Prince Christian of Denmark and Norway (25 March 1675 – 27 June 1695) was the third son of

Christian V of Denmark 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 decr ...

and his consort,

Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (27 April 1650 – 27 March 1714) was Queen of Denmark and Norway by marriage to King Christian V. Although she did not have much political influence, she was a successful businesswoman in her many estates and prot ...

, and thus a younger brother of King Frederick IV. He died aged 20, and never married.

Background

At the age of 12 he was mentioned as a possible royal subject for Poland's throne. As a 14-year-old was in charge of the celebrations on the occasion of his father's birthday that brought probably the first opera in Denmark, which ended with

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fire in 1689. Described as a strong and lively young man he took up his first major trip to

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in May 1695, soon after he got infected by

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and died 27 June in

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. The body was taken to

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, where interment took place 11 September of that year."Christian" in ''Dansk biografisk Lexikon''
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Ancestry

References

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