Biography of Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 1723-1766

On 31 Mar 1723 Frederick V King Denmark and Norway was born to Christian VI King Denmark and Norway 1699-1746 (age 23) at Christiansborg Castle.

On 12 Oct 1730 [his grandfather] Frederick IV King Denmark and Norway (age 59) died. His son [his father] Christian VI King Denmark and Norway 1699-1746 (age 30) succeeded VI King Denmark and Norway.

In 1734 Willam Karel Hendrik Friso Orange Nassau (age 22) and [his future sister-in-law] Princess Anne Hanover (age 24) were married at St James's Palace [Map]. She the daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 50) and Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 50). They were fourth cousins.

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On 08 May 1740 Frederick Hesse-Kassel (age 19) and [his future sister-in-law] Mary Hanover (age 17) were married. She the daughter of [his future father-in-law] King George II (age 56). She the daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 56) and Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England. He the son of William Hesse-Kassel 1682-1760 (age 58). They were fourth cousins.

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On 11 Dec 1743 Frederick V King Denmark and Norway (age 20) and 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 07 Jul 1745 [his son] Christian Oldenburg was born to Frederick V King Denmark and Norway (age 22) and [his wife] Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 20). He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 03 Jul 1746 [his daughter] Queen Sophia of Sweden was born to Frederick V King Denmark and Norway (age 23) and [his wife] Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 21). She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 06 Aug 1746 [his father] Christian VI King Denmark and Norway 1699-1746 (age 46) died. His son Frederick V King Denmark and Norway (age 23) succeeded V King Denmark and Norway.

On 03 Jun 1747 [his son] Christian Oldenburg (age 1) died.

On 10 Jul 1747 [his daughter] Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg was born to Frederick V King Denmark and Norway (age 24) and [his wife] Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 22). She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

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On 29 Jan 1749 [his son] Christian VII King Denmark and Norway 1749-1808 was born to Frederick V King Denmark and Norway (age 25) and [his wife] Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 24). He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 20 Jan 1750 [his daughter] Louise Oldenburg was born to Frederick V King Denmark and Norway (age 26) and [his wife] Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 25) at Christiansborg Castle. She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 19 Dec 1751 [his wife] Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 27) died.

On 08 Jul 1752 Frederick V King Denmark and Norway (age 29) and Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 22) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. He the son of Christian VI King Denmark and Norway 1699-1746.

On 11 Oct 1753 [his son] Prince Frederick Oldenburg was born to Frederick V King Denmark and Norway (age 30) and [his wife] Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 24) at Christiansborg Castle.

On 28 Dec 1757 [his former sister-in-law] Princess Caroline Hanover (age 44) died.

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On 12 Jan 1759 [his former sister-in-law] Princess Anne Hanover (age 49) died.

On 01 Sep 1764 [his son-in-law] William Elector of Hesse (age 21) and [his daughter] Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg (age 17) were married at Christiansborg Castle. She the daughter of Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 1723-1766 (age 41) and Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. He the son of Frederick Hesse-Kassel (age 44) and Mary Hanover (age 41). 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.

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Death of Frederick V of Denmark

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

On 10 Oct 1796 [his former wife] Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 67) died.

Family Trees of Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 1723-1766

Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg

Royal Ancestors of Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 1723-1766

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Philip "Bold" III King France

Royal Descendants of Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 1723-1766

Christian VII King Denmark and Norway 1749-1808 x 1

King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark x 1

King Christian IX of Denmark 1818-1906 x 1

Frederick VIII King Denmark 1843-1912 x 1

Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England x 1

George I King Greece 1845-1913 x 1

George V King United Kingdom x 1

Frederick Charles I King Finland 1868-1940 x 1

Olav Glücksburg V King Norway 1903-1991 x 1

Constantine II King Hellenes 1940- x 1

Carl XVI King Sweden 1946- x 1

Ancestors of Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 1723-1766

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick II King Denmark 1534-1588 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian IV King Denmark 1577-1648 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick III King Denmark 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Christian V King Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Maurice of Hesse-Kassel 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave William V of Hesse-Kassel 1602-1637 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Wilhelm "The Just" VI Hesse-Kassel 1629-1663 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 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: John Sigismund Hohenzollern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George William Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Hohenzollern

Great x 2 Grandmother: Hedwig Sophia Hohenzollern 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 1574-1610 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Charlotte Palatinate Simmern 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Father: 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 I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke John VII of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

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

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine Hesse 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Duke Gustav Adolph of Mecklenburg-Güstrow 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

Great x 1 Grandmother: Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein Gottorp 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony 1560-1591 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John George Wettin Elector Saxony 1585-1656 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Elisabeth of Saxony Duchess Holstein Gottorp 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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