amalienbau

In 1694 Friederike Amalie became a widow. But because of the broken state budget, her widow's residence in Kiel had not been restored in accordance with the contract. In 1685 part of the old house even collapsed. But she had the means to have the castle restored at her own expense. The annuity that her son Friedrich IV. Granted her from the offices of Kiel, Cismar and Oldenburg , she used in full to have a new west and south wing built by Dominicus Pelli , her brother's architect. An annuity from the Danish court and capital from her parents' inheritance were available for her to support herself and to keep her court. The castle was completed in 1697. The new building contained the office and an apartment for the duke. Friederike Amalie and her youngest daughter Marie Elisabeth moved with her court into the renovated apartment of Duke Adolf . There she died in 1704.

progeny

Four children came from his marriage to Christian Albrecht von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf:

ancestors

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Frederick II, King of Denmark and Norway (1534–1588)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Christian IV. King of Denmark and Norway (1577–1648)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sophie of Mecklenburg (1557–1631)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Friedrich III. King of Denmark and Norway (1609–1670)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Joachim Friedrich Elector of Brandenburg (1546–1608)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Anna Katharina of Brandenburg (1575-1612)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin (1549–1602)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Friederike Amalie of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Wilhelm the Younger of Braunschweig-Lüneburg , (1535–1592)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Georg von Braunschweig-Calenberg (1582–1641)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Dorothea of ​​Denmark (1546-1617)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sophie Amalie of Braunschweig-Calenberg (1628–1685)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ludwig V of Hessen-Darmstadt (1577–1626)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Anna Eleonore of Hessen-Darmstadt (1601–1659)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Magdalena of Brandenburg (1582–1616)
 
 
 
 
 
 

literature

  • Jens Martin Neumann: "To awaken the castle from ruins." Friederike Amalie von Gottorf and her widow's residence in Kiel. In: Communications from the Society for Kiel City History. 87 (2013), pp. 1-30

Web links

Commons : Friederike Amalie von Denmark  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Melanie Greinert: "Auff dem Hoch-Fürstlichen Beylager." Procedure, staging and dynastic significance Gottorf Weddings in the 17th century at the Electoral Saxon, Danish and Swedish courts . In: Journal of the Association for Schleswig-Holstein History. 139 (2014), pp. 49-76; Pp. 63-69.
  2. ↑ a b Neumann: "To awaken the castle from ruins." Friederike Amalie von Gottorf and her widow's residence in Kiel. P. 4.
  3. ↑ Amalienburg /
  4. ↑ Interior design of the Amalienburg
  5. ↑ Neumann: "To awaken the castle from ruins." Friederike Amalie von Gottorf and her widow's seat in Kiel. Pp. 19-21
personal data
SURNAME Denmark, Friederike Amalie von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Amalia, Friederike
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish princess and as the wife of Duke Christian Albrecht Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1649
DATE OF DEATH October 30, 1704
Place of death Kiel