Prince Christian of Denmark (25 March 1675 – 27 June 1695) was the third son of Christian V of Denmark and his consort Queen Charlotte Amalie, and thus a younger brother of King Frederick IV. He died aged 20, and never married.
Background
Sophie Amalienborg during the fire in 1689
At the age of 12 he was mentioned as a possible royal subject for Poland's throne. As a 14-year-old was in charge of the celebrations on the occasion of his father's birthday that brought probably the first opera in Denmark, which sadly ended with Amalienborg fire in 1689. Described as a strong and lively young man he took up his first major trip to Italy in May 1695, soon after he got infected by smallpox and died 27 June in Ulm. The body was taken to Roskilde, where interment took place 11 September of that year.
Ancestry
Ancestors of Prince Christian of Denmark (1675–1695) |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16. Frederick II of Denmark | | | | | | | | | 8. Christian IV of Denmark | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17. Sophie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | | | | | | | | | 4. Frederick III of Denmark | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18. Joachim Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg | | | | | | | | | 9. Anne Catherine of Brandenburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19. Margravine Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin | | | | | | | | | 2. Christian V of Denmark | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20. William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg | | | | | | | | | 10. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21. Princess Dorothea of Denmark | | | | | | | | | 5. Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22. Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt | | | | | | | | | 11. Landgravine Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23. Margravine Magdalene of Brandenburg | | | | | | | | | 1. Prince Christian of Denmark | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24. Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel | | | | | | | | | 12. William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25. Countess Agnes of Solms-Laubach | | | | | | | | | 6. William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26. Philipp Ludwig II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg | | | | | | | | | 13. Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27. Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau | | | | | | | | | 3. Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28. John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg | | | | | | | | | 14. George William, Elector of Brandenburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29. Duchess Anna of Prussia | | | | | | | | | 7. Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30. Frederick IV, Elector Palatine | | | | | | | | | 15. Countess Palatine Elizabeth Charlotte of Simmern | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31. Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau | | | | | | | |
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