Person:Christian VII of Denmark (1)

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Christian VII of Denmark
b.29 Jan 1749 København, København, Denmark
d.12/13 Mar 1808 Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Preußen, Germany
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  1. Sophia Magdalena , of Denmark1746 - 1813
  2. Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark and Norway1747 - 1820
  3. Christian VII of Denmark1749 - 1808
  4. Princess Louise of Denmark and Norway1750 - 1831
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  1. Frederick VI of Denmark1768 - 1839
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Facts and Events
Name Christian VII of Denmark
Gender Male
Birth[1] 29 Jan 1749 København, København, Denmark
Death[1] 12/13 Mar 1808 Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Preußen, Germany


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Christian VII (Danish: Christian den Syvende 29 January 1749 13 March 1808) was an Oldenburg monarch who ruled as King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1766 until his death. He was the son of Danish King Frederik V and his first consort Louisa, daughter of King George II of Great Britain.

For his motto he chose: "Gloria ex amore patriae" ("glory through love of the fatherland"). His royal advisers differed depending on who won power struggles around the throne, but from 14 April 1784 until Christian VII's death in 1808 it was his son, later King Frederik VI, who unofficially acted as royal head of state.

Christian VII's reign was marked by mental illness which affected government decisions. He also became submissive to the progressive and radical thinker Johann Friedrich Struensee, his personal physician, who rose steadily in power in the late 1760s, to a "de facto" regent of the country, where he introduced widespread progressive reforms.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Christian VII of Denmark, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. (Online: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.).
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