Frederick of Denmark (1753–1805)

Hereditary Prince Friedrich. Portrait by Jens Juel , 1785 .

Friedrich, Prince of Denmark and Norway (born October 11, 1753 in Copenhagen ; † December 7, 1805 at Amalienborg Palace ) was the son of King Frederick V of Denmark and his second wife Juliane von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel .

Life

Prince Friedrich of Denmark

Friedrich was the central figure in the opposition to Count Struensee and a capable member of the government for his mentally ill half-brother Christian VII. After the fall of Struensee in 1772, he was appointed official regent, while the actual rulers in Denmark were his mother Juliane Marie and his former teacher Ove Høegh-Guldberg were. After Friedrich VI came to power. In 1784, however, his political career came to an end and he lived as a private person until his death in Christiansborg Palace , after it burned down on February 26, 1794, in Amalienborg Palace and Sorgefri Palace .

Marriage and offspring

In 1774, Prince Friedrich married Sophie Friederike (1758–1794), daughter of Prince Ludwig of Mecklenburg . They had the following children:

• Juliane Marie (* / † 1784)
• Christian VIII (1786–1848), King of Denmark
• Juliane Sophie (1788–1850) ⚭ 1812 Landgrave Wilhelm von Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
• Louise Charlotte (1789–1864) ⚭ 1810 Landgrave Wilhelm von Hessen-Kassel-Rumpenheim
• Friedrich Ferdinand (1792–1863), 1848–1863 Crown Prince of Denmark ⚭ 1829 Caroline , daughter of King Friedrich VI. from Denmark

See also

• Family table of the Danish kings

literature

• Frederick of Denmark . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 5 : Faaborg – Gersdorff . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1891, p. 325 (Danish, runeberg.org ).