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Aug 2, 2024 · Christian VI (born Nov. 30, 1699, Copenhagen—died Aug. 6, 1746, Hørsholm, Den.) was the king of Denmark and Norway, son of Frederick IV of Denmark and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, who ascended the throne after his father’s death.
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Aug 6, 2024 · Christian VI was King of Denmark and Norway from 1730 to 1746. The eldest surviving son of Frederick IV and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, he is considered one of Denmark-Norway's more anonymous kings, but he was a skilled politician, best known for his authoritarian regime.
4 days ago · Following the murder of King Erik V in 1286, the guardians of Erik’s heir, Erik VI, still a minor, consolidated their power around the young prince and established a nearly absolutist regime.
1 day ago · Following Edmund's death on 30 November, Cnut ascends to the throne as the sole king of England. 1028. Battle of Helgeå. Kingdom of Denmark. Kingdom of England. Sweden. Norway. Anglo-Danish victory.
1 day ago · The House of Oldenburg was briefly poised to claim the British thrones through the marriage of Queen Anne and Prince George of Denmark and Norway in 1683; however, due to the early deaths of all their children, the crown passed to the House of Hanover, Oldenburgs not gaining that crown until 2022.
3 days ago · Her successor, Eric of Pomerania (King of Denmark from 1412 to 1439), lacked Margaret's skill and thus directly caused the breakup of the Kalmar Union. Eric's foreign policy engulfed Denmark in a succession of wars with the Holstein counts and the city of Lübeck.
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Aug 5, 2024 · He never traveled except for one trip to Norway in 1733. Unofficial Royalty: King Christian VI of Denmark. August 6, 1775 – Birth of Louis Antoine of France, Duke of Angoulême (Legitimist pretender as King Louis XIX of France), son of King Charles X of France, at the Palace of Versailles.
