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Christian IX (8 April 1818 – 29 January 1906) was King of Denmark from 15 November 1863 until his death in 1906. From 1863 to 1864, he was concurrently Duke of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg.
King Christian IX of Denmark (April 8, 1818 – January 29, 1906) ruled Denmark from 1863 to 1906. Known as the " father-in-law of Europe ", [ 1 ] he and his queen consort , Louise of Hesse-Kassel (September 7, 1817 – September 29, 1898), became the ancestors of many members of European royalty.
Christian IX (born April 8, 1818, Gottorp, Schleswig—died Jan. 29, 1906, Copenhagen) was a Danish king who came to the throne at the height of a crisis over Schleswig-Holstein in 1863 and who later resisted the advance of full parliamentary government in Denmark.
When Frederick VII, the last king of the Oldenburg dynasty, breathed his last on 15th November 1863, Christian became King Christian IX. The king at war with Denmark. The crown weighed heavily on Christian IX’s head when he became king in 1863.
Christian IX was the King of Denmark from his accession to the throne in 1863 until his death in 1906. Between 1863 and 1864, he concurrently held the titles of Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, and Lauenburg.
The Family of Christian IX of Denmark is a monumental oil on canvas group portrait painting by Laurits Tuxen of Christian IX of Denmark and his family of European royalty, gathered in the Garden Hall at Fredensborg Palace. The painting is on display in one of the Queen's Reception Rooms at Christiansborg Palace.
Christian X. King of Denmark from 1912. Christian X's long reign spanned both world wars, and during the German occupation in World War II he became a national icon.
Christian IX (8 April 1818 – 29 January 1906) was King of Denmark from 1863 until his death in 1906. From 1863 to 1864, he was the Duke of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg at the same time. [1]
So how did King Christian IX become King of Denmark? When King Christian VIII died in 1848, he was succeeded by his son King Frederik VII , who had married three times but had no children, and this resulted in a succession crisis.
A carte-de-visite group portrait of the family of Prince Christian of Denmark, later Christian IX of Denmark (1818-1906) (centre, seated), Prince Wilhelm, later King George I of Greece (1845-1913), Princess Dagmar, later Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia (1847-1928) (left) and Princess Alexandra, later Queen Alexandra of England (1844-1925 ...