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Christian V of Denmark Oldenburg
(1646-1699)
Charlotte Amelia of Hesse-Cassel
(1650-1714)
Gustav Adolf von Mecklenburg-Güstrow
(1633-)
Magdalene Sibylle von Holstein-Gottorp
(1631-)
Frederick IV of Denmark Oldenburg
(1671-1730)
Louise Mecklenburg-Güstrow
(1667-1721)
Christian VI of Denmark Oldenburg
(1699-1746)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Sophie Magdalene Brandenburg-Kulmbach

Christian VI of Denmark Oldenburg 1

  • Born: 10 Dec 1699, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Marriage: Sophie Magdalene Brandenburg-Kulmbach on 7 Aug 1721
  • Died: 6 Aug 1746, Copenhagen, Denmark aged 46

  General Notes:

A Pietist, he carried out a peaceful foreign policy. In 1733 he established a form of serfdom. His son Frederick V succeeded him.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded: 1730. King of Denmark and Norway.


Christian married Sophie Magdalene Brandenburg-Kulmbach, daughter of Christian Henry Brandenburg-Kulmbach and Unknown, on 7 Aug 1721. (Sophie Magdalene Brandenburg-Kulmbach was born on 28 Nov 1700 and died on 27 May 1770 in Christiansborg, near Copenhagen, Denmark.)

Sources

1 Brian C. Tompsett, Directory of Royal Genealogical (Datahttp://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html
Brian Tompsett
Department of Computer Science
University of Hull
Hull, UK, HU6 7RX
B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk).

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