Frederick Oldenburg 1 2
- Born: 11 Oct 1753, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Marriage: Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin on 21 Oct 1774 in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Died: 7 Dec 1805, Copenhagen, Denmark aged 52
General Notes:
The surviving son of the second marriage of King Frederick V of Denmark with Juliane Marie of Brunswick. Hereditary Prince Frederick himself is said to have been physically disabled.
His half-brother King Christian VII of Denmark having gone insane, and divorced from his wife (then exiled) Queen Caroline Mathilde, Prince Frederick was designated as Regent of Denmark in 1772, when 18 years old. his regency was mostly nominal, the power being held by his grandmother Queen Sophie Magdalene, his mother Queen Juliane Marie, and minister Ove Høegh-Guldberg.
As such acted until the coup of 1784, when Crown Prince Frederick (the future Frederick VI of Denmark), the then 16-year-old son of King Christian, took power and regency.
Noted events in his life were:
• He was a Prince of Denmark.
Frederick married Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, daughter of Louis von Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, on 21 Oct 1774 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was born on 24 Aug 1758 and died on 29 Nov 1794.)
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