Prince Christian of Denmark (1675–1695)

Christian
Prince of Denmark
Portrayed by french painter Jacob d'Agar
Born	(1675-03-25)25 March 1675 Copenhagen, Denmark
Died	27 June 1695(1695-06-27) (aged 20) Ulm
Burial	Roskilde Cathedral
House	House of Oldenburg
Father	Christian V of Denmark
Mother	Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
Religion	Lutheranism

Prince Christian of Denmark (25 March 1675 – 27 June 1695) was the third son of Christian V of Denmark and his consort Queen Charlotte Amalie, and thus a younger brother of King Frederick IV. He died aged 20, and never married.

Background

Sophie Amalienborg during the fire in 1689

At the age of 12 he was mentioned as a possible royal subject for Poland's throne. As a 14-year-old was in charge of the celebrations on the occasion of his father's birthday that brought probably the first opera in Denmark, which sadly ended with Amalienborg fire in 1689. Described as a strong and lively young man he took up his first major trip to Italy in May 1695, soon after he got infected by smallpox and died 27 June in Ulm. The body was taken to Roskilde, where interment took place 11 September of that year.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Christian of Denmark (1675–1695)

16. Frederick II of Denmark

8. Christian IV of Denmark

17. Sophie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

4. Frederick III of Denmark

18. Joachim Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg

9. Anne Catherine of Brandenburg

19. Margravine Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin

2. Christian V of Denmark

20. William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

10. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

21. Princess Dorothea of Denmark

5. Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg

22. Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

11. Landgravine Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt

23. Margravine Magdalene of Brandenburg

1. Prince Christian of Denmark

24. Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

12. William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

25. Countess Agnes of Solms-Laubach

6. William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

26. Philipp Ludwig II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

13. Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg

27. Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau

3. Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel

28. John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg

14. George William, Elector of Brandenburg

29. Duchess Anna of Prussia

7. Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg

30. Frederick IV, Elector Palatine

15. Countess Palatine Elizabeth Charlotte of Simmern

31. Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau

References

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