Christian IX King of Denmark - Dybbøl Banke, Denmark
N 54° 54.386 E 009° 45.414
32U E 548529 N 6084641
Bust of King Christian IX. at Danish national symbol Dybbøl Banke.
Waymark Code: WMPBYH
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 08/06/2015
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This bust of King Christian IX. is made of bronze, the square granite pillar stands on a round pedestal of four flat stones. The bar's total height is 250 cm. Its lower part is 70 cm high, the base is 10 cm high and has a diameter of 130 cm. Inscription: black font, capital letters. On the column is carved: C IX under a crown and WITH GOD OF HONOR AND RIGHT.
In socket rear face : RAISED YEAR 1937 OF DANISH SOLDIERS ASSOCIATIONS.
"Christian IX (8 April 1818 – 29 January 1906) was King of Denmark from 1863 to 1906. From 1863 to 1864, he was concurrently Duke of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg. Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish throne. However, in 1852, Christian was chosen as heir to the Danish monarchy in light of the expected extinction of the senior line of the House of Oldenburg. Upon the death of King Frederick VII of Denmark in 1863, Christian acceded to the throne as the first Danish monarch of the House of Glücksburg."
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