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Christian VII of Denmark

1749 - 1808

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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. He was affected by mental illness and was only nominally king for most of his reign. His royal advisers changed depending on the outcome of power struggles. From 1770 to 1772, his court physician Johann Friedrich Struensee was the de facto ruler of the country and introduced progressive reforms signed into law by the king. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christian VII of Denmark is the 918th most popular politician (down from 511th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 15th in 2019) and the 19th 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.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Christian VII of Denmark ranks 918 out of 19,576. Before him are Vytautas, Park Geun-hye, Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Harald Greycloak, and Randal Cremer. After him are Margaret Theresa of Spain, James Buchanan, Julius Nepos, Maria Sophie of Bavaria, Leonid Kravchuk, and Chandragupta Maurya.

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Among people born in 1749, Christian VII of Denmark ranks 5. Before him are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Pierre-Simon Laplace, Edward Jenner, and Nicolas Appert. After him are Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, Domenico Cimarosa, Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe, Yolande de Polastron, Lorenzo Da Ponte, Daniel Rutherford, and Adélaïde Labille-Guiard. Among people deceased in 1808, Christian VII of Denmark ranks 3. Before him are Selim III, and Mustafa IV. After him are Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, John Dickinson, Johan Christian Fabricius, Hubert Robert, Carl Gotthard Langhans, Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov, Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis, Princess Marie of Baden, and Friedrich Kasimir Medikus.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Christian VII of Denmark ranks 33 out of 1,032. Before him are Christian IV of Denmark (1577), Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark (1968), Björn Ironside (800), Henrik Pontoppidan (1857), Fredrik Bajer (1837), and Alexandra of Denmark (1844). After him are Karen Blixen (1885), Aage Bohr (1922), Frederick VI of Denmark (1768), Frederick V of Denmark (1723), Abel, King of Denmark (1218), and Rasmus Rask (1787).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Christian VII of Denmark ranks 19. Before him are George I of Greece (1845), Sweyn Forkbeard (960), Christian IV of Denmark (1577), Björn Ironside (800), Fredrik Bajer (1837), and Alexandra of Denmark (1844). After him are Frederick VI of Denmark (1768), Frederick V of Denmark (1723), Abel, King of Denmark (1218), Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843), Valdemar II of Denmark (1170), and Frederick III of Denmark (1609).

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