Christian VII. of Denmark, Roskilde cathedral, Denmark
N 55° 38.542 E 012° 04.827
33U E 316265 N 6170142
Grave of the King of Denmark and Norway, Christian VII in Roskilde cathedral
Waymark Code: WMPBZV
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 08/06/2015
Views: 11
Christian VII (29 January 1749 – 13 March 1808) was an Oldenburg monarch who was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1766 until his death. He was the son of King Frederick V and his first wife Louise of Great Britain.
Christian VII's reign was marked by mental illness which affected government decisions, and for most of his reign Christian was only nominally king. His royal advisers changed depending on who won power struggles around the throne. In the late 1760s, he came under the influence of his personal physician Johann Friedrich Struensee, who rose steadily in power. From 1770 to 1772 Struensee was "de facto" regent of the country, and introduced progressive reforms signed into law by Christian VII. Struensee was deposed by a coup in 1772 after which the country was ruled by Christian's stepmother, Juliane Marie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, his half-brother Frederick and the Danish politician Ove Høegh-Guldberg.
From 14 April 1784 until Christian VII's death in 1808, Christian's son, later Frederick VI, acted as unofficial regent, a regency marked by liberal and agricultural reforms, but also by the beginning disasters of the Napoleonic Wars.
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Description:
He is buried in a sarcophagus of black marble
Date of birth: 01/29/1749
Date of death: 03/13/1808
Area of notoriety: Politics
Marker Type: Plaque
Setting: Indoor
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed
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