Juliane von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
Juliane Marie von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (born September 4, 1729 in Wolfenbüttel , † October 10, 1796 at Fredensborg Palace ) was Queen of Denmark and Norway.
Life
Juliane Marie was the youngest daughter of Duke Ferdinand Albrecht II of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel and his wife Antoinette Amalie von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel .
Juliane Marie married King Frederick V of Denmark on July 8, 1752 at Frederiksborg Castle as his second wife. She could never match the popularity of her predecessor Louise of Great Britain . After the death of Friedrich V in 1766, she retired to her widow's residence, Johann Friedrich Struensee kept her away from any political say during his time as minister (1770–1772). She was not very close to her stepson, the behavioral Christian VII , and was hoping for her own son Friedrich to succeed to the throne. In 1772 she played a decisive role in the overthrow of Struensee by giving the initiators around Ove Høegh-Guldberg the best possible support and getting them backed by the king. Juliane Marie advocated Struensee's execution and is said to have wished Christian VII's wife, Queen Caroline Mathilde , rather dead than exiled. The Queen's Dowager, together with Minister Høegh-Guldberg, now had actual power in the kingdom; this ended with the reign of Frederick VI. from 1784.
However, the execution of Struensee brought about a change in public opinion, as the proceedings had shown considerable legal flaws. The court camarilla around Juliane Marie released all the other arrested persons , but they had to leave the capital.
Their only child was Hereditary Prince Friedrich (* October 11, 1753; † December 7, 1805), he married Sophie Friederike von Mecklenburg (1758–1794) in 1774 ; they were the parents of King Christian VIII of Denmark .
In 1780 she took Ivan VI's four surviving siblings . at the Copenhagen court.
Her policy supported that of her ally and brother-in-law Friedrich II of Prussia . She exchanged more than two hundred and fifty letters with him in the course of her life.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Frank Althoff: The correspondence of Frederick the Great with the queen widow Juliane Marie of Denmark. In: Frederick the Great and the Hohenzollern Dynasty. Contributions to the fifth colloquium in the series “Friedrich300” from September 30th / October 1st 2011, ed. by Michael Kaiser and Jürgen Luh. Online publication on perspectivia.net .
- ^ Antonius Lux (ed.): Great women of world history. A thousand biographies in words and pictures . Sebastian Lux Verlag , Munich 1963, p. 250
| predecessor | Office | Successor |
|---|---|---|
| Louise of Great Britain | Queen of Denmark and Norway 1752–1766 |
Caroline Mathilde of Great Britain |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Juliane von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Juliane Marie of Braunschweig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Queen of Denmark |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 4, 1729 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wolfenbüttel |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 10, 1796 |
| Place of death | Fredensborg Castle |