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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. During his reign both compulsory confirmation (1736) and a public, nationwide school system (1739) were introduced. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christian VI of Denmark is the 708th most popular politician (up from 1,119th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Denmark (up from 41st in 2019) and the 10th 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.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Christian VI of Denmark ranks 708 out of 19,576. Before him are Mobutu Sese Seko, Charles the Fat, Charles the Simple, Menelik II, Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and Giuseppe Mazzini. After him are Gorm the Old, Afonso I of Portugal, Prince Louis of Battenberg, Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, Theodore II Laskaris, and Ptolemy II Philadelphus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1699, Christian VI of Denmark ranks 1. After him are Osman III, 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, Hans Joachim von Zieten, and Bernard de Jussieu. 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, Georg Wilhelm Steller, Francis Hutcheson, Nicolas de Largillière, Anna Leopoldovna, 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 21 out of 1,032. Before him are Maria Feodorovna (1847), Sigrid Undset (1882), Johannes V. Jensen (1873), John, King of Denmark (1455), Ivar the Boneless (900), and Ole Rømer (1644). After him are Gorm the Old (900), Christian II of Denmark (1481), George I of Greece (1845), Ubba (1000), Sweyn Forkbeard (960), and Christian IV of Denmark (1577).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Christian VI of Denmark ranks 10. Before him are Frederick IX of Denmark (1899), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), Christian X of Denmark (1870), Christian VIII of Denmark (1786), John, King of Denmark (1455), and Ivar the Boneless (900). After him are Gorm the Old (900), Christian II of Denmark (1481), George I of Greece (1845), Sweyn Forkbeard (960), Christian IV of Denmark (1577), and Björn Ironside (800).

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