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Frederick IV, King of Denmark











Reign[]

August 25, 1699 - October 12, 1730  (31 years)
Preceded by Christian V of Denmark
Succeeded by Christian VI of Denmark



Birth[]

October 11, 1671
Copenhagen, Denmark
House of Oldenburg


Death[]

October 12, 1730
Odense, Denmark
59 years



Parents[]

Christian V, King of Denmark
Born April 15, 1646
Father: Frederick III, King of Denmark  (1609-70) (61 years)
Mother: Sophie Amalie, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg  (1628-85) (57 years)
Married: June 25, 1667 - August 25, 1699  (32 years, died)
Died August 25, 1699  (53 years)


Charlotte Amalie, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel
Born April 27, 1650
Father: William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel  (1629-63) (34 years)
Mother: Hedwig Sophie, Margravine of Brandenburg  (1623-83) (60 years)
Children: 7
Died March 27, 1714  (63 years)



Siblings[]

1. Christian Vilhelm, Prince of Denmark  (1672-73) (1 year)

2. Christian, Prince of Denmark  (1675-95) (20 years)

3. Sophia Hedwig, Princess of Denmark  (1677-1735) (58 years)

4. Christiane Charlotte, Princess of Denmark  (1679-89) (10 years)

5. Charles, Prince of Denmark  (1680-1729) (49 years)

6. William, Prince of Denmark  (1687-1705) (18 years)



Marriages[]

1. Louise, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
Born August 28, 1667
Father: Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow  (1633-95) (62 years)
Mother: Magdalene Sibylle, Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp  (1631-1719) (88 years)
Married: December 5, 1695 - March 15, 1721  (25 years, widowed)
Died March 15, 1721  (53 years)


2. Anne Sophie, Countess Reventlow
Born April 16, 1693
Father: Conrad, Count von Reventlow  (1644-1708) (64 years)
Mother: Sophie Amalie, Lady Hahn  (1664-1722) (58 years)
Married: April 4, 1721 - October 12, 1730  (9 years, died)
Died January 7, 1743  (49 years)



Children with Louise, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Güstrow[]

1. Christian, Prince of Denmark  (1697-98) (1 year)

2. Christian VI, King of Denmark  (1699-1746) (47 years)
Married 1721-46 (died): Sophie Magdalene, Margravine of Brandenburg-Kulmbach  (1700-70)


3. Frederik Charles, Prince of Denmark  (1701-02) (1 year)
4. George, Prince of Denmark  (1703-04) (1 year)
5. Charlotte Amalie, Princess of Denmark  (1706-82) (76 years)



Children with Anne Sophie, Countess Reventlow[]

6. Fredericka Sophie, Princess of Denmark  (1721-21) (1 day)
7. Fredericka Conradine, Princess of Denmark  (1721-21) (1 day)
8. Christiana Amalia, Princess of Denmark  (1723-24) (1 year)
9. Frederick Christian, Prince of Denmark  (1726-27) (1 year)
10. Charles, Prince of Denmark  (1728-29) (1 year)



Grandchildren  (Total: 3)[]

2. Christian: Frederick, Louise, Louise
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