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The Habsburgs / Re: Archduke Ferdinand, Karl-Ludwig's son
« on: September 26, 2005, 06:22:50 AM »
A couple of their photo's:
Bertha Czuber
Archduke Ferdinand
Bertha Czuber
Archduke Ferdinand
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The Habsburgs / Archduke Ferdinand, Karl-Ludwig's son
« on: September 26, 2005, 06:19:20 AM »
I would like to know more about Archduke Ferdinand, third son of Archduke Karl Ludwig and his second wife Archduchess Maria Annunziata. I know that he married morganaticaly and that he used the surname Burg, and that he didn't have any children.
But, how did he get along with his father, his brother Franz Ferdinand? Did they maintained contact after his marriage to Bertha Czuber?
Thanks
Daniela
But, how did he get along with his father, his brother Franz Ferdinand? Did they maintained contact after his marriage to Bertha Czuber?
Thanks
Daniela
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The Habsburgs / Re: Maria Ludovica,wife of Emperor Leopold II
« on: September 26, 2005, 05:03:35 AM »
What was her relationship with her brother in law, Emperor Joseph II?
Did they get along, I mean, she gave his brother sixteen children, Joseph, himself wasn’t lucky with his two wives and also his two little daughters died so young.
Daniela
Did they get along, I mean, she gave his brother sixteen children, Joseph, himself wasn’t lucky with his two wives and also his two little daughters died so young.
Daniela
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The Habsburgs / Re: Maria Ludovica,wife of Emperor Leopold II
« on: September 23, 2005, 07:27:33 AM »
Can you tell more, please?
Maria Ludovica died a couple of months after her husband Leopold. Was she ill or was she perhaps so affected and troubled because of his death?
Daniela
Maria Ludovica died a couple of months after her husband Leopold. Was she ill or was she perhaps so affected and troubled because of his death?
Daniela
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Iberian Royal Families / Re: Queens of Castile
« on: September 23, 2005, 07:18:53 AM »Quote
This Urraca about whom you are talking is Queen Urraca of Zamora, a Castilian infanta, daughter of King Ferdinand I and Sanchia of Leon. When Ferdinand died he divided his reign between his children: Sancho II received Castile, Alfonso VI received Leon, García received Galicia, Urraca received Zamora and Elvira received Toro. Urraca had been a lover of her brother Alfonso VI (giving him a daughter who ended her days as a nun) and Elvira, mother of Jimena (the Cid's wife), had also very probably been Alfonso's mistress.
Was Urraca Ferdinand's daughter or was she his grand daughter - is it possible that Urraca was Alfonso's VI daughter, and Alfonso VI being son of Ferdinand?
I've been looking on this link:
http://genealogia.netopia.pt/pessoas/pes_show.php?id=30
Daniela
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Rulers Prior to Nicholas II / Re: Anna Feodorovna
« on: September 22, 2005, 04:15:18 AM »Quote
He put Juliane (anna) on one occassion in a huge China vase and then shot at the vase.
Did he realy, realy did that!?
Then five years being with him, it was realy to much!!!
Daniela
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Rulers Prior to Nicholas II / Re: Alexandra Pavlovna
« on: September 21, 2005, 03:36:45 AM »
She seems so sweet on these portraits.
How did her death affect her husband? If I remember correctly he married twice after Alexandra died.
Daniela
How did her death affect her husband? If I remember correctly he married twice after Alexandra died.
Daniela
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The Danish Royal Family / Re: Christian VIII
« on: September 21, 2005, 02:41:26 AM »Quote
During CVIIIs reign she wasn't popular, but that changed after she became a widow.
Why she was not popular? Because of her mother perhaps?
Daniela
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The Danish Royal Family / Re: Christian VII
« on: September 21, 2005, 02:29:46 AM »
Caroline Mathilde of Great Britain, wife of Christian VII (1751-1775)
Princess Caroline Matilda of Wales (July 11, 1751-May 10, 1775), was a princess of the United Kingdom and Ireland, sister of King George III of the United Kingdom and Queen of Denmark from 1767 to 1772.
Caroline Matilda was the youngest child of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, hence her title. Her father died suddenly about three months before her birth. She was born at Leicester House in London, and was given the title Princess Caroline Matilda of Wales as daughter of the Prince of Wales-though, by the time of her birth, the title of Prince of Wales had passed to her brother.
At the age of fifteen Caroline Mathilde, as she was known in Denmark, left her family behind in Britain in order to travel to Denmark and marry her cousin, King Christian VII of Denmark and Norway. The wedding took place on November 8, 1766 at Christiansborg Castle. Her brother was anxious about the marriage, even though he wasn't fully aware that the bridegroom was mentally ill.
On January 28, 1768 Caroline Mathilde gave birth to the Crown Prince, later to become King Frederik VI of Denmark and Norway. In May of the same year Christian VII took his long tour of Europe, including stays in Altona, Paris and London. At the same time Caroline Mathilde spent the summer at Frederiksborg Castle with her new child before returning to Copenhagen in the autumn. The king returned to Copenhagen on January 12, 1769, bringing with him Johann Friedrich Struensee as royal physician, and later minister in his court. He had met Struensee in Altona during the beginning of his travels. Struensee could apparently handle the king's instability, which was a great relief to the king's advisors, and the king developed a confidence in him.
Caroline Mathilde was unhappy in her marriage, neglected and spurned by the king, and affected by his illness. Struensee encouraged the king to improve his relationship with Caroline Mathilde, and Christian VII showed his attention to her in the form of a three-day birthday party on July 22, 1769. The Queen was well aware that Struensee was behind these improvements, and her interest in the charming doctor developed.
They entered into a love affair in the spring of 1770.
On June 17, 1771 the royal court took summer residence at Hirschholm Palace in present-day Horsholm municipality. On July 7, Caroline Mathilde gave birth to her second child, Princess Louise Augusta, whose father was almost certainly Struensee.
The court moved to Frederiksborg Castle on November 19 and then backs to Christiansborg Castle on January 8, 1772.
Struensee and Caroline Mathilde were both arrested in the middle of the night between January 16 and January 17, after a masked ball at the royal theatre at Christiansborg Castle. Caroline Mathilde was taken to Kronborg Castle to await her judgment.
Struensee and his accomplice Enevold Brandt were executed on April 28, 1772.
Caroline Mathilde was divorced, and deported on board an English frigate to neighboring Celle, Germany on May 28. She never saw her children again.
She did not give up hope of returning to Denmark and seeing her ex-husband deposed, but her indiscreet behavior dismayed her brother, and he was reluctant to have her back in England, even if she had been willing to return.
She died suddenly from throat cancer at Celle on May 10, 1775.
Queen Caroline Mathilde -on right, with her sister Princess Louise Anna
Queen Caroline Mathilde; By Jens Juel, 1771
Princess Caroline Matilda of Wales (July 11, 1751-May 10, 1775), was a princess of the United Kingdom and Ireland, sister of King George III of the United Kingdom and Queen of Denmark from 1767 to 1772.
Caroline Matilda was the youngest child of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, hence her title. Her father died suddenly about three months before her birth. She was born at Leicester House in London, and was given the title Princess Caroline Matilda of Wales as daughter of the Prince of Wales-though, by the time of her birth, the title of Prince of Wales had passed to her brother.
At the age of fifteen Caroline Mathilde, as she was known in Denmark, left her family behind in Britain in order to travel to Denmark and marry her cousin, King Christian VII of Denmark and Norway. The wedding took place on November 8, 1766 at Christiansborg Castle. Her brother was anxious about the marriage, even though he wasn't fully aware that the bridegroom was mentally ill.
On January 28, 1768 Caroline Mathilde gave birth to the Crown Prince, later to become King Frederik VI of Denmark and Norway. In May of the same year Christian VII took his long tour of Europe, including stays in Altona, Paris and London. At the same time Caroline Mathilde spent the summer at Frederiksborg Castle with her new child before returning to Copenhagen in the autumn. The king returned to Copenhagen on January 12, 1769, bringing with him Johann Friedrich Struensee as royal physician, and later minister in his court. He had met Struensee in Altona during the beginning of his travels. Struensee could apparently handle the king's instability, which was a great relief to the king's advisors, and the king developed a confidence in him.
Caroline Mathilde was unhappy in her marriage, neglected and spurned by the king, and affected by his illness. Struensee encouraged the king to improve his relationship with Caroline Mathilde, and Christian VII showed his attention to her in the form of a three-day birthday party on July 22, 1769. The Queen was well aware that Struensee was behind these improvements, and her interest in the charming doctor developed.
They entered into a love affair in the spring of 1770.
On June 17, 1771 the royal court took summer residence at Hirschholm Palace in present-day Horsholm municipality. On July 7, Caroline Mathilde gave birth to her second child, Princess Louise Augusta, whose father was almost certainly Struensee.
The court moved to Frederiksborg Castle on November 19 and then backs to Christiansborg Castle on January 8, 1772.
Struensee and Caroline Mathilde were both arrested in the middle of the night between January 16 and January 17, after a masked ball at the royal theatre at Christiansborg Castle. Caroline Mathilde was taken to Kronborg Castle to await her judgment.
Struensee and his accomplice Enevold Brandt were executed on April 28, 1772.
Caroline Mathilde was divorced, and deported on board an English frigate to neighboring Celle, Germany on May 28. She never saw her children again.
She did not give up hope of returning to Denmark and seeing her ex-husband deposed, but her indiscreet behavior dismayed her brother, and he was reluctant to have her back in England, even if she had been willing to return.
She died suddenly from throat cancer at Celle on May 10, 1775.
Queen Caroline Mathilde -on right, with her sister Princess Louise Anna
Queen Caroline Mathilde; By Jens Juel, 1771
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The Danish Royal Family / Re: Christian VII
« on: September 21, 2005, 02:23:30 AM »
Christian VII (January 29, 1749-March 13, 1808), King of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Schleswig and Holstein. He was the son of Frederick V, King of Denmark, and his first consort Louisa, daughter of George II of Great Britain.
He became king on his father's death on January 14, 1766. All the earlier accounts agree that he had a winning personality and considerable talent, but he was badly educated, systematically terrorized by a brutal governor, Detlev Reventlow, and hopelessly debauched by corrupt pages, and while he seems to have been intelligent and certainly had periods of clarity, Christian suffered from severe mental problems, possibly schizophrenia.
After his marriage in 1766 to Caroline Mathilde, daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales, he abandoned himself to the worst excesses, especially debauchery. He publicly declared that he could not love Caroline Mathilde, because it was "unfashionable to love one's wife". He ultimately sank into a condition of mental stupor. Symptoms during this time included paranoia, self-mutilation and hallucinations. He became submissive to upstart Johann Friedrich Struensee, who rose steadily in power in the late 1760s. The neglected and lonely Caroline Mathilde drifted into an affair with Struensee.
In 1772, the king's marriage with Caroline Mathilde was dissolved. Struensee was arrested and executed in that same year. Christian signed Struensee's arrest warrant with indifference, and under pressure from his paternal grandmother, Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, who had led the movement to have the marriage dissolved. Caroline Mathilde, retaining her title but not her children, eventually left Denmark in exile and passed her remaining days in neighbouring Celle. She died of cancer there on May 11, 1775.
The marriage had produced two children, the future Frederick VI and Princess Louise Augusta. However, it is widely believed that Louise was the daughter of Struensee-portrait comparisons have supported this.
Christian was only nominally king from 1772 onwards. From 1772 to 1784, Denmark was ruled by Christian's stepmother Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, his physically disabled half-brother Frederick and the Danish politician Ove Hoegh-Guldberg. From 1784 onwards, his son Frederick VI ruled permanently as a prince regent. This regency was marked by liberal and agricultural reforms but also by the beginning disasters of the Napoleonic Wars.
Christian died in 1808 at Rendsburg, Schleswig, not of fright as some have suggested, but from a brain aneurism. He was 59.
King Christian VII
He became king on his father's death on January 14, 1766. All the earlier accounts agree that he had a winning personality and considerable talent, but he was badly educated, systematically terrorized by a brutal governor, Detlev Reventlow, and hopelessly debauched by corrupt pages, and while he seems to have been intelligent and certainly had periods of clarity, Christian suffered from severe mental problems, possibly schizophrenia.
After his marriage in 1766 to Caroline Mathilde, daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales, he abandoned himself to the worst excesses, especially debauchery. He publicly declared that he could not love Caroline Mathilde, because it was "unfashionable to love one's wife". He ultimately sank into a condition of mental stupor. Symptoms during this time included paranoia, self-mutilation and hallucinations. He became submissive to upstart Johann Friedrich Struensee, who rose steadily in power in the late 1760s. The neglected and lonely Caroline Mathilde drifted into an affair with Struensee.
In 1772, the king's marriage with Caroline Mathilde was dissolved. Struensee was arrested and executed in that same year. Christian signed Struensee's arrest warrant with indifference, and under pressure from his paternal grandmother, Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, who had led the movement to have the marriage dissolved. Caroline Mathilde, retaining her title but not her children, eventually left Denmark in exile and passed her remaining days in neighbouring Celle. She died of cancer there on May 11, 1775.
The marriage had produced two children, the future Frederick VI and Princess Louise Augusta. However, it is widely believed that Louise was the daughter of Struensee-portrait comparisons have supported this.
Christian was only nominally king from 1772 onwards. From 1772 to 1784, Denmark was ruled by Christian's stepmother Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, his physically disabled half-brother Frederick and the Danish politician Ove Hoegh-Guldberg. From 1784 onwards, his son Frederick VI ruled permanently as a prince regent. This regency was marked by liberal and agricultural reforms but also by the beginning disasters of the Napoleonic Wars.
Christian died in 1808 at Rendsburg, Schleswig, not of fright as some have suggested, but from a brain aneurism. He was 59.
King Christian VII
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The Danish Royal Family / Re: Frederik V1 and his Family
« on: September 21, 2005, 02:05:19 AM »
Maria of Hesse Cassel, wife of Frederik VI (1767-1839)
Marie Sophie Frederikke was Queen Consort of Denmark and Norway. She was born as "Marie Sophie Friederike von Hessen-Kassel", the eldest child of Prince Charles of Hesse-Cassel and Princess Louise of Denmark.
Her paternal grandparents were Landgrave Frederick II of Hesse-Cassel and Princess Mary of Great Britain. Mary was a daughter of George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach. Her maternal grandparents were Frederick V of Denmark and Louise, another daughter of George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach. Her father was the second son of the Landgrave and as such, had no own principality. Thus he acted in several such positions that were offered to cadet members of royal houses by their reigning relatives. Denmark was offering more and better positions than the small Cassel.
She grew up largely in Denmark, where her father held remarkable positions, such as governorate of provinces. Her mother was third and youngest daughter of king Frederik V of Denmark and his consort, Louise of Great Britain. As such, she was niece of King Christian VII and of Prince Regent Frederik, as well as first cousin of Regent, Crown Prince Frederik, the Danish rulers of that period.
In 1790 she married her first cousin, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (1768-1839), then Regent of the Realm, the future king Frederick VI of Denmark, despite objections from the government and the advisors of the Royal House. Her husband had been since 1784 (16 years old) the Regent on behalf of his insane father Christian VII of Denmark, who died 1808. The royal couple assumed the throne officially only upon king Christian's death, having acted as de facto monarchs already some couple of decades. In the aftermath of the defeat of Denmark's ally, Emperor Napoleon of the French, Denmark lost its dominion Norway, and the royal couple ceased to be Norway's king and queen in 1814.
They had eight children. However, none of Frederick VI's sons survived infancy and when he died in 1839, he was succeeded by his cousin, Christian VIII of Denmark. The surviving children of King Frederick VI and Queen Marie Sophie Frederikke were their two daughters:
- Caroline of Denmark (1793-1881), married her father's first cousin, Hereditary Prince Frederick Ferdinand of Denmark (died 1863), some months before his nephew Frederick VII of Denmark, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, youngest son of Hereditary Prince and sometime Regent Frederik of Denmark and as such brother of Christian VIII of Denmark. She had no children
- Wilhelmine of Denmark (1808-1891), firstly married her second cousin Prince Frederik of Denmark, the future Frederick VII of Denmark, but they divorced, and she married secondly Duke Charles of Lyksborg, Duke of Glucksburg, who was eldest brother of the future Christian IX of Denmark. Both her marriages were childless.
Queen Marie Sophie Frederikke lamented the total lack of sons and of grandchildren of her own. When her youngest sister, Duchess Louise Caroline of Lyksborg, became widow when most of her large brood of children yet very young, Queen Marie accepted some of the younger ones into her tutelage in the Royal Household. They were much younger than queen's own two surviving daughters, which implies that the queen felt like a grandmother. One such foster child of hers was prince Christian of Lyksborg, born 1818, the future Christian IX of Denmark.
Christian of Lyksborg and his wife Louise of Hesse named their second daughter, Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar of Lyksborg (born 1847), in Queen's honor and her namesake. After her death (1852), that girl became Tsarina Maria Fedorovna of Russia, preserving there the Queen's first name (Maria/Marie).
BTW, Princess Wilhelmine looks very pretty on those portraits.
Daniela
Marie Sophie Frederikke was Queen Consort of Denmark and Norway. She was born as "Marie Sophie Friederike von Hessen-Kassel", the eldest child of Prince Charles of Hesse-Cassel and Princess Louise of Denmark.
Her paternal grandparents were Landgrave Frederick II of Hesse-Cassel and Princess Mary of Great Britain. Mary was a daughter of George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach. Her maternal grandparents were Frederick V of Denmark and Louise, another daughter of George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach. Her father was the second son of the Landgrave and as such, had no own principality. Thus he acted in several such positions that were offered to cadet members of royal houses by their reigning relatives. Denmark was offering more and better positions than the small Cassel.
She grew up largely in Denmark, where her father held remarkable positions, such as governorate of provinces. Her mother was third and youngest daughter of king Frederik V of Denmark and his consort, Louise of Great Britain. As such, she was niece of King Christian VII and of Prince Regent Frederik, as well as first cousin of Regent, Crown Prince Frederik, the Danish rulers of that period.
In 1790 she married her first cousin, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (1768-1839), then Regent of the Realm, the future king Frederick VI of Denmark, despite objections from the government and the advisors of the Royal House. Her husband had been since 1784 (16 years old) the Regent on behalf of his insane father Christian VII of Denmark, who died 1808. The royal couple assumed the throne officially only upon king Christian's death, having acted as de facto monarchs already some couple of decades. In the aftermath of the defeat of Denmark's ally, Emperor Napoleon of the French, Denmark lost its dominion Norway, and the royal couple ceased to be Norway's king and queen in 1814.
They had eight children. However, none of Frederick VI's sons survived infancy and when he died in 1839, he was succeeded by his cousin, Christian VIII of Denmark. The surviving children of King Frederick VI and Queen Marie Sophie Frederikke were their two daughters:
- Caroline of Denmark (1793-1881), married her father's first cousin, Hereditary Prince Frederick Ferdinand of Denmark (died 1863), some months before his nephew Frederick VII of Denmark, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, youngest son of Hereditary Prince and sometime Regent Frederik of Denmark and as such brother of Christian VIII of Denmark. She had no children
- Wilhelmine of Denmark (1808-1891), firstly married her second cousin Prince Frederik of Denmark, the future Frederick VII of Denmark, but they divorced, and she married secondly Duke Charles of Lyksborg, Duke of Glucksburg, who was eldest brother of the future Christian IX of Denmark. Both her marriages were childless.
Queen Marie Sophie Frederikke lamented the total lack of sons and of grandchildren of her own. When her youngest sister, Duchess Louise Caroline of Lyksborg, became widow when most of her large brood of children yet very young, Queen Marie accepted some of the younger ones into her tutelage in the Royal Household. They were much younger than queen's own two surviving daughters, which implies that the queen felt like a grandmother. One such foster child of hers was prince Christian of Lyksborg, born 1818, the future Christian IX of Denmark.
Christian of Lyksborg and his wife Louise of Hesse named their second daughter, Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar of Lyksborg (born 1847), in Queen's honor and her namesake. After her death (1852), that girl became Tsarina Maria Fedorovna of Russia, preserving there the Queen's first name (Maria/Marie).
BTW, Princess Wilhelmine looks very pretty on those portraits.
Daniela
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The Danish Royal Family / Re: Queens of Denmark
« on: September 21, 2005, 01:51:27 AM »
Here is a little bit more about the rest of Danish Queens
Charlotte of Hesse Cassel, wife of King Christian V (1650-1714)
She was the daughter of Landgrave William VI of Hesse-Kassel and Hedwig Sophia of Hohenzollern. She was born on April 27, 1650.
When she was 17 years old, she married at the time Prince Christian. They had eight children, but the only one who had family, was their eldest son and heir to the throne, the future Frederik IV.
Charlotte Amalie was raised in the Reformed faith, and after her marriage to Christian she didn't convert. She was very popular; her popularity even increased in 1700, when she took part in organizing the defense of Copenhagen, when King Charles XII of Sweden invaded Zealand.
Charlotte Amalie owned several estates around the country and she administered them skillfully. After the death of her husband in 1699, she moved to a mansion, which she had bought: Charlottenburg, on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen, where she lived from 1700 until she passed away on March 27, 1714.
Queen Charlotte Amalie
Louise of Mecklenburg-Gustrow, first wife of King Frederik IV (1667-1721)
She was born on August 28, 1667 in Gustrow. Her parents were Duke Gustavus Adolf of Mecklenburg-Güstrow and Duchess Magdalena, nee of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. In 1695 she was married to Crown Prince Frederik (IV) and together they had five children. Their first son named Christian died before their second son and successor was born-future Christian VI. Their next two sons died in infancy, daughter Charlotte Amalie who was their last child survived into adulthood, but she was unmarried.
Louise lived quietly at the Danish Court. Unlike Frederik IV she never gained popularity with the population. Queen Louise suffered because her husband had mistresses, which caused embarrassing scenes at the Court. Frederik even entered two morganatic marriages. He raised one of his mistresses, Anna Sophie Reventlow, to the status of Queen just days after Louise's death. Queen Louise was close to her son Christian. She was strongly influenced by Pietism and she sought solace in religion.
She died on March 15, 1721 in Copenhagen.
Queen Louise
Anna of Reventlow, second wife of Frederik IV (1693-1743)
She was the daughter of the Great Chancellor Conrad Reventlow and Sophie Amalie von Hahn. She was born on April 16, 1693.
Anna Sophie met the King at a masked ball in 1711 and fell in love with him. The next year he abducted her and they entered a morganatic marriage. A few days after the death of Queen Louise in 1721, the couple married in full and she became Queen.
Anna Sophie is so far the only Danish Queen who was not of princely descent. The marriage brought about a break within the Royal Family; Crown Prince Christian detested her strongly, and the King's siblings, Prince Carl and Princess Sophie Hedwig, left Copenhagen.
Several of Anna Sophie's relatives, popularly known as the "Reventlow Gang", gained great influence within the government, but it is unknown whether Anna Sophie herself had any real political power. After Frederik IV's death in 1730, she was expelled from Copenhagen to her birthplace, the manor house Clausholm near Randers-Jutland, where she died on January 7, 1743.
Queen Anna
Sophia of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, wife of Christian VI (1700-1770)
She was daughter of Markgraf Christian Heinrich von Brandenburg-Bayreuth and Countess Sophie Christiane von Wolfstein. She was born on November 28,1700 at Castle Schoenberg.
She married Christian on August 7, 1721.
Sophie Magdalene wasn't popular. She was accused of creating certain closed ness around the Court and the Royal Family. Her background in a religious environment, marked by Pietism, was a strong influence on the introduction of the subdued life at the Court. Later she was criticized for never having discarded of her German ness, even though German culture and language were dominant at the Court before her time.
In spite of all that, the Royal Couple's life together was harmonious; they had three children-the heir to the throne future Frederik V, a daughter who died in infancy, and another daughter, Louise who married Ernst Friedrich III Duke of Saxe Meiningen und Hildburghausen.
Sophie Magdalene refused to wear the same crown that the hated Queen Anna Sophie had worn, so that is why, the new Queen's Crown was made. She also established the collection of Crown Jewels, when she bequeathed a large part of her jewellery for that purpose. She had the Palace of Hirschholm built, where she lived after being widowed in 1746. She died there on May 27, 1770.
Queen Sophia
Louisa of Great Britain, first wife of Frederik V (1724-1751)
She was born on December 18, 1724; her parents were King George II of Great Britain and Queen Caroline, nee of Brandenburg-Ansbach at Leicester House in London.
She married Frederik on December 11, 1743.
The Queen made a great effort to learn the Danish language and insisted on teaching it to her children. This contributed to her popularity.
Louise gave birth to five children, of which four survived. Their first son died in infancy, first daughter Sophie Magdalena became Queen of Sweden, after marrying King Gustav III; their younger daughters Caroline and Louise married brothers Wilhelm IX of Hesse Cassel and Karl of Hesse Cassel respectively; Louise of Hesse Cassel was a Grandmother of King Christian IX of Denmark.
Louise's arrival in Denmark meant a change at the Danish Court. Life became much more joyful than it had been during the reign of the strongly Pietist Christian VI and Queen Sophie Magdalene. Louise was fond of parties, theater and dancing. The joyful Queen became exceedingly popular, not least with the population of Copenhagen.
She died during another pregnancy after only five years as Queen of Denmark in December 19, 1751; she was only 27 years old.
Queen Louise
Juliana of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, second wife of King Frederik V (1729-1796)
She was born on September 4, 1729. Her father was Duke Ferdinand Albrecht of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and her mother was Duchess Antoinette Amalie, nee of Braunschweig-Blankenburg. Her sister Elisabeth Christine was married to King Friedrich II »The Great« of Prussia.
On July 8, 1752 she married King Frederik V. She gave birth to Prince Frederik, the Heir Presumptive.
Juliane Marie was the second wife of the unstable Frederik V, after Louise, whose popularity she could not live up to. During the life of Frederik V she did not have much influence, but that changed when she was widowed. She did not enjoy close relations with her stepson, the mentally ill Christian VII, and she probably did what she could, to disclose the affaire between Queen Caroline Mathilde and her lover Struensee, hoping that her own son, Frederik, the Heir Presumptive, could take over the throne after the Queen was sent to exile and her stepson proclaimed mad.
After 1772 when the coup against J.F. Struensee happened she and Ove Hoegh-Guldberg had the real power in the Kingdom, even though was her son Frederik formally in charge of government. Juliane Marie's political influence ended when Crown Prince Frederik (VI) took power in a coup in 1784.
She died on October 10, 1796.
Queen Juliana
Charlotte of Hesse Cassel, wife of King Christian V (1650-1714)
She was the daughter of Landgrave William VI of Hesse-Kassel and Hedwig Sophia of Hohenzollern. She was born on April 27, 1650.
When she was 17 years old, she married at the time Prince Christian. They had eight children, but the only one who had family, was their eldest son and heir to the throne, the future Frederik IV.
Charlotte Amalie was raised in the Reformed faith, and after her marriage to Christian she didn't convert. She was very popular; her popularity even increased in 1700, when she took part in organizing the defense of Copenhagen, when King Charles XII of Sweden invaded Zealand.
Charlotte Amalie owned several estates around the country and she administered them skillfully. After the death of her husband in 1699, she moved to a mansion, which she had bought: Charlottenburg, on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen, where she lived from 1700 until she passed away on March 27, 1714.
Queen Charlotte Amalie
Louise of Mecklenburg-Gustrow, first wife of King Frederik IV (1667-1721)
She was born on August 28, 1667 in Gustrow. Her parents were Duke Gustavus Adolf of Mecklenburg-Güstrow and Duchess Magdalena, nee of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. In 1695 she was married to Crown Prince Frederik (IV) and together they had five children. Their first son named Christian died before their second son and successor was born-future Christian VI. Their next two sons died in infancy, daughter Charlotte Amalie who was their last child survived into adulthood, but she was unmarried.
Louise lived quietly at the Danish Court. Unlike Frederik IV she never gained popularity with the population. Queen Louise suffered because her husband had mistresses, which caused embarrassing scenes at the Court. Frederik even entered two morganatic marriages. He raised one of his mistresses, Anna Sophie Reventlow, to the status of Queen just days after Louise's death. Queen Louise was close to her son Christian. She was strongly influenced by Pietism and she sought solace in religion.
She died on March 15, 1721 in Copenhagen.
Queen Louise
Anna of Reventlow, second wife of Frederik IV (1693-1743)
She was the daughter of the Great Chancellor Conrad Reventlow and Sophie Amalie von Hahn. She was born on April 16, 1693.
Anna Sophie met the King at a masked ball in 1711 and fell in love with him. The next year he abducted her and they entered a morganatic marriage. A few days after the death of Queen Louise in 1721, the couple married in full and she became Queen.
Anna Sophie is so far the only Danish Queen who was not of princely descent. The marriage brought about a break within the Royal Family; Crown Prince Christian detested her strongly, and the King's siblings, Prince Carl and Princess Sophie Hedwig, left Copenhagen.
Several of Anna Sophie's relatives, popularly known as the "Reventlow Gang", gained great influence within the government, but it is unknown whether Anna Sophie herself had any real political power. After Frederik IV's death in 1730, she was expelled from Copenhagen to her birthplace, the manor house Clausholm near Randers-Jutland, where she died on January 7, 1743.
Queen Anna
Sophia of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, wife of Christian VI (1700-1770)
She was daughter of Markgraf Christian Heinrich von Brandenburg-Bayreuth and Countess Sophie Christiane von Wolfstein. She was born on November 28,1700 at Castle Schoenberg.
She married Christian on August 7, 1721.
Sophie Magdalene wasn't popular. She was accused of creating certain closed ness around the Court and the Royal Family. Her background in a religious environment, marked by Pietism, was a strong influence on the introduction of the subdued life at the Court. Later she was criticized for never having discarded of her German ness, even though German culture and language were dominant at the Court before her time.
In spite of all that, the Royal Couple's life together was harmonious; they had three children-the heir to the throne future Frederik V, a daughter who died in infancy, and another daughter, Louise who married Ernst Friedrich III Duke of Saxe Meiningen und Hildburghausen.
Sophie Magdalene refused to wear the same crown that the hated Queen Anna Sophie had worn, so that is why, the new Queen's Crown was made. She also established the collection of Crown Jewels, when she bequeathed a large part of her jewellery for that purpose. She had the Palace of Hirschholm built, where she lived after being widowed in 1746. She died there on May 27, 1770.
Queen Sophia
Louisa of Great Britain, first wife of Frederik V (1724-1751)
She was born on December 18, 1724; her parents were King George II of Great Britain and Queen Caroline, nee of Brandenburg-Ansbach at Leicester House in London.
She married Frederik on December 11, 1743.
The Queen made a great effort to learn the Danish language and insisted on teaching it to her children. This contributed to her popularity.
Louise gave birth to five children, of which four survived. Their first son died in infancy, first daughter Sophie Magdalena became Queen of Sweden, after marrying King Gustav III; their younger daughters Caroline and Louise married brothers Wilhelm IX of Hesse Cassel and Karl of Hesse Cassel respectively; Louise of Hesse Cassel was a Grandmother of King Christian IX of Denmark.
Louise's arrival in Denmark meant a change at the Danish Court. Life became much more joyful than it had been during the reign of the strongly Pietist Christian VI and Queen Sophie Magdalene. Louise was fond of parties, theater and dancing. The joyful Queen became exceedingly popular, not least with the population of Copenhagen.
She died during another pregnancy after only five years as Queen of Denmark in December 19, 1751; she was only 27 years old.
Queen Louise
Juliana of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, second wife of King Frederik V (1729-1796)
She was born on September 4, 1729. Her father was Duke Ferdinand Albrecht of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and her mother was Duchess Antoinette Amalie, nee of Braunschweig-Blankenburg. Her sister Elisabeth Christine was married to King Friedrich II »The Great« of Prussia.
On July 8, 1752 she married King Frederik V. She gave birth to Prince Frederik, the Heir Presumptive.
Juliane Marie was the second wife of the unstable Frederik V, after Louise, whose popularity she could not live up to. During the life of Frederik V she did not have much influence, but that changed when she was widowed. She did not enjoy close relations with her stepson, the mentally ill Christian VII, and she probably did what she could, to disclose the affaire between Queen Caroline Mathilde and her lover Struensee, hoping that her own son, Frederik, the Heir Presumptive, could take over the throne after the Queen was sent to exile and her stepson proclaimed mad.
After 1772 when the coup against J.F. Struensee happened she and Ove Hoegh-Guldberg had the real power in the Kingdom, even though was her son Frederik formally in charge of government. Juliane Marie's political influence ended when Crown Prince Frederik (VI) took power in a coup in 1784.
She died on October 10, 1796.
Queen Juliana
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French Royals / Re: Princess Mathilde Bonaparte
« on: September 16, 2005, 02:56:12 AM »
Wasn't she engaged to Napoleon III? Or were just rumors?
Daniela
Daniela
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The Danish Royal Family / Re: Queens of Denmark
« on: September 15, 2005, 07:44:32 AM »
Here are the other five:
Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Ratzenburg, wife of King Christian III (1511-1571)
She was a daughter of Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg and Duchess Katharina of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel.
She was only 14 years old at the time of her marriage to a future King Christian III. In 1534 she became Queen, since then her husband was crownd as Danish king.
They had five children and all of them survived into adulthood.
Queen Dorothea
Sophia of Mecklenburg Gustrow, wife of King Frederik II (1557-1631)
She was born on September 4, 1557. When she was fourteen years old she married King Frederik, who was 23 years older then Sophia. Apparently they had quite a happy marriage.
During Frederiks reign she had no political power, but after his death she was a Guardian of the Christian IV in Schleswig and Holstein. Because of that she came into conflict with the government, which expelled her to the palace of Nykobing Slot on the island of Falster.
Sophie was an able administrator of her estates on Lolland and Falster. She was also engaged in large-scale trade and money lending, and several European princes borrowed money from her. They included her son, Christian IV, who had to borrow from her because of his costly wars.
Sophia and Frederik had seven children - their second daughter Anna was married to King James I Stuart of Great Britain.
Queen Sophia
Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, first wife of King Christian IV (1575-1612)
Anna Catherine married Christian IV on November 27, 1597. She was the daughter of Margrave Joachim Friedrich of Brandenburg and Katherine, nee of Hohenzollern.
The wedding took place in the castle of Haderslevhus in South Jutland. The previous year Christian was the crowned as King Christian IV of Denmark. Together they had six children, among them Christian, the Prince Elect, who died a year before his father, and Frederik III who introduced absolute monarchy in Denmark. It seems that she didn't have any political power, but she was praised for her modesty and deep religious feelings.
Queen Anna Catherine
King Christian IV and Queen Anna Catharina
Kirsten Munck, second wife of King Christian IV (1598-1658)
She was born on July 6, 1598 in Norlund. Her parents were Ludwig Munch zu Norlund and Ellen Marsvin zu Ellensburg. In 1615 Kirsten Munk became the second wife of King Christian IV. She was intelligent and independent person, but she was also very close to her husband.
In 1630, she left the Court, because of the estrangement between herself and the King; she also had an affair with Rhinegrave Otto Ludwig. From then on she lived at her estates Bollerand Rosenvold in Jutland, where at times she was under house arrest.
Kirsten and King Christian VI had twelve children, of which eight survived. Their five daughters were married to powerful Danish noblemen, who played important roles in the Danish Rigsrad (Government). Because of that the King's son in laws were called "the Party of the Sons-in-law".
Kirsten died on April 19, 1658 in Boller.
Queen Kirsten
Sophia of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, wife of King Frederik III (1628 -1685)
She was the daughter of Duke George of Brunswick Lüneburg and Anna Eleonora, nee Princess of Hesse Darmstadt. She was born on March 24, 1628 in Herzberg.
They had eight children. Of them Christian succeeded his father as King, George married Queen Anna Stuart of Great Britain, Ulrika Eleonora married King Charles IX of Sweden.
Sophia had some influence during her husband and later her son's reign. It was her husband King Frederik that introduced the absolute monarchy in Denmark. In the 1650's she had some power struggle with her sister in law Leonora Christina and her husband Corfitz Ulfeld.
Sophie Amalie loved hunting and in spite of the bad financial situation of the Kingdom, she was the center of a sumptuous Court life, with exclusive luxury items and grand parties.
She died on February 20, 1685.
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Queen Sophie
Another link:
http://www.rosenborgslot.dk/
Daniela
Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Ratzenburg, wife of King Christian III (1511-1571)
She was a daughter of Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg and Duchess Katharina of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel.
She was only 14 years old at the time of her marriage to a future King Christian III. In 1534 she became Queen, since then her husband was crownd as Danish king.
They had five children and all of them survived into adulthood.
Queen Dorothea
Sophia of Mecklenburg Gustrow, wife of King Frederik II (1557-1631)
She was born on September 4, 1557. When she was fourteen years old she married King Frederik, who was 23 years older then Sophia. Apparently they had quite a happy marriage.
During Frederiks reign she had no political power, but after his death she was a Guardian of the Christian IV in Schleswig and Holstein. Because of that she came into conflict with the government, which expelled her to the palace of Nykobing Slot on the island of Falster.
Sophie was an able administrator of her estates on Lolland and Falster. She was also engaged in large-scale trade and money lending, and several European princes borrowed money from her. They included her son, Christian IV, who had to borrow from her because of his costly wars.
Sophia and Frederik had seven children - their second daughter Anna was married to King James I Stuart of Great Britain.
Queen Sophia
Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, first wife of King Christian IV (1575-1612)
Anna Catherine married Christian IV on November 27, 1597. She was the daughter of Margrave Joachim Friedrich of Brandenburg and Katherine, nee of Hohenzollern.
The wedding took place in the castle of Haderslevhus in South Jutland. The previous year Christian was the crowned as King Christian IV of Denmark. Together they had six children, among them Christian, the Prince Elect, who died a year before his father, and Frederik III who introduced absolute monarchy in Denmark. It seems that she didn't have any political power, but she was praised for her modesty and deep religious feelings.
Queen Anna Catherine
King Christian IV and Queen Anna Catharina
Kirsten Munck, second wife of King Christian IV (1598-1658)
She was born on July 6, 1598 in Norlund. Her parents were Ludwig Munch zu Norlund and Ellen Marsvin zu Ellensburg. In 1615 Kirsten Munk became the second wife of King Christian IV. She was intelligent and independent person, but she was also very close to her husband.
In 1630, she left the Court, because of the estrangement between herself and the King; she also had an affair with Rhinegrave Otto Ludwig. From then on she lived at her estates Bollerand Rosenvold in Jutland, where at times she was under house arrest.
Kirsten and King Christian VI had twelve children, of which eight survived. Their five daughters were married to powerful Danish noblemen, who played important roles in the Danish Rigsrad (Government). Because of that the King's son in laws were called "the Party of the Sons-in-law".
Kirsten died on April 19, 1658 in Boller.
Queen Kirsten
Sophia of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, wife of King Frederik III (1628 -1685)
She was the daughter of Duke George of Brunswick Lüneburg and Anna Eleonora, nee Princess of Hesse Darmstadt. She was born on March 24, 1628 in Herzberg.
They had eight children. Of them Christian succeeded his father as King, George married Queen Anna Stuart of Great Britain, Ulrika Eleonora married King Charles IX of Sweden.
Sophia had some influence during her husband and later her son's reign. It was her husband King Frederik that introduced the absolute monarchy in Denmark. In the 1650's she had some power struggle with her sister in law Leonora Christina and her husband Corfitz Ulfeld.
Sophie Amalie loved hunting and in spite of the bad financial situation of the Kingdom, she was the center of a sumptuous Court life, with exclusive luxury items and grand parties.
She died on February 20, 1685.
[img http://www.rosenborgslot.dk/images/pics/a07275wl.jpg[/img]
Queen Sophie
Another link:
http://www.rosenborgslot.dk/
Daniela
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The Danish Royal Family / Re: Queens of Denmark
« on: September 15, 2005, 07:11:05 AM »
Hello!
I have done a little research and wrote down something on Danish Queens. I must say that I am not at all an expert in the area, I have just done a little surfing on the net and put this informations together.
I will start with first five from the above list.
Daniela
Dorothea of Brandenburg, wife of King Christian I (1430-1495)
Her parents were Johann von Hohenzollern, Markgraf von Brandenburg and Barbara, born Princess of Sachsen-Wittenberg.
She had an elder sister, Barbara who married Ludovico II Gonzaga, Marchese di Mantova and had several children with him.
Dorothea was firstly married to Christoffer III von Wittelsbach, King of Denmark from 1440 to1448. She married him on September 12, 1445. They didn't have any children. Christoffer died in 1448. Dorothea then married Christian I of Oldenburg who became King of Denmark, so, he succeded Christoffer.
They had five children, but only Hans (he succeded his father), Marguerite (she was married to King James III of Scotlend) and Frederik (he succeded his nephew King ChristianII) survived into adulthood.
Apparently, she was a shrewd financial manager and worked to establish her younger son's rights in Slesvig and Holstein. With her sister, the Marchesa of Mantua, she carried on a lively correspondence.
Queen Dorothea
Christina of Saxony, wife of King Hans (1461-1521)
She was born on December 25, 1461. Her parents were Duke Ernst of Saxony and Elisabeth, born Princess of Wittelsbach.
In 1478 she married Prince Hans who became King of Denmark in 1481. They had five children, but only Christian (who succeeded his father) and Elisabeth (who married Joachim Nestor von Hohenzollern, Kurfürst von Brandenburg) survived into adulthood.
She died on December 8, 1521.
Queen Christina
Isabella of Habsburg, wife of King Christian II (1501-1526)
She was born on July 18, 1501 in Bruxelles. Her parents were Phillip, Archduke of Austria and Juana ''la Loca'' Queen of Castilla.
At the age of thirteen, Isabella was married by proxy to King Christian II of Denmark. Two years later, the Archbishop of Norway was sent to escort her to Copenhagen.
The marriage was not a success, as the King had a mistress (known as 'The Dove') in residence, and would not hear of getting rid of her. Besides, he was generally considered
to be mad, after he had ninety-four nobles beheaded in the course of a single morning, the nobility turned against him. He was deposed, and imprisoned in a tower, with a dwarf for company.
After that, Isabella and her three children, Hans, Christina and Dorothea, were dependent on the charity of her brother Emperor Charles. She died at the age of twenty-five on January 19, 1526 in Gent.
Queen Isabella
Anna of Brandenburg, first wife of King Frederik I (1487-1514)
She married her husband on April 10, 1502. She gave him two children Christian (who became King after his father) and Dorothea (who married Duke Albrecht of Prussia).
When she died she was 27 years old.
Queen Anna
Sophia of Pommern, second wife of King FrederikI (1498-1568)
She married her husband on October 9, 1518 as his second wife. They had six children.
In 1522 King Christian II was dethroned, and the crown was offered to her husband, him being King Christians uncle. Frederik accepted the crown, since he always opposed his nephew. Thus making Sophia his Queen.
Queen Sophia
The informations I found are from this sites:
http://worldroots.com/
http://geneweb.inria.fr/roglo
http://genealogia.netopia.pt/home/
I have done a little research and wrote down something on Danish Queens. I must say that I am not at all an expert in the area, I have just done a little surfing on the net and put this informations together.
I will start with first five from the above list.
Daniela
Dorothea of Brandenburg, wife of King Christian I (1430-1495)
Her parents were Johann von Hohenzollern, Markgraf von Brandenburg and Barbara, born Princess of Sachsen-Wittenberg.
She had an elder sister, Barbara who married Ludovico II Gonzaga, Marchese di Mantova and had several children with him.
Dorothea was firstly married to Christoffer III von Wittelsbach, King of Denmark from 1440 to1448. She married him on September 12, 1445. They didn't have any children. Christoffer died in 1448. Dorothea then married Christian I of Oldenburg who became King of Denmark, so, he succeded Christoffer.
They had five children, but only Hans (he succeded his father), Marguerite (she was married to King James III of Scotlend) and Frederik (he succeded his nephew King ChristianII) survived into adulthood.
Apparently, she was a shrewd financial manager and worked to establish her younger son's rights in Slesvig and Holstein. With her sister, the Marchesa of Mantua, she carried on a lively correspondence.
Queen Dorothea
Christina of Saxony, wife of King Hans (1461-1521)
She was born on December 25, 1461. Her parents were Duke Ernst of Saxony and Elisabeth, born Princess of Wittelsbach.
In 1478 she married Prince Hans who became King of Denmark in 1481. They had five children, but only Christian (who succeeded his father) and Elisabeth (who married Joachim Nestor von Hohenzollern, Kurfürst von Brandenburg) survived into adulthood.
She died on December 8, 1521.
Queen Christina
Isabella of Habsburg, wife of King Christian II (1501-1526)
She was born on July 18, 1501 in Bruxelles. Her parents were Phillip, Archduke of Austria and Juana ''la Loca'' Queen of Castilla.
At the age of thirteen, Isabella was married by proxy to King Christian II of Denmark. Two years later, the Archbishop of Norway was sent to escort her to Copenhagen.
The marriage was not a success, as the King had a mistress (known as 'The Dove') in residence, and would not hear of getting rid of her. Besides, he was generally considered
to be mad, after he had ninety-four nobles beheaded in the course of a single morning, the nobility turned against him. He was deposed, and imprisoned in a tower, with a dwarf for company.
After that, Isabella and her three children, Hans, Christina and Dorothea, were dependent on the charity of her brother Emperor Charles. She died at the age of twenty-five on January 19, 1526 in Gent.
Queen Isabella
Anna of Brandenburg, first wife of King Frederik I (1487-1514)
She married her husband on April 10, 1502. She gave him two children Christian (who became King after his father) and Dorothea (who married Duke Albrecht of Prussia).
When she died she was 27 years old.
Queen Anna
Sophia of Pommern, second wife of King FrederikI (1498-1568)
She married her husband on October 9, 1518 as his second wife. They had six children.
In 1522 King Christian II was dethroned, and the crown was offered to her husband, him being King Christians uncle. Frederik accepted the crown, since he always opposed his nephew. Thus making Sophia his Queen.
Queen Sophia
The informations I found are from this sites:
http://worldroots.com/
http://geneweb.inria.fr/roglo
http://genealogia.netopia.pt/home/