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Christian V of Denmark

1646 - 1699

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Christian V (15 April 1646 – 25 August 1699) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1670 until his death in 1699. Well-regarded by the common people, he was the first king anointed at Frederiksborg Castle chapel as absolute monarch since the decree that institutionalized the supremacy of the king in Denmark-Norway. Christian fortified the absolutist system against the aristocracy by accelerating his father's practice of allowing both Holstein nobles and Danish and Norwegian commoners into state service. As king, he wanted to show his power as absolute monarch through architecture, and dreamed of a Danish Versailles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christian V of Denmark is the 1,387th most popular politician (down from 1,321st in 2019), the 351st most popular biography from Germany (up from 357th in 2019) and the 100th most popular German Politician.

Christian V was the king of Denmark and Norway from 1670 to 1699. He was also the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. His reign was marked by a period of peace and prosperity, but he was also known for his religious intolerance.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Christian V of Denmark ranks 1,387 out of 19,576. Before him are Getúlio Vargas, P. V. Narasimha Rao, Livilla, Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt, Queen Seondeok of Silla, and Francis I of the Two Sicilies. After him are Michael VII Doukas, James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, Jean Monnet, Charles Taylor, Rayhana bint Zayd, and Millard Fillmore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1646, Christian V of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. After him are Ismail Ibn Sharif, John Flamsteed, Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Antoine Galland, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Godfrey Kneller, Maria Francisca of Savoy, Hortense Mancini, and Charles Plumier. Among people deceased in 1699, Christian V of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Jean Racine. After him are Henry Every, Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria, Maria Sophia of Neuburg, Mattia Preti, Hortense Mancini, Marco d'Aviano, Albert V, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, Lucrezia Barberini, Patrick Gordon, and Mary Beale.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Christian V of Denmark ranks 351 out of 7,253. Before him are Theodor Heuss (1884), Simone Signoret (1921), Ferdinand Schörner (1892), Max Horkheimer (1895), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1955), and Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945). After him are Otto of Bavaria (1848), Arno Allan Penzias (1933), Paul Hindemith (1895), Klaus Meine (1948), Hermann Hoth (1885), and Hans Fischer (1881).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Christian V of Denmark ranks 100. Before him are Wilhelm Frick (1877), Gustav Stresemann (1878), Carol I of Romania (1839), Henry the Lion (1129), Georgy Lvov (1861), and Theodor Heuss (1884). After him are Otto of Bavaria (1848), Julius Streicher (1885), Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (1662), Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse (1868), Hermann Müller (1876), and Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744).

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