POLITICIAN
Christian VII of Denmark
1749 - 1808
Christian VII of Denmark
Christian VII (29 January 1749 – 13 March 1808) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1766 until his death in 1808. His motto was "Gloria ex amore patriae" ("Glory through love of the fatherland"). Christian VII's reign was marked by mental illness. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christian VII of Denmark has received more than 1,703,353 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Christian VII of Denmark is the 511th most popular politician (down from 495th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 12th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Danish Politician.
Christian VII was the King of Denmark and Norway from 1766 until 1808. He was the son of King Frederick V and his first wife Louise of Great Britain. Christian's reign was marked by mental illness and for most of his reign, power was exercised by his half-brother Frederick VI. In 1808, Christian was deposed in a coup and the Danish monarchy was abolished.
Memorability Metrics
1.7M
Page Views (PV)
73.24
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
55
Languages Editions (L)
9.27
Effective Languages (L*)
2.96
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Christian VII of Denmark ranks 511 out of 19,576. Before him are Frederick William III of Prussia, Władysław II Jagiełło, John Adams, Zenobia, Anne, Queen of Great Britain, and Yaroslav the Wise. After him are Alexios I Komnenos, James Monroe, Christina, Queen of Sweden, Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, Dilma Rousseff, and Margaret I of Denmark.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrederick William III of Prussia
1770 - 1840
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 505
Władysław II Jagiełło
1362 - 1434
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 506
John Adams
1735 - 1826
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 507
Zenobia
240 - 275
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 508
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
1665 - 1714
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 509
Yaroslav the Wise
978 - 1054
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 510
Christian VII of Denmark
1749 - 1808
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 511
Alexios I Komnenos
1048 - 1118
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 512
James Monroe
1758 - 1831
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 513
Christina, Queen of Sweden
1626 - 1689
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 514
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
1415 - 1493
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 515
Dilma Rousseff
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 516
Margaret I of Denmark
1353 - 1412
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 517
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1749, Christian VII of Denmark ranks 4. Before him are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Pierre-Simon Laplace, and Edward Jenner. After him are Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, Nicolas Appert, Yolande de Polastron, Domenico Cimarosa, Lorenzo Da Ponte, Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe, Daniel Rutherford, and Adélaïde Labille-Guiard. Among people deceased in 1808, Christian VII of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Selim III. After him are Mustafa IV, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, John Dickinson, Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov, Carl Gotthard Langhans, Johan Christian Fabricius, Hubert Robert, Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis, Gaétan Vestris, and Friedrich Kasimir Medikus.
Others Born in 1749
Go to all RankingsJohann Wolfgang von Goethe
WRITER
1749 - 1832
HPI: 88.54
Rank: 1
Pierre-Simon Laplace
MATHEMATICIAN
1749 - 1827
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 2
Edward Jenner
PHYSICIAN
1749 - 1823
HPI: 77.00
Rank: 3
Christian VII of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1808
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 4
Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
WRITER
1749 - 1791
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 5
Nicolas Appert
INVENTOR
1749 - 1841
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 6
Yolande de Polastron
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1793
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 7
Domenico Cimarosa
COMPOSER
1749 - 1801
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 8
Lorenzo Da Ponte
WRITER
1749 - 1838
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 9
Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1792
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 10
Daniel Rutherford
PHYSICIST
1749 - 1819
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 11
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
PAINTER
1749 - 1803
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1808
Go to all RankingsSelim III
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1808
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 1
Christian VII of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1808
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 2
Mustafa IV
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1808
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 3
Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria
POLITICIAN
1743 - 1808
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 4
John Dickinson
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1808
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 5
Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1737 - 1808
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 6
Carl Gotthard Langhans
ARCHITECT
1732 - 1808
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 7
Johan Christian Fabricius
BIOLOGIST
1745 - 1808
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 8
Hubert Robert
PAINTER
1733 - 1808
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 9
Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis
PHYSICIAN
1757 - 1808
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 10
Gaétan Vestris
DANCER
1729 - 1808
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 11
Friedrich Kasimir Medikus
PHYSICIAN
1736 - 1808
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 12
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Christian VII of Denmark ranks 15 out of 1,032. Before him are Asta Nielsen (1881), Frederick IX of Denmark (1899), Björn Ironside (800), Karen Blixen (1885), Vitus Bering (1681), and Gorm the Old (900). After him are Margaret I of Denmark (1353), George I of Greece (1845), Ole Rømer (1644), Karl Adolph Gjellerup (1857), Christian IV of Denmark (1577), and Sweyn Forkbeard (960).
Others born in Denmark
Go to all RankingsAsta Nielsen
ACTOR
1881 - 1972
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 9
Frederick IX of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 10
Björn Ironside
POLITICIAN
800 - 876
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 11
Karen Blixen
WRITER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 12
Vitus Bering
EXPLORER
1681 - 1741
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 13
Gorm the Old
POLITICIAN
900 - 958
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 14
Christian VII of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1808
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 15
Margaret I of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1353 - 1412
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 16
George I of Greece
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1913
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 17
Ole Rømer
ASTRONOMER
1644 - 1710
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 18
Karl Adolph Gjellerup
WRITER
1857 - 1919
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 19
Christian IV of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1577 - 1648
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 20
Sweyn Forkbeard
POLITICIAN
960 - 1014
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 21
Among POLITICIANS In Denmark
Among politicians born in Denmark, Christian VII of Denmark ranks 7. Before him are Haakon VII of Norway (1872), Ivar the Boneless (900), Cnut the Great (995), Frederick IX of Denmark (1899), Björn Ironside (800), and Gorm the Old (900). After him are Margaret I of Denmark (1353), George I of Greece (1845), Christian IV of Denmark (1577), Sweyn Forkbeard (960), Christian X of Denmark (1870), and Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843).
Haakon VII of Norway
1872 - 1957
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 1
Ivar the Boneless
900 - 873
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 2
Cnut the Great
995 - 1035
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 3
Frederick IX of Denmark
1899 - 1972
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 4
Björn Ironside
800 - 876
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 5
Gorm the Old
900 - 958
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 6
Christian VII of Denmark
1749 - 1808
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 7
Margaret I of Denmark
1353 - 1412
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 8
George I of Greece
1845 - 1913
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 9
Christian IV of Denmark
1577 - 1648
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 10
Sweyn Forkbeard
960 - 1014
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 11
Christian X of Denmark
1870 - 1947
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 12
Frederick VIII of Denmark
1843 - 1912
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 13