Frederick VI of Denmark

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Frederick VI of Denmark was a late 18th- and early 19th-century king of Denmark and Norway whose reign saw the end of the Danish-Norwegian union and significant reforms amid the Napoleonic Wars.

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Label Occurrences
Frederick VI of Denmark canonical 12
Frederick VI 1
Frederik VI 1

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Denmark
King of Norway
human
monarch
birthDate 1768-01-28
birthPlace Christiansborg Palace
Copenhagen
Denmark–Norway
burialPlace Roskilde Cathedral
child Princess Caroline of Denmark
Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark
consort Marie of Hesse-Kassel
countryOfCitizenship Denmark
Denmark–Norway
deathDate 1839-12-03
deathPlace Amalienborg Palace
Copenhagen
era early 19th century
late 18th century
father Christian VII of Denmark
fullName Frederick VI of Denmark self-linksurface differs
surface form: Frederick VI
implementedReform abolition of serfdom in Denmark
agricultural reforms in Denmark
educational reforms in Denmark
reforms of peasant tenure
knownFor ending the Danish-Norwegian union
enlightened absolutism
languageSpoken Danish
German
lostTerritory Helgoland
surface form: Heligoland

Norway
mother Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
nativeName Frederick VI of Denmark self-linksurface differs
surface form: Frederik VI
notableEvent Battle of Copenhagen
surface form: Battle of Copenhagen (1801)

Battle of Copenhagen
surface form: Battle of Copenhagen (1807)

Napoleonic Wars
Treaty of Kiel
Battle of Copenhagen
surface form: bombardment of Copenhagen (1807)
policy alliance with Napoleonic France
neutrality in early Napoleonic Wars
positionHeld Grand Master of the Order of the Dannebrog
Grand Master of the Order of the Elephant
predecessor Christian VII of Denmark
reasonForRegency mental illness of Christian VII of Denmark
regencyEnd 1808
regencyStart 1784
regentOf Denmark–Norway
regnalNumber VI
reignEnd 1839-12-03
reignEndAsKingOfNorway 1814-10-14
reignStart 1808-03-13
reignStartAsKingOfNorway 1808-03-13
religion Lutheranism
royalHouse House of Oldenburg
signed Treaty of Kiel
spouse Marie of Hesse-Kassel
style His Majesty
successor Christian VIII of Denmark
title Crown Prince of Denmark
Prince of Norway
surface form: Crown Prince of Norway

King of Denmark
King of Norway

Referenced by (15)

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House of Oldenburg notableMember Frederick VI of Denmark
Royal Frederick University namedAfter Frederick VI of Denmark
Royal Frederick University foundedBy Frederick VI of Denmark
Royal Frederick University monarchAtFoundation Frederick VI of Denmark
Battle of Copenhagen commander Frederick VI of Denmark
subject surface form: Battle of Copenhagen (1801)
this entity surface form: Frederik Vilhelm, Crown Prince of Denmark
Order of the Dannebrog reformedBy Frederick VI of Denmark
Treaty of Kiel signatory Frederick VI of Denmark
Roskilde Cathedral burialPlaceOf Frederick VI of Denmark
Order of the Elephant associatedWithMonarch Frederick VI of Denmark
Kongelige Frederiks Universitet (as office worker in youth) namedAfter Frederick VI of Denmark
subject surface form: Kongelige Frederiks Universitet
Duke of Holstein hasTitleHolder Frederick VI of Denmark
Frederick VI of Denmark fullName Frederick VI of Denmark self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Frederick VI
Frederick VI of Denmark nativeName Frederick VI of Denmark self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Frederik VI
Christian VII of Denmark child Frederick VI of Denmark
Christian VII of Denmark successor Frederick VI of Denmark