Christian VII of Denmark
Also known as Christian VII
King of Denmark and Norway (1749-1808)
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Christian VII was the king of Denmark and Norway for nearly 60 years during the late 1700s, a period when Denmark was navigating major political and social changes in Europe. His long reign is historically significant because it coincided with important reforms and Denmark's experience of major European conflicts, including the Napoleonic Wars.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1751
- Died
- 1775
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Mémoires d'une reine infortunée entremelés de lettres écrites par elle même
- The queen of Denmark's account of the late revolution in Denmark
- Nachrichten von einer unglüklichen Königinn
- Memoires d'une reine infortunée
- Memoirs of an unfortunate queen
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Christian VII (29 January 1749 – 13 March 1808) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1766 until his death in 1808. He was affected by mental illness and was only nominally king for most of his reign. His royal advisers changed depending on the outcome of power struggles. From 1770 to 1772, his court physician Johann Friedrich Struensee was the de facto ruler of the country and introduced progressive reforms signed into law by the king. Struensee was deposed by a coup in 1772, after which the country was ruled by Christian's stepmother, Queen Dowager Juliane Marie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, his half-brother Hereditary Prince Frederick, and the Danish politician Ove Høegh-Guldberg. From 1784 until Christian VII's death in 1808, Christian's son, later Frederick VI, acted as unofficial prince regent.
Early life