Biography of King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark 1786-1848

Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg

Maternal Family Tree: Anna Schaunberg 1370-1396

On 21 Oct 1774 [his father] Prince Frederick Oldenburg (age 21) and [his mother] Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (age 16) were married. He the son of Frederick V King Denmark and Norway and Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 45).

On 18 Sep 1786 King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark was born to Prince Frederick Oldenburg (age 32) and Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (age 28).

On 29 Nov 1794 [his mother] Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (age 36) died.

On 12 Oct 1799 [his future brother-in-law] Hereditary Grand Duke Frederick Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (age 21) and Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (age 14) were married. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 07 Dec 1805 [his father] Prince Frederick Oldenburg (age 52) died.

On 21 Jun 1806 King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark (age 19) and Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (age 21) were married. They were first cousins.

On 06 Oct 1808 [his son] Frederick VII King Denmark was born to King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark (age 22) and [his wife] Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (age 23). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.77%.

In 1810 King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark (age 23) and Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (age 25) were divorced after her alleged affair with her singing teacher Édouard Du Puy. She was exiled; she never saw her one year old son again.

In 1814 King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark (age 27) succeeded I King Norway.

In 1815 King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark (age 28) and Caroline Amalie Oldenburg Queen Norway (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Norway. She the daughter of Frederick Christian Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg and Louise Auguste possible father Johann Friedrich Struensee Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg (age 43). They were half first cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 29 Nov 1819 [his former brother-in-law] Hereditary Grand Duke Frederick Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (age 41) died.

In 1829 [his brother-in-law] Frederick Emil Oldenburg (age 28) and Henriette Danneskjold Samsøe Danneskiold Samsøe were married. He the son of Frederick Christian Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg and Louise Auguste possible father Johann Friedrich Struensee Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg (age 57). He a great x 2 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

In 1839 King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark (age 52) succeeded VIII King Denmark. [his wife] Caroline Amalie Oldenburg Queen Norway (age 42) by marriage Queen Consort Denmark.

On 13 Jul 1840 [his former wife] Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (age 55) died.

On 20 Jan 1848 King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark (age 61) died. His son [his son] Frederick VII King Denmark (age 39) succeeded VII King Denmark.

On 09 Mar 1881 [his former wife] Caroline Amalie Oldenburg Queen Norway (age 84) died.

Royal Ancestors of King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark 1786-1848

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Philip "Bold" III King France

Royal Descendants of King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark 1786-1848

Frederick VII King Denmark x 1

Ancestors of King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark 1786-1848

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick III King Denmark 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian V King Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick IV King Denmark and Norway 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Wilhelm "The Just" VI Hesse-Kassel 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Hedwig Sophia Hohenzollern 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Christian VI King Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke John Albert II of Mecklenburg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Gustav Adolph of Mecklenburg-Güstrow 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein Gottorp 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Elisabeth of Saxony Duchess Holstein Gottorp 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Father: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Duke of Brunswick-Dannenberg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Augustus II Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert I Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Augustus II Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Ulrich Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Rudolph 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke John VII of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Oldenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick I Duke of Mecklenburg Grabow 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Julius Ernst Duke of Brunswick-Dannenberg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Katharina 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Christian Ludwig II Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Mother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea Maria Anhalt

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann Philipp Wettin Duke Saxe Altenburg 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Johanna Waldeck Wildungen Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld

GrandMother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Prince Louis Frederick I of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Great x 1 Grandmother: Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg I Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Sophie Saxe Coburg Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Augustus Duke of Saxe Weissenfels 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe Gotha Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England