POLITICIAN

Frederick VII of Denmark

1808 - 1863

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Frederick VII (Frederik Carl Christian; 6 October 1808 – 15 November 1863) was King of Denmark from 1848 to 1863. He was the last Danish monarch of the older Royal branch of the House of Oldenburg and the last king of Denmark to rule as an absolute monarch. During his reign, he signed a constitution that established a Danish parliament and made the country a constitutional monarchy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederick VII of Denmark has received more than 895,170 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Frederick VII of Denmark is the 1,045th most popular politician (up from 1,306th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 47th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Danish Politician.

Frederick VII is most famous for being the King of Denmark from 1863 to 1906. He was the son of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Frederick VII of Denmark ranks 1,045 out of 19,576Before him are Saud of Saudi Arabia, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Louis V of France, Gustáv Husák, Liu Shaoqi, and John VIII Palaiologos. After him are Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Olaf II of Denmark, Lee Myung-bak, Abijah of Judah, Feodor III of Russia, and Gough Whitlam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1808, Frederick VII of Denmark ranks 6Before him are Andrew Johnson, Napoleon III, Honoré Daumier, Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, and Antonio Meucci. After him are Patrice de MacMahon, Emir Abdelkader, Jefferson Davis, Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, Gérard de Nerval, and Thomas Cook. Among people deceased in 1863, Frederick VII of Denmark ranks 3Before him are Eugène Delacroix, and Jacob Grimm. After him are William Makepeace Thackeray, Sa'id of Egypt, Alfred de Vigny, Horace Vernet, Franz Xaver Gruber, Solomon Northup, Jakob Steiner, Stonewall Jackson, and Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Frederick VII of Denmark ranks 37 out of 1,032Before him are Frederick V of Denmark (1723), Frederick VI of Denmark (1768), Lars von Trier (1956), Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770), Frederick III of Denmark (1609), and Valdemar II of Denmark (1170). After him are Maria Feodorovna (1847), Valdemar IV of Denmark (1320), Victor Borge (1909), Christian VI of Denmark (1699), Henrik Dam (1895), and Saxo Grammaticus (1150).

Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Frederick VII of Denmark ranks 21Before him are Alexandra of Denmark (1844), Christian VIII of Denmark (1786), Frederick V of Denmark (1723), Frederick VI of Denmark (1768), Frederick III of Denmark (1609), and Valdemar II of Denmark (1170). After him are Valdemar IV of Denmark (1320), Christian VI of Denmark (1699), Frederick II of Denmark (1534), Frederick I of Denmark (1471), Sveinn Björnsson (1881), and Frederick IV of Denmark (1671).