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4 unusual facts about Christian IX of Denmark


Bishop Hans Svane's 1647 Revision of Bishop Hans Poulsen Resen's Translation of 1607

It took another 50 years until the Old Testament 1871 revision by the Danish Bible Society during the reign of King Christian IX.

Christian IX of Denmark

The cabinet consisted of members of the Venstre Reform Party and was the first Danish government not to include the conservative party Højre, even though Højre never had a majority of the seats in the Folketing.

Yellow Mansion, Copenhagen

Prince Christian of Glücksborg, later to become Christian IX of Denmark, took up residence in it when he first arrived in Copenhagen.

At this stage no one knew that he was later to become Christian IX as the first Glücksburg king of Denmark.


Johan Laurentz Jensen

Jensen had an extensive circle of customers and many students, especially women, including Louise of Hesse-Kassel who later married King Christian IX.

Laurits Tuxen

In the 1880s and 1890s, he travelled widely painting portraits for Europe's royal families including Christian IX of Denmark, Queen Victoria and the Russian royalty.

Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Karoline Mathilde married Friedrich Ferdinand, the eldest son of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe and a nephew of Christian IX of Denmark, on 19 March 1885 at Primkenau.


see also

Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein

Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817-1898), wife of Christian IX of Denmark (previously a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg)