- Born
- Died
- Birth nameChristian Frederik Vilhelm Carl
- King Frederik VIII was born on June 3, 1843 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was married to Dronning Louise. He died on May 14, 1912 in Hamburg, Germany.
- SpouseDronning Louise(July 28, 1869 - May 14, 1912) (his death, 8 children)
- ChildrenPrincess Thyra of DenmarkPrincess Dagmar of Denmark
- Parents
- RelativesQueen Alexandra(Sibling)King George of Greece(Sibling)Prinsesse Thyra(Sibling)Prins Valdemar(Sibling)King Constantine(Niece or Nephew)Prince George of Greece and Denmark(Niece or Nephew)Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark(Niece or Nephew)Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark(Niece or Nephew)Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia(Niece or Nephew)Ernest Augustus(Niece or Nephew)Prins Aage(Niece or Nephew)Prins Axel(Niece or Nephew)Prins Erik(Niece or Nephew)Prins Viggo(Niece or Nephew)Prinsesse Margrethe(Niece or Nephew)Tsar Nicholas II(Niece or Nephew)Georgiy Aleksandrovich Romanov(Niece or Nephew)Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia(Niece or Nephew)Grand Duke Michael(Niece or Nephew)Czarina Maria Fyodorovna(Sibling)King George V(Niece or Nephew)Prince Albert Victor(Niece or Nephew)Princess Louise(Niece or Nephew)Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom(Niece or Nephew)Dronning Maud(Niece or Nephew)King Olav V(Grandchild)Kronprinsesse Märtha(Grandchild)Prinsesse Ragnhild(Great Grandchild)Prinsesse Astrid(Great Grandchild)King Harald V(Great Grandchild)Flemming greve af Rosenborg(Great Grandchild)Carl Bernadotte(Grandchild)Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg(Great Grandchild)King Baudouin(Great Grandchild)King Albert II(Great Grandchild)Frederik IX(Grandchild)H.M. Queen Margrethe of Denmark(Great Grandchild)Prinsesse Benedikte(Great Grandchild)Queen Anne-Marie(Great Grandchild)Arveprins Knud(Grandchild)Prinsesse Elisabeth(Great Grandchild)Grev Ingolf(Great Grandchild)Prince Waldemar Schaumburg-Lippe(Great Grandchild)
- Had 8 children: Christian (1870-1947), King Christian X, Carl (1872-1957), King Haakon VII of Norway, Louise (1875-1906), Harald (1876-1949), Ingeborg (1878-1958) , Thyra (1880-1945), Gustav (1887-1944), and Dagmar (1890-1961).
- Brother of Queen Alexandra, King George of Greece, Czarina Maria Fyodorovna, Prinsesse Thyra, and Prins Valdemar.
- Followed his father King Christian IX as King of Denmark in 1906.
- Father-in-law of Dronning Alexandrine.
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