Biography
Christian VIII of Denmark was born 18 September 1786 in Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark to Frederik of Denmark (1753-1805) and Sophie Friederike von Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1758-1794) and died 20 January 1848 Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark of blood poisoning. He married Charlotte Friederike von Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1784-1840) 21 June 1806 . He married Karoline Amalie von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1796-1881) 22 May 1815 .
Children
Governors-general of Norway appointed by the Danish crown |
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• 1572 - 1577 Pouel Ottesen Huitfeldt • 1577 - 1583 Ludvig Ludvigsson Munk til Norlund • 1583 - 1588 Ove Juel • 1588 - 1601 Aksel Gyldenstjerne • 1601 - 1608 Jørgen Friis • 1608 - 1618 Enevold Kruse • 1618 - 1629 Jens Hermansson Juel • 1629 - 1642 Christopher Knudsson Urne • 1642 - 1651 Hannibal Sehested • 1651 - 1655 Gregers Krabbe • 1656 - 1661 Nils Trolle • 1661 - 1664 Iver Tageson Krabbe • 1664 - 1699 Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Count of Laurvig • 1669 - 1675 Ove Juel (Vice Governor) • 1675 - 1682 Jens Juel (Vice Governor) • 1682 - 1694 Just Högh til Fultofte (Vice Governor) • 1699 - 1708 Frederik Gabel • 1708 - 1710 Johan Vibe • 1710 - 1712 Ulrik Frederik Valdemar, baron Løvendal • 1712 - 1713 Claus Henrik Vieregg • 1713 - 1722 Frederik Krag • 1722 - 1731 Ditlev Vibe • 1731 - 1733 Patroclus Rømeling • 1733 - 1739 Christian greve Rantzau • 1739 -1750 Hans Jakob Arnold (acting) • 1750 - 1771 Jacob von Benzon • 1766 - 1768 Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel • 1771 - 1809 Vacant • 1809 -1810 Christian von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg- Augustenburg • 1810 -1813 Friedrich Landgraf zu Hessen-Kassel • 1813 - 1814 Christian Frederik af Danmark • | |
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- The marriage was dissolved by divorce in 1810 after Charlotte Frederica was accused of adultery
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