Ten Danish Kings Named Frederik Quiz

Answer: V

Frederik V (1746 - 1766).
The statue was commissioned by Adam Gottlob von Moltke, for whom one of the four palaces at Amalienborg - the one now known as Christian VII's Palace - was originally built. The foundation was laid in 1760, at the 100-year celebration of political absolutism in Denmark, and the statue was unveiled in 1771, five years after Frederik V's death.

Answer: II

Frederik II (1559 - 1588).
He married his cousin, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, in 1572. In the first 10 years of their marriage, they had seven children together, and were described as inseparable and harmonious. Sadly, he died in 1588 after just 16 years of marriage, when their son Christian (IV) was only 10 years old.

Answer: IX

Frederik IX (1947 - 1972).
He broke Danish royal tradition by choosing a naval career rather an army career.
He rose to the rank of Rear Admiral before becoming King, and had several senior commands on active service. When WWII started, he even wanted to be part of active warfare, however, that was deemed too risky.

Answer: VII

Frederik VII (1848 - 1863).
Meeting the demands for a constitution, he signed the June Constitution in 1849.
By signing the constitution, he ended the political absolutism that had existed in Denmark since 1660, making the country a constitutional monarchy.

Answer: IV

Frederik IV (1699 - 1730).
Not once, but twice did he enter morganatic marriages with noble women, despite the fact that his official wife, Queen Louise, was still alive. He then proceeded to raise the second such wife, Anne Sophie Reventlow, to Queen as soon as Queen Louise died.

Answer: X

Frederik X (2024 - Present)
He started studying political science at Aarhus University in 1989, and graduated in 1995. As part of his studies, he spent the 1992-1993 academic year at Harvard University under the name Frederik Henriksen, a nod to his father, Prince Henrik.

Answer: III

Frederik III (1648 - 1670).
He did so in order to put pressure on the nobles, and force them to replace the old system of elective monarchy - with the oldest son of the previous king usually being elected - with hereditary monarchy. The plan worked, and political absolutism was introduced in 1660, lasting until 1849.

Answer: I

Frederik I (1523 - 1533).
He secretly entered an alliance with Lübeck, and the rebellious Jutish bishops and council members in the fall of 1522. After his nephew - Christian II - had been forced to abdicate in January 1523, he invaded Denmark, and was declared King at Viborg Landsting.

Answer: VI

Frederik VI (1808 - 1839).
Shortly after he had been declared of legal majority in 1784, he seized the full power of the regency, and dismissed the ministers loyal to the Queen Dowager, Juliana Maria, his step-grandmother who had been had been ruling on behalf of his mentally ill father - Christian VII. He then proceeded to rule as Crown Prince regent until his father's death in 1808.

Answer: VIII

Frederik VIII (1906 - 1912).
On his way home from a trip to Nice with his wife and four of his children, he went on an evening stroll during which he collapsed. He was then taken to the local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Unfortunately, he had been traveling incognito, so the people who found him didn't know who he was.