Prince Christian of Denmark (1675–1695)

Danish prince
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroDanish prince
PlacesDenmark
wasPrince
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
Birth25 March 1675, Copenhagen
Death27 June 1695Ulm (aged 20 years)
Family
Mother:Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
Father:Christian V of Denmark
Siblings:Frederick IV of Denmark Prince Charles of Denmark Prince William of Denmark Christian Gyldenløve Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve Count of Samsø
The details

Biography

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)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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