Biography of Frederick VIII King Denmark 1843-1912

On 26th May 1842 [his father] King Christian IX of Denmark (age 24) and [his mother] Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark (age 24) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. He the son of [his grandfather] Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg and [his grandmother] Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 52). They were second cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 3rd June 1843 Frederick VIII King Denmark was born to King Christian IX of Denmark (age 25) and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark (age 25). He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.84%.

On 28th July 1869 Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 26) and Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 17) were married. He the son of King Christian IX of Denmark (age 51) and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark (age 51).

On 26th September 1870 [his son] Christian X King Denmark was born to Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 27) and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 18).

On 3rd August 1872 [his son] Haakon VII King Norway was born to Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 29) and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 20).

On 17th February 1875 [his daughter] Louise Glücksburg was born to Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 31) and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 23).

On 8th October 1876 [his son] Harald Glücksburg was born to Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 33) and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 24).

On 2nd August 1878 [his daughter] Princess Ingeborg Glücksburg was born to Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 35) and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 26).

On 4th March 1880 [his daughter] Thyra Glücksburg was born to Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 36) and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 28).

On 4th March 1887 [his son] Gustav Glücksburg was born to Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 43) and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 35).

On 23rd May 1890 [his daughter] Dagmar Glücksburg was born to Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 46) and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 38).

In 1896 [his son] Haakon VII King Norway (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway (age 26) were married. She the daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 54) and [his sister] Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 51). He the son of Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 52) and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 44). They were first cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 26th April 1898 [his son] Christian X King Denmark (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. He the son of Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 54) and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 46). They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 29th September 1898 [his mother] Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark (age 81) died.

On 4th April 1906 [his daughter] Louise Glücksburg (age 31) died.

On 14th May 1912 Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 68) died. His son [his son] Christian (age 41) succeeded X King Denmark.

On 20th May 1912 George William Hanover (age 31) died in a car accident. Somewhat ironically he was driving to the funeral of his maternal uncle Frederick VIII King Denmark (deceased) when he skidded on a newly laid road surface. He and his valet Karl Grebe were killed in the accident. There is a monument at the site.

From the web:

Probably overtired, the car raced into loose gravel rock at 90 kilometers per hour, came off the road to the right, knocked down three trees and drilled into the earth with a destroyed front axle. Prince Georg Wilhelm and his valet Grebe – Karl Grebe – died instantly. The chauffeur sitting in the back survived slightly injured. The dead were laid out in the church of Nackel and brought a little later with military honors to Friesack station.

At the station, the coffins were loaded into the carriage to the songs of the Friesacker men's choir, which brought the crown prince to the funeral in Gmunden, Austria. The Friesacker stationmaster, Joachim Gahl, it is said, received a letter from Austria including two cufflinks decorated with diamonds and the initials "GW" thanks to his duty. Hanover's royal family thanked the villagers because they had shown themselves so compassionate. Monetary donations were made to the church, the warrior federation and the virgin association. In the church, a plaque commemorates the laying out and that the congregation sang before the transfer of the dead.

On 20th March 1926 [his former wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 74) died.