Ruler · 1786 – 1848

Christian VIII

Lived 1786 – 1848; monarch. Monarch of Denmark of Danish Realm, 1839 – 1848; also in the line of Denmark and Kingdom of Norway (1814).

Wikidata's English label: Christian VIII of Denmark.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1786 – 1848; 62 years
In office: 9 years; one reign
Lines: 3; states
Left it: died in office; Wikidata's manner of death

Monarch of Denmark

Danish Realm · the 52nd of 59 dated reigns · 854 – 2024

48 before

Frederick V of Denmark1746 – 1766

Christian VII1766 – 1808

Frederick VI of Denmark1808 – 1839

Christian VIII1839 – 1848

Frederick VII of Denmark1848 – 1863

Christian IX1863 – 1906

Frederick VIII of Denmark1906 – 1912

4 after

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1839 – 1848 · 9 years · came to it aged 53

Left it: died in officeWikidata's manner of death: natural causes; sepsis

Also in the line of Denmark (59th of 66) and Kingdom of Norway (1814) (1st of 1).

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