Prince Christian of Denmark (1675–1695)

Prince Christian of Denmark and Norway
Portrayed by french painter Jacob d'Agar
Born	(1675-03-25)25 March 1675 Copenhagen, Denmark
Died	27 June 1695(1695-06-27) (aged 20) Ulm
Burial	Roskilde Cathedral
House	Oldenburg
Father	Christian V of Denmark
Mother	Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
Religion	Lutheranism

Danish Royalty
House of Oldenburg Main Line
Christian V
Children Frederick IV Prince Christian Vilhelm Prince Christian Princess Sophia Hedwig Prince Charles Prince Christiane Charlotte Prince Vilhelm
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Prince Christian of Denmark and Norway (25 March 1675 – 27 June 1695) was the third son of Christian V of Denmark and his consort, Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, and thus a younger brother of King Frederick IV. He died aged 20, and never married.

At the age of 12 years old he was mentioned as a possible royal subject for Poland's throne. As a 14-year-old was in charge of the celebrations on the occasion of his father's birthday that brought probably the first opera in Denmark, which ended with Amalienborg fire in 1689. Described as a strong and lively young man he took up his first major trip to Italy in May 1695, soon after he got infected by smallpox and died on June 27 in Ulm. The body was taken to Roskilde, where interment took place 11 September of that year.^[1]