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    Christian VIII (18 September 1786 – 20 January 1848) was King of Denmark from 1839 to 1848 and, as Christian Frederick, King of Norway in 1814. Christian...
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    their names to the four palaces; Christian VII's Palace, Christian VIII's Palace, King Frederik VIII's Palace and Christian IX's Palace. A colonnade, designed...
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    Frederick VIII (Danish: Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl; 3 June 1843 – 14 May 1912) was King of Denmark from 29 January 1906 until his death in 1912....
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    was named after his mother's cousin Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark, the later King Christian VIII, who was also his godfather. Together with his...
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    Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United...
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    Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his six marriages and his...
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    but eldest surving, child to the then Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark, the future King Christian VIII, and his first wife Duchess Charlotte Frederica...
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    Kaiser Wilhelm II. He was closely related to Kings Christian VII, Frederick VI and Christian VIII of Denmark through his mother and was a claimant for...
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    older siblings, Prince Christian Frederick (who later became King of Norway in 1814 and was King of Denmark as Christian VIII from 1839) and Princess...
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    as the second spouse of King Christian VIII between 1839 and 1848. Caroline Amalie was the daughter of Frederick Christian II, Duke of...
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    speculation suggests that Andersen was an illegitimate son of King Christian VIII. Danish historian Jens Jørgensen supported this idea in his book H.C...
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    infancy. Prince Christian Frederick (18 September 1786 – 20 January 1848), future King Christian Frederick of Norway and Christian VIII of Denmark. Princess...
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    slowly, perhaps due to Christian VIII's close concern with the matter and criticism of the proposed works. When Christian VIII died in 1848, the project...
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    ISBN 87-87439-22-0. Dehn-Nielsen, Henning (1999). Christian 8. : konge af Danmark, konge af Norge [Christian VIII : King of Denmark, King of Norway] (in Danish)...
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    Louise of Hesse-Kassel (category Christian IX of Denmark)
    of Hesse lived in Denmark from the age of three. As a niece of King Christian VIII, who ruled Denmark between 1839 and 1848, Louise was very close to the...
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    after William Phillips. French authors use the name Christianite (after Christian VIII of Denmark), given by A. Des Cloizeaux in 1847. Phillipsite is a mineral...
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    The Ugly Duckling (category Short stories by Hans Christian Andersen)
    suggests that Andersen was the illegitimate son of Prince Christian Frederik (later King Christian VIII of Denmark), and found this out sometime before he wrote...
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  • often shown on Danish coinage, often in a Latin form. Since the time of Christian VIII, Danish monarchs have only used mottos in the Danish language. List...
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    Currently, Queen Margrethe resides in Christian IX's Palace and the King in Frederik VIII's Palace. Christian VIII's Palace has apartments for other members...
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    name was given in honour of the prince, later king Christian VIII of Denmark. The Prince Christian Sound connects the Labrador Sea with the Irminger Sea...
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    Mecklenburg-Schwerin (4 December 1784 – 13 July 1840), was the first wife of Christian VIII from 1806 until 1810, before he became King of Norway and later King...
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    her sister Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1784–1840) married King Christian VIII of Denmark. Born on 19 November 1779 in the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin...
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  • Denmark and Norway 1730–1746 Christian VII of Denmark (1749–1808), King of Denmark and Norway 1766–1808 Christian VIII of Denmark (1786–1848), King of...
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    Kingdom of Denmark. Established by Christian VII on 16 May 1792, and re-instituted by ordinance of Christian VIII on 24 July 1845, it is a personal award...
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    infancy. Prince Christian Frederick (18 September 1786 - 20 January 1848), future King Christian Frederick of Norway and Christian VIII of Denmark. Princess...
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    Denmark in 1863. Because her mother was a sister of King Christian VIII, Louise's marriage to Christian IX was an important factor in his rise to the Danish...
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    taken by Christian IV of Denmark from the troops of the Holy Roman Empire. During the First War of Schleswig two Danish ships, the Christian VIII and the...
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  • (complete list) – Christian VII, Duke of Holstein-Glückstadt (1766–1773), of Holstein (1773–1808) Frederick VI, Duke (1808–1839) Christian VIII, Duke (1839–1848)...
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    castrum doloris, the last time in 1972. Used by the kings from Christian V to Christian VIII. The crown was made by Paul Kurtz in Copenhagen, 1670–1671....
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    slight modifications. Christian Frederick, forced to abdicate as king of Norway, would become king of Denmark as Christian VIII in 1839. Norway would...
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