Prince Christian of Denmark (1675–1695)

Danish prince

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.

## Background

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Sophie Amalienborg during the fire in 1689

At the age of 12 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 27 June in Ulm. The body was taken to Roskilde, where interment took place 11 September of that year.[1]

## Ancestry

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Ancestors of Prince Christian of Denmark (1675–1695)

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| 4\. Frederick III of Denmark|

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| 9\. Anne Catherine of Brandenburg

| 2\. Christian V of Denmark|

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| 10\. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

| 5\. Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg|

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| 11\. Landgravine Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt

| 1\. Prince Christian of Denmark|
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| 12\. William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

| 6\. William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel|

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| 13\. Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg

| 3\. Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel|

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| 14\. George William, Elector of Brandenburg

| 7\. Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg|

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| 15\. Countess Palatine Elizabeth Charlotte of Simmern

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## References

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1. ^ "Christian" in Dansk biografisk Lexikon

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Danish princes

The generations are numbered from the implementation of hereditary monarchy by Frederick III in 1660.

1st generation|

* King Christian V1
* Prince George, Duke of Cumberland1

2nd generation|

* King Frederick IV1
* Prince Christian1
* Prince Charles1
* Prince William1
* Prince William, Duke of Gloucester1

3rd generation|

* King Christian VI1

4th generation|

* King Frederick V1

5th generation|

* King Christian VII1
* Hereditary Prince Frederick1

6th generation|

* King Frederick VI1
* King Christian VIII1
* Hereditary Prince Ferdinand1

7th generation|

* King Frederick VII1
* King Christian IX5

8th generation|

* King Frederick VIII5
* King George I of Greece5
* Prince Valdemar3

9th generation|

* King Christian X
* King Haakon VII of Norway
* Prince Harald3
* Prince Gustav3
* King Constantine I of Greece2
* Prince George2
* Prince Nicholas2
* Prince Andrew2
* Prince Christopher2
* Prince Aage
* Prince Axel3
* Prince Erik3
* Prince Viggo3

10th generation|

* King Frederik IX3
* Hereditary Prince Knud3
* King Olav V of Norway1
* Prince Gorm3
* Prince Oluf3
* King George II of Greece2
* King Alexander I of Greece2
* King Paul I of Greece2
* Prince Peter2
* Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh2 4
* Prince Michael2
* Prince Georg3
* Prince Flemming3

11th generation|

* Prince Henrik5
* Prince Ingolf3
* Prince Christian3
* King Constantine II of Greece2

12th generation|

* King Frederik X
* Prince Joachim
* Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece2
* Prince Nikolaos2
* Prince Philippos2

13th generation|

* Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark
* Prince Vincent
* Prince Nikolai
* Prince Felix
* Prince Henrik
* Prince Constantine-Alexios2
* Prince Achileas-Andreas2
* Prince Odysseas-Kimon2
* Prince Aristidis-Stavros2

1 Also prince of Norway
2 Also prince of Greece
3 Also prince of Iceland
4 Also prince of the United Kingdom
5 Not Danish prince by birth, but created prince of Denmark
Princes that lost their title are shown in italics
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