Biography of Frederick VI King Denmark and Norway 1768-1839

Death of Frederick V of Denmark

On 14 Jan 1766 [his grandfather] Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 1723-1766 (age 42) died. His son [his father] Christian VII King Denmark and Norway 1749-1808 (age 16) succeeded VII King Denmark and Norway.

On 08 Nov 1766 [his father] Christian VII King Denmark and Norway 1749-1808 (age 17) and [his mother] Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 15) were married at Christiansborg Castle. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. She the daughter of Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 46). He the son of Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 1723-1766 and Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. They were first cousins. He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 28 Jan 1768 Frederick VI King Denmark and Norway was born to Christian VII King Denmark and Norway 1749-1808 (age 18) and Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 16). He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.63%.

On 10 May 1775 [his mother] Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 23) died.

On 31 Jul 1790 Frederick VI King Denmark and Norway (age 22) and Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 22) were married. He the son of Christian VII King Denmark and Norway 1749-1808 (age 41) and Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. They were first cousins. He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 13 Mar 1808 [his father] Christian VII King Denmark and Norway 1749-1808 (age 59) died. His son Frederick VI King Denmark and Norway (age 40) succeeded VI King Denmark and Norway. [his wife] Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 40) by marriage Queen Consort Denmark and Norway.

On 26 Jan 1810 Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 1785-1831 (age 25) and [his sister-in-law] Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 20) were married. He the son of Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 1757-1816 (age 52) and Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 14 Nov 1814 [his brother-in-law] Christian Hesse-Kassel (age 38) died.

In 1822 Frederick VI King Denmark and Norway (age 53) was appointed 654th Knight of the Garter by King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 59).

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On 03 Dec 1839 Frederick VI King Denmark and Norway (age 71) died.

On 21 Mar 1852 [his former wife] Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 84) died.

Family Trees of Frederick VI King Denmark and Norway 1768-1839

Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg

Maternal Family Tree: Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg

Royal Ancestors of Frederick VI King Denmark and Norway 1768-1839

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of Frederick VI King Denmark and Norway 1768-1839

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick III King Denmark 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian V King Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick IV King Denmark and Norway 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Wilhelm "The Just" VI Hesse-Kassel 1629-1663 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Hedwig Sophia Hohenzollern 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Christian VI King Denmark and Norway 1699-1746 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke John Albert II of Mecklenburg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Gustav Adolph of Mecklenburg-Güstrow 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein Gottorp 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Elisabeth of Saxony Duchess Holstein Gottorp 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 1723-1766 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Father: Christian VII King Denmark and Norway 1749-1808 Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 1629-1698 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King George I of Great Britain and Ireland Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 1624-1705 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg

GrandMother: Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

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

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

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

Great x 1 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Frederick VI King Denmark and Norway 1768-1839 Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 1629-1698 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King George I of Great Britain and Ireland Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 1624-1705 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg

GrandFather: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

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

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

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

Great x 1 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Mother: Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar 1570-1605 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 1601-1675 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea Maria Anhalt

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg I Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 1646-1691 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann Philipp Wettin Duke Saxe Altenburg 1597-1639 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 1676-1732 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfels

Great x 2 Grandmother: Duchess Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe Gotha Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Maria of Ostfriesland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg