Biography of Christian V King Denmark and Norway 1646-1699

Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg

Maternal Family Tree: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 1601-1659

In 1643 [his father] Frederick III King Denmark (age 33) and [his mother] Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark (age 14) were married. She the daughter of George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg and Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 41). He the son of Christian IV King Denmark (age 65).

On 15 Apr 1646 Christian V King Denmark and Norway was born to Frederick III King Denmark (age 37) and Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark (age 18).

On 28 Feb 1648 [his grandfather] Christian IV King Denmark (age 70) died. His son [his father] Frederick III King Denmark (age 38) succeeded III King Denmark. [his mother] Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark (age 19) by marriage Queen Consort Denmark.

In 1662 Christian V King Denmark and Norway (age 15) was appointed 466th Knight of the Garter by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 31).

Pepy's Diary. 23 Apr 1663. St. George's day and Coronacion, the King (age 32) and Court being at Windsor, at the installing of the King of Denmark (age 17)1 by proxy and the Duke of Monmouth (age 14).

Note 1. TT. Christian V King Denmark and Norway (age 17) didn't become King until 1670.

On 15 Jun 1667 Christian V King Denmark and Norway (age 21) and Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Wilhelm "The Just" VI Hesse-Kassel and Hedwig Sophia Hohenzollern (age 43). He the son of Frederick III King Denmark (age 58) and Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark (age 39). They were fourth cousins.

Frederick III King Denmark Dies Christian V King Denmark Succeeds

On 09 Feb 1670 [his father] Frederick III King Denmark (age 60) died. His son Christian V King Denmark and Norway (age 23) succeeded V King Denmark and Norway. [his wife] Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 19) by marriage Queen Consort Denmark and Norway.

On 02 Oct 1671 [his son] Frederick IV King Denmark and Norway was born to Christian V King Denmark and Norway (age 25) and [his wife] Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 21).

On 01 Dec 1672 [his son] Christian Vilhelm Oldenburg was born to Christian V King Denmark and Norway (age 26) and [his wife] Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 22).

On 25 Jan 1673 [his son] Christian Vilhelm Oldenburg died.

In 1675 [his brother-in-law] George Hesse-Kassel (age 17) died.

On 25 Mar 1675 [his son] Christian Oldenburg was born to Christian V King Denmark and Norway (age 28) and [his wife] Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 24).

On 28 Aug 1677 [his daughter] Sophie Hedevig Oldenburg was born to Christian V King Denmark and Norway (age 31) and [his wife] Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 27).

On 18 Jan 1679 [his daughter] Christiane Charlotte Oldenburg was born to Christian V King Denmark and Norway (age 32) and [his wife] Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 28).

Before 1680 Frederick I King Prussia (age 22) and [his sister-in-law] Elisabeth Henriëtte Hesse-Kassel (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Wilhelm "The Just" VI Hesse-Kassel and Hedwig Sophia Hohenzollern (age 56). He the son of Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg (age 59) and Luise Henriette Orange Nassau. They were first cousins.

On 26 Oct 1680 [his son] Charles Oldenburg was born to Christian V King Denmark and Norway (age 34) and [his wife] Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 30).

On 27 Jun 1683 [his sister-in-law] Elisabeth Henriëtte Hesse-Kassel (age 21) died.

On 17 Jul 1683 [his daughter] Daughter Oldenburg died.

On 17 Jul 1683 [his daughter] Daughter Oldenburg was born to Christian V King Denmark and Norway (age 37) and [his wife] Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 33).

Evelyn's Diary. 25 Jul 1683. I again saw [his brother] Prince George of Denmark (age 30): he had the Danish countenance, blonde, of few words, spoke French but ill, seemed somewhat heavy, but reported to be valiant, and indeed he had bravely rescued and brought off his brother, the King of Denmark (age 37), in a battle against the Swedes, when both these Kings were engaged very smartly.

In 20 Feb 1685 [his mother] Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark (age 56) died.

On 21 Feb 1687 [his son] Vilhelm Oldenburg was born to Christian V King Denmark and Norway (age 40) and [his wife] Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 36).

Evelyn's Diary. 16 Jun 1689. Our fleet not yet at sea, through some prodigious sloth, and men minding only their present interest; the French riding masters at sea, taking many great prizes to our wonderful reproach. No certain news from Ireland; various reports of Scotland; discontents at home. The King of Denmark (age 43) at last joins with the Confederates, and the two Northern Powers are reconciled. The East India Company likely to be dissolved by Parliament for many arbitrary actions. Oates acquitted of perjury, to all honest men's admiration.

On 24 Aug 1689 [his daughter] Christiane Charlotte Oldenburg (age 10) died.

On 27 Jun 1695 [his son] Christian Oldenburg (age 20) died.

On 05 Dec 1695 [his son] Frederick IV King Denmark and Norway (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 28) were married. He the son of Christian V King Denmark and Norway (age 49) and Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 45).

On 25 Aug 1699 Christian V King Denmark and Norway (age 53) died. His son [his son] Frederick IV King Denmark and Norway (age 27) succeeded IV King Denmark and Norway. [his daughter-in-law] Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 31) by marriage Queen Consort Denmark and Norway.

Royal Ancestors of Christian V King Denmark and Norway 1646-1699

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Philip "Bold" III King France

Royal Descendants of Christian V King Denmark and Norway 1646-1699

Frederick IV King Denmark and Norway x 1

Ancestors of Christian V King Denmark and Norway 1646-1699

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian I King Denmark

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Frederick I of Denmark

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea of Brandenburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: Christian III King Denmark 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna of Brandenburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Thuringia 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick II King Denmark 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway

GrandFather: Christian IV King Denmark 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Magnus II Duke of Mecklenburg

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albrecht VII Duke Mecklenburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Joachim "Nestor" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Hohenzollern Duchess Mecklenburg 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Father: Frederick III King Denmark 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Christian V King Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Mother: Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William II Landgrave of Hesse 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Philip I of Hesse 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Landgrave George I of Hesse Darmstadt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Duke of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Christine of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England