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Frederick V of Denmark

1723 - 1766

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Frederick V (Danish and Norwegian: Frederik V; 31 March 1723 – 14 January 1766) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein from 6 August 1746 until his death in 1766. A member of the House of Oldenburg, he was the son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. Although the personal influence of Frederick was limited, his reign was marked by the progress of commerce and trade, and art and science prospered under his reign. Unlike his parents who were deeply devoted to Pietism, Frederick grew into a hedonist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick V of Denmark is the 1,149th most popular politician (down from 865th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 31st in 2019) and the 21st most popular Danish Politician.

Frederick V of Denmark is most famous for being the King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 to 1670. He was the son of Christian IV and Sophia of Hanover.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Frederick V of Denmark ranks 1,149 out of 19,576. Before him are Sviatoslav I of Kiev, Alfonso XII of Spain, Chaim Weizmann, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Béla Kun, and Constantine IX Monomachos. After him are Yun Posun, Modu Chanyu, Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, Şehzade Cihangir, Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, and Bernie Sanders.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1723, Frederick V of Denmark ranks 3. Before him are Adam Smith, and Baron d'Holbach. After him are Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Joshua Reynolds, Carl Friedrich Abel, Mathurin Jacques Brisson, Jean-François Marmontel, Princess Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt, Adam Ferguson, Prithvi Narayan Shah, and Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg. Among people deceased in 1766, Frederick V of Denmark ranks 2. Before him is Stanisław Leszczyński. After him are Elisabeth Farnese, James Francis Edward Stuart, Leopold Joseph von Daun, Johann Maria Farina, Jean-Marc Nattier, Giuseppe Castiglione, Thomas Abbt, Johann Christoph Gottsched, Marie Victoire de Noailles, and Jean Astruc.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Frederick V of Denmark ranks 37 out of 1,032. Before him are Fredrik Bajer (1837), Alexandra of Denmark (1844), Christian VII of Denmark (1749), Karen Blixen (1885), Aage Bohr (1922), and Frederick VI of Denmark (1768). After him are Abel, King of Denmark (1218), Rasmus Rask (1787), Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843), Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946), Valdemar II of Denmark (1170), and Lili Elbe (1882).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Frederick V of Denmark ranks 21. Before him are Christian IV of Denmark (1577), Björn Ironside (800), Fredrik Bajer (1837), Alexandra of Denmark (1844), Christian VII of Denmark (1749), and Frederick VI of Denmark (1768). After him are Abel, King of Denmark (1218), Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843), Valdemar II of Denmark (1170), Frederick III of Denmark (1609), Valdemar IV of Denmark (1320), and Olaf I of Denmark (1050).

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