Christian VIII of Denmark

Christian VIII
Portrait by Johan Vilhelm Gertner, 1845
King of Denmark (more...)
Reign	3 December 1839 – 20 January 1848
Coronation	28 June 1840 Frederiksborg Palace Chapel
Predecessor	Frederick VI
Successor	Frederick VII
King of Norway
Reign	17 May – 10 October 1814
Predecessor	Frederick VI
Successor	Charles II
Born	(1786-09-18)18 September 1786 Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen
Died	20 January 1848(1848-01-20) (aged 61) Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen
Burial	Roskilde Cathedral
Spouses	Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin ​ ​ (m. 1806; div. 1810)​ Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Augustenburg ​ ​ (m. 1815)​
Issue	Frederick VII
Names Christian Frederick
House	Oldenburg
Father	Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (officially) Frederick von Blücher (rumored)
Mother	Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Religion	Lutheranism
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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.^[1]

Christian Frederick was the eldest son of Hereditary Prince Frederick, a younger son of King Frederick V of Denmark and Norway. As his cousin Frederick VI had no sons, Christian Frederick was heir presumptive to the throne from 1808.