Christian V of Denmark

Christian V (* April 15, 1646 in Flensburg, † August 25, 1699 in Copenhagen) was from 1670 to 1699 King of Denmark and Norway.

Life

Christian V was the son of King Frederick III. and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick- Lüneburg. Shortly before his father's death he had been involved in the business of government and thus hardly prepared for his royal duties. He was initially limited to advisors instructed under which Peder Schumacher Griffenfeld gained power and influence in particular.

Christian led from 1675 to 1679 during the Scanian War, an unsuccessful battle against Sweden to the provinces of Skåne, Blekinge and Halland.

With effect from April 15, 1683 Christian V had the previously applicable in the individual regions of Denmark Rights ( Jütisches right Scho African law and Seeländisches law) by the Danish Code " Danske Lov » replace.

1686 he besieged the Free Imperial City of Hamburg with a 16,500 man strong army to take this, but the plans of conquest had to give up in spite of violent struggles for a comparison.

Marriage and issue

The 21 -year-old Crown Prince Christian married in Nykøbing / Falster on June 25, 1667 Charlotte Amalie ( * 1650, † 1714), a daughter of William VI. of Hesse-Cassel, with whom he had the following children:

  • Frederick IV (* October 11, 1671, † October 12, 1730 )
  • Christian ( born December 1, 1672 † January 25, 1673 )
  • Christian ( * March 26, 1675, † June 27, 1695 )
  • Sophie Hedwig (* August 28, 1677, † March 13, 1735 )
  • Christiane Charlotte ( * January 18, 1679; † August 24, 1689 )
  • Karl ( * October 26, 1680; † August 8, 1729 )
  • Wilhelm ( * February 21, 1687, † November 28, 1705 )

With his mistress Sophie Amalie Moth (* 1654, † 1719), to which he had become aware of the age of 22, Christian V had five illegitimate children whose paternity he acknowledged publicly:

  • Christiane (* July 7, 1672; † September 12, 1689 )
  • Christian ( * February 28, 1674; † July 16, 1703 )
  • Sophie Christiane (* 1675, † August 18, 1684 )
  • Anna Christiane (* 1676, † August 11, 1689 )
  • Ulrich Christian ( * June 14, 1678; † December 8, 1719 )
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel Odense Integrated Authority File
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