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Christian VI of Denmark

1699 - 1746

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Christian VI (30 November 1699 – 6 August 1746) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1730 to 1746. The eldest surviving son of Frederick IV and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, he is considered one of Denmark-Norway's more anonymous kings, but he was a skilled politician, best known for his authoritarian regime. He was the first king of the Oldenburg dynasty to refrain from entering in any war. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christian VI of Denmark has received more than 465,411 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Christian VI of Denmark is the 1,119th most popular politician (up from 1,431st in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Denmark (up from 52nd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Danish Politician.

Christian VI of Denmark is most famous for being the king of Denmark from 1730 to 1746. He was the son of Christian V of Denmark and Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.

Memorability Metrics

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Christian VI of Denmark ranks 1,119 out of 19,576. Before him are Nikephoros II Phokas, Kayqubad I, Halfdan Ragnarsson, Gaius Gracchus, John McCain, and Samuel of Bulgaria. After him are Louis, Duke of Burgundy, Rani of Jhansi, Simeon I of Bulgaria, Baldwin V of Jerusalem, Marie Walewska, and Hussein of Jordan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1699, Christian VI of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Osman III. After him are Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Maria Josepha of Austria, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Johann Adolph Hasse, Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin, Anna Leszczyńska, Françoise-Louise de Warens, Alamgir II, and Mastani. Among people deceased in 1746, Christian VI of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Philip V of Spain. After him are Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain, Colin Maclaurin, Francis Hutcheson, Anna Leopoldovna, Georg Wilhelm Steller, Nicolas de Largillière, Domenico Alberti, Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, and Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Christian VI of Denmark ranks 41 out of 1,032. Before him are Frederick III of Denmark (1609), Valdemar II of Denmark (1170), Frederick VII of Denmark (1808), Maria Feodorovna (1847), Valdemar IV of Denmark (1320), and Victor Borge (1909). After him are Henrik Dam (1895), Saxo Grammaticus (1150), Frederick II of Denmark (1534), Frederick I of Denmark (1471), Aage Bohr (1922), and Sveinn Björnsson (1881).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Christian VI of Denmark ranks 23. Before him are Frederick V of Denmark (1723), Frederick VI of Denmark (1768), Frederick III of Denmark (1609), Valdemar II of Denmark (1170), Frederick VII of Denmark (1808), and Valdemar IV of Denmark (1320). After him are Frederick II of Denmark (1534), Frederick I of Denmark (1471), Sveinn Björnsson (1881), Frederick IV of Denmark (1671), Fredrik Bajer (1837), and Harald Bluetooth (935).

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