Christian of Denmark, IX King of Denmark Duke of Schleswig Holstein and Lauenburg

1818 - 1906  (87 years)

• Name	Christian of Denmark
  Suffix	IX King of Denmark Duke of Schleswig Holstein and Lauenburg
  Birth	8 Apr 1818	Gottorf Castle, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	12592
  Death	29 Jan 1906	Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
  Person ID	I12592	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Leopold, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg,   b. 4 Jan 1785, Lindenau, East Prussia d. 17 Feb 1831, Gottorf Castle, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Luise Karoline von Hesse-Kassell, Princess Duchess Consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg,   b. 28 Sep 1789, Gottorp, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig d. 13 Mar 1867, Ballenstedt, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Family ID	F4653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Luise Wilhelmine Friederike Caroline Auguste Julia von Hesse-Kassel, Queen of Denmark,   b. 7 Sep 1817, Kassel, Electorate of Hesse, Imperial Confederate of Germany d. 29 Sep 1898, Bernstorff Palace, Gentofte, Denmark (Age 81 years)
  Children	+ 1. Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia of Denmark, Queen Consort of the UK and Ireland Empress Consort of India,   b. 1 Dec 1844, Yellow Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark d. 20 Nov 1925, Sandringham House, Norfolk, England (Age 80 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F4652	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Apr 1818 - Gottorf Castle, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig Death - 29 Jan 1906 - Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Christian IX of Denmark, King of Denmark