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Christian VII

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cimbrio:
Christian VII is a very interesting character. Can anyone forward any info on him, as well as portraits? Is he the least popular King of Denmark? If not, who is?

kmerov:
Well, he is remembered for being schizofrenic and violent. He became king at the age of 17, and it was clear that he wasn't sane. He married his first cousin Caroline Mathilde, but took a prostitute as his mistress. They would tour Copenhagen and trash everything they could get their hands on.
After that he met a doctor, Struensee who helped him calm down a bit. Struensee started an affair with the queen, and he became the ruler of Denmark for a short period, until Christians step mother, dowager queen Juliane Marie staged a coup. She had Struensee executed and the king divorce Caroline Mathilde who was arrested aswell. When his son crown prince frederik (VI) became of age, he staged another coup and ruled as regent until Chrisitan VII died in 1808.

He is not the least popular king, just a tragic figure. One of the least popular kings is Christian VI.

Rosamund:
Cimbrio, here is a good link to the Danish Kings.

http://www.danskekonger.dk/eng/biografi/ChrVII.html

Kmerov, as Louisa Augusta was Struensee's daughter why was she acknowledged by Christian V11?

cimbrio:
Thanks to you both. Well Rosamund, what I can come up with is that  the scandal would have been even greater if the King had put both his wife and the child away while he executed Struensee. I suppose it wasn't the baby's fault that she was born to whom she was born, maybe the King thought her might as well have a daughter. Plus, if he said the girlw as his child there would nothing else to be said... Well, can anyone come up with anything?

kmerov:
Well Christian VII was pretty much not in contact with the world at that time, so I don't think he really understood or cared about whos child it was, and Struensee had control over the king so it didn't take much to make him acknowledge Louise Augusta. Everybody knew she was Struensees daughter( at court she was called La petite Struensee), but when the king said it was his daughter the case was closed.

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