Biography of Christian VI King Denmark and Norway 1699-1746

On 25 Aug 1699 [his grandfather] Christian V King Denmark and Norway (age 53) died. His son [his father] Frederick IV King Denmark and Norway (age 27) succeeded IV King Denmark and Norway. [his mother] Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 31) by marriage Queen Consort Denmark and Norway.

On 10 Dec 1699 Christian VI King Denmark and Norway was born to Frederick IV King Denmark and Norway (age 28) and Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 32).

On 15 Mar 1721 [his mother] Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 53) died. The day after her funeral her husband [his father] Frederick IV King Denmark and Norway (age 49) married [his step-mother] Anne Sophie Reventlow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 27) whom he had previously married bigamously.

On 04 Apr 1721 [his father] Frederick IV King Denmark and Norway (age 49) and [his step-mother] Anne Sophie Reventlow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 27) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. The difference in their ages was 21 years. He the son of Christian V King Denmark and Norway and Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway.

On 31 Mar 1723 [his son] Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 1723-1766 was born to Christian VI King Denmark and Norway (age 23) at Christiansborg Castle.

On 12 Oct 1730 [his father] Frederick IV King Denmark and Norway (age 59) died. His son Christian VI King Denmark and Norway (age 30) succeeded VI King Denmark and Norway.

On 11 Dec 1743 [his son] Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 1723-1766 (age 20) and [his daughter-in-law] Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. She the daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 60) and Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England. He the son of Christian VI King Denmark and Norway 1699-1746 (age 44). They were third cousin once removed.

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On 06 Aug 1746 Christian VI King Denmark and Norway (age 46) died. His son [his son] Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 1723-1766 (age 23) succeeded V King Denmark and Norway.

Family Trees of Christian VI King Denmark and Norway 1699-1746

Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg

Maternal Family Tree: Marie Elisabeth of Saxony Duchess Holstein Gottorp 1610-1684

Royal Ancestors of Christian VI King Denmark and Norway 1699-1746

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Philip "Bold" III King France

Royal Descendants of Christian VI King Denmark and Norway 1699-1746

Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 1723-1766 x 1

Ancestors of Christian VI King Denmark and Norway 1699-1746

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian III King Denmark 1503-1559 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick II King Denmark 1534-1588 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway

Great x 2 Grandfather: Christian IV King Denmark 1577-1648 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick III King Denmark 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Christian V King Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave George I of Hesse Darmstadt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Father: Frederick IV King Denmark and Norway 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William IV Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Maurice of Hesse-Kassel 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Landgrave William V of Hesse-Kassel 1602-1637 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Wilhelm "The Just" VI Hesse-Kassel 1629-1663 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Joachim Frederick Hohenzollern 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Sigismund Hohenzollern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George William Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Hohenzollern

Great x 1 Grandmother: Hedwig Sophia Hohenzollern 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VI Elector Palatine 1539-1583 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 1574-1610 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabeth Charlotte Palatinate Simmern 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Christian VI King Denmark and Norway 1699-1746 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albrecht VII Duke Mecklenburg

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke John Albert I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Hohenzollern Duchess Mecklenburg 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Duke John VII of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Sophia Hohenzollern 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea Oldenburg 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Duke John Albert II of Mecklenburg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Frederick I of Denmark

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophia Oldenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Philip I of Hesse 1504-1567 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Christine Hesse 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Duke Gustav Adolph of Mecklenburg-Güstrow 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Mother: Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein Gottorp 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony 1526-1586 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony 1560-1591 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Oldenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John George Wettin Elector Saxony 1585-1656 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie Elisabeth of Saxony Duchess Holstein Gottorp 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England