Frederick VIII … King Of DenmarkAge: 681843–1912
- Name
- Frederick VIII … King Of Denmark
- Given names
- Frederick VIII
- Name suffix
- King Of Denmark
| Birth | 3 June 1843 25 25 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Marriage | Louise … Of Sweden - View family |
| Australian History | 1843 Note: Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property). |
| Birth of a sister | 1 December 1844 (Age 17 months) Yellow Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
younger sister -
Princess Alexandra … Of Denmark
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| Birth of a brother | 24 December 1845 (Age 2) Copenhagen, Denmark
younger brother -
George Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
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| Australian History | 1845 (Age 18 months) Note: The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. Note: Copper is discovered at Burra in South Australia. |
| Birth of a sister | 1847 (Age 3)
younger sister -
Tsarina Dagmar "Marie" … Of Denmark
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| Australian History | 1850 (Age 6) Note: Western Australia becomes a penal colony. Note: Australian Colonies Government Act [1850] grants representative constitutions to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, colonies set about writing constitutions which produced democratically progressive parliaments Note: Australia's first university, the University of Sydney, is founded. |
| Australian History | 1851 (Age 7) Note: Victoria separates from New South Wales. Note: The Victorian gold rush starts when gold is found at Summerhill Creek and Ballarat. Note: Forest Creek Monster Meeting of miners at Chewton near Castlemaine |
| Birth of a sister | 1853 (Age 9)
younger sister -
Princess Thyra … Of Denmark
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| Australian History | 1853 (Age 9) Note: Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo |
| Australian History | 1854 (Age 10) Note: The Eureka Stockade |
| Australian History | 1855 (Age 11) Note: The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases. Note: All men over 21 years of age obtain the right to vote in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1856 (Age 12) Note: Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania. |
| Australian History | 1857 (Age 13) Note: Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together. Note: Victorian men achieve the right to vote. |
| Birth of a brother | 1858 (Age 14)
younger brother -
Valdemar …
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| Australian History | 1858 (Age 14) Note: Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph. Note: New South Wales men achieve the right to vote. |
| Australian History | 1859 (Age 15) Note: SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives. Note: Australian rules football codified, Melbourne Football Club founded Note: Queensland separates from New South Wales with its western border at 141 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1860 (Age 16) Note: John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1861 (Age 17) Note: The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs. Note: skiing in Australia introduced by Norwegians in the Snowy Mountains goldrush town of Kiandra |
| Australian History | 1862 (Age 18) Note: Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E. |
| Marriage of a sister | Princess Alexandra … Of Denmark - View family 10 March 1863 (Age 19) St. George Chap., Windsor, England
brother-in-law -
Edward VII Wettin King Of England
younger sister -
Princess Alexandra … Of Denmark
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| Australian History | 1863 (Age 19) Note: South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales. |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | 1864 (Age 20)
maternal grandmother -
Princess Louise Charlotte … Of Denmark
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| Marriage of a sister | Tsarina Dagmar "Marie" … Of Denmark - View family 1866 (Age 22)
brother-in-law -
Alexander III Alexandrovich Romanov Tsar Of Russia
younger sister -
Tsarina Dagmar "Marie" … Of Denmark
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| Marriage of a brother | George Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg - View family 1867 (Age 23)
younger brother -
George Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
sister-in-law -
Princess Olga Constantinovna …
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| Death of a paternal grandmother | 1867 (Age 23)
paternal grandmother -
Princess Louise Caroline … Of Hesse-Cassel
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| Death of a maternal grandfather | 1867 (Age 23)
maternal grandfather -
William … Landgrave Of Hesse-Cassel
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| Australian History | 1867 (Age 23) Note: Gold is discovered at Gympie, Queensland. Note: Saint Mary MacKillop founds Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. |
| Australian History | 1868 (Age 24) Note: The transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceases. |
| Australian History | 1869 (Age 25) Note: Children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are removed from their families by Australian and State government agencies. |
| Birth of a son #1 | 26 September 1870 (Age 27) Charlottenlund, Nr: Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Birth of a son #2 | 1872 (Age 28) Charlottenlund, Denmark |
| Australian History | 1872 (Age 28) Note: Overland Telegraph Line linking Darwin and Adelaide opens. |
| Australian History | 1873 (Age 29) Note: Uluru is first sighted by Europeans, and named Ayers Rock. |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | 1875 (Age 31)
daughter -
Louise …
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| Australian History | 1875 (Age 31) Note: SS Gothenburg strikes Old Reef off North Queensland and sinks with the loss of approximately 102 lives. Note: Adelaide Steamship Company is formed. |
| Birth of a son #4 | 1876 (Age 32)
son -
Harold …
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| Birth of a daughter #5 | 1878 (Age 34)
daughter -
Ingeborg … Of Denmark
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| Australian History | 1878 (Age 34) Note: First horse-drawn trams in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide. |
| Australian History | 1879 (Age 35) Note: The first congress of trade unions is held. |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | 1880 (Age 36)
daughter -
Thyra …
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| Australian History | 1880 (Age 36) Note: The bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged. Note: Parliamentarians in Victoria become the first in Australia to be paid for their work. |
| Australian History | 1882 (Age 38) Note: First water-borne sewerage service in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide. |
| Australian History | 1883 (Age 39) Note: The opening of the Sydney-Melbourne railway Note: Silver is discovered at Broken Hill |
| Birth of a son #7 | 1887 (Age 43)
son -
Gustav …
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| Australian History | 1887 (Age 43) Note: An Australian cricket team is established, defeating England in the first Ashes series. First direct Inter-colonial passenger trains begin running between Adelaide and Melbourne. |
| Australian History | 1889 (Age 45) Note: The completion of the railway network between Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Note: Sir Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration. |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | 1890 (Age 46)
daughter -
Dagmar …
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| Australian History | 1890 (Age 46) Note: The Australian Federation Conference calls a constitutional convention. |
| Australian History | 1891 (Age 47) Note: A National Australasian Convention meets, agrees on adopting the name 'the Commonwealth of Australia' and drafting a constitution. Note: The first attempt at a federal constitution is drafted. Note: The Convention adopts the constitution, although it has no legal status Note: A severe depression hits Australia |
| Australian History | 1892 (Age 48) Note: Gold is discovered at Coolgardie, Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1893 (Age 49) Note: The Corowa Conference (the 'people's convention') calls on the colonial parliaments to pass enabling acts, allowing the election of delegates to a new constitutional convention aimed at drafting a proposal and putting it to a referendum in each colony. |
| Australian History | 1894 (Age 50) Note: South Australia becomes the first Australian colony, and the second place in the world, to grant women the right to vote, as well the first Parliament in the world to allow women to stand for office. |
| Australian History | 1895 (Age 51) Note: The premiers, except for those of Queensland and Western Australia, agree to implement the Corowa proposals. Note: Waltzing Matilda is first sung in public, in Winton, Queensland Note: Banjo Paterson publishes The Man from Snowy River |
| Marriage of a son | Charles Haakon VII … King Of Norway - View family 22 July 1896 (Age 53) Buckingham, Palace, London, England
niece -
Princess Maude Charlotte Mary …
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| Marriage of a daughter | Louise … - View family 1896 (Age 52)
son-in-law -
Prince Frederick … Of Schaumburg -Lippe
daughter -
Louise …
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| Australian History | 1896 (Age 52) Note: The Bathurst Conference (the second 'people's convention') meets to discuss the 1891 draft constitution |
| Marriage of a daughter | Ingeborg … Of Denmark - View family 1897 (Age 53)
son-in-law -
Prince Charles … Of Sweden
daughter -
Ingeborg … Of Denmark
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| Australian History | 1897 (Age 53) Note: In two sessions, the Second National Australasian Convention meets (with representatives from all colonies except Queensland present). They agree to adopt a constitution based on the 1891 draft, and then revise and amend it later that year. Note: Catherine Helen Spence became the first female political candidate for political office, standing for election as a representative for South Australia. |
| Marriage of a son | Christian X … King Of Denmark - View family 1898 (Age 54)
daughter-in-law -
Alexandrine … Of Mecklenburg- Schwerin
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| Death of a mother | 29 September 1898 (Age 55) Bernstorff, Germany
mother -
Princess Louise … Of Hesse-Cassel
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| Australian History | 1898 (Age 54) Note: The Convention agrees on a final draft to be put to the people. Note: After much public debate, the Victorian, South Australian and Tasmanian referendums are successful; the New South Wales referendum narrowly fails. Later New South Wales votes 'yes' in a second referendum, and Queensland and Western Australia also vote to join. |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | 11 March 1899 (Age 55) Sorgenfri, Nr: Copenhagen, Denmark
grandson -
Frederick IX … King Of Denmark
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| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | 1899 (Age 55)
granddaughter -
Margaretha …
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| Australian History | 1899 (Age 55) Note: The decision is made to site the national capital in New South Wales, but not within 100 miles of Sydney. Note: The Australian Labor Party holds office for a few days in Queensland, becoming the first trade union party to do so anywhere in the world. Note: The first contingents from various Australian colonies are sent to South Africa to participate in the Second Boer War. |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | 1900 (Age 56)
grandson -
Knud … Her. Prince
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| Australian History | 1900 (Age 56) Note: Several delegates visit London to resist proposed changes to the agreed-upon constitution. Note: The constitution is passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom as a schedule to the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, and is given royal assent |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | 1901 (Age 57)
granddaughter -
Crown Princess Martha … Of Sweden
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| Australian History | 1901 (Age 57) Note: (01 Jan) Australia becomes a federation on 1 January. Edmund Barton becomes Prime Minister; the 7th Earl of Hopetoun becomes Governor-General Note: The first parliament met in Parliament House, Melbourne Note: Immigration Restriction act was introduced- The White Australian Policy Note: The Australian National Flag was flown for the first time |
| Australian History | 1902 (Age 58) Note: The Franchise Act guarantees women the right to vote in federal elections (by this stage, most states had already done this). However, it excludes most non-European ethnic groups, including Aboriginal people, unless already registered to vote on State roles. Note: King Edward VII approved the design of the Australian flag. Note: Breaker Morant is executed for having shot Boers who had surrendered |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | 2 July 1903 (Age 60) Appleton House, Sandringham, Norfolk, England
grandson -
Olav V … King Of Norway
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| Australian History | 1903 (Age 59) Note: The High Court of Australia is established with Samuel Griffith as the first Chief Justice. Note: The Defence Act gives the federal government full control over the Australian Army Note: Alfred Deakin elected Prime Minister |
| Australian History | 1904 (Age 60) Note: A site at Dalgety, New South Wales chosen for the new national capital Note: Chris Watson forms the first federal Labor (minority) government |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | 17 November 1905 (Age 62)
granddaughter -
Princess Astrid … Of Sweden
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| Death of a daughter | 1906 (Age 62)
daughter -
Louise …
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| Death of a father | 29 January 1906 (Age 62) Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
father -
Christian IX … King Of Denmark
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| Australian History | 1906 (Age 62) Note: Australia takes control of south-eastern New Guinea |
| Australian History | 1908 (Age 64) Note: Dorothea Mackellar publishes My Country Note: The Dalgety proposal for the national capital is revoked, and Canberra is chosen instead |
| Marriage of a son | Harold … - View family 1909 (Age 65)
son -
Harold …
daughter-in-law -
Helene … Of Schleswig- Holstein
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| Australian History | 1909 (Age 65) Note: The first powered aeroplane flight in Australia is made. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | 1910 (Age 66)
granddaughter -
Feodora …
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| Australian History | 1910 (Age 66) Note: Andrew Fisher forms the first federal majority Labor government. |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | 10 January 1911 (Age 67)
grandson -
Prince Carl Gustaf Oscar … Of Sweden
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| Australian History | 1911 (Age 67) Note: The Royal Australian Navy is founded Note: The Northern Territory comes under Commonwealth control, being split off from South Australia Note: The first national census is conducted. Note: Australian Capital Territory proclaimed. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | 1912 (Age 68)
granddaughter -
Caroline Mathilde …
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| Australian History | 1912 (Age 68) Note: Australia sends women to the Olympic Games for the first time Note: Walter Burley Griffin wins a design competition for the new city of Canberra |
| Death | 14 May 1912 (Age 68) Hamburg, Germany |
| Burial | Roskilde, Denmark |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Christian IX … King Of Denmark
Birth 8 April 1818 33 29 Gottorp, Schleswig, Germany Death 29 January 1906 (Age 87) Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark Loading...
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-7 months mother |
Princess Louise … Of Hesse-Cassel
Birth 7 September 1817 30 28 Cassel, Germany Death 29 September 1898 (Age 81) Bernstorff, Germany Loading...
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Marriage: 1842 |
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17 months #1 himself |
Frederick VIII … King Of Denmark
Birth 3 June 1843 25 25 Copenhagen, Denmark Death 14 May 1912 (Age 68) Hamburg, Germany Loading...
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18 months #2 younger sister |
Princess Alexandra … Of Denmark
Birth 1 December 1844 26 27 Yellow Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark Death 20 November 1925 (Age 80) Sandringham, Norfolk, England Loading...
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13 months #3 younger brother |
George Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Birth 24 December 1845 27 28 Copenhagen, Denmark Death 18 March 1913 (Age 67) Salonika, Greece Loading...
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1 year #4 younger sister |
Tsarina Dagmar "Marie" … Of Denmark
Birth 1847 28 29 Death October 1928 (Age 81) Copenhagen, Denmark Loading...
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6 years #5 younger sister |
Princess Thyra … Of Denmark
Birth 1853 34 35 Death 1933 (Age 80) Loading...
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5 years #6 younger brother |
Valdemar …
Birth 1858 39 40 Death 1939 (Age 81) Loading...
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| Family with Louise … Of Sweden - View family |
| himself |
Frederick VIII … King Of Denmark
Birth 3 June 1843 25 25 Copenhagen, Denmark Death 14 May 1912 (Age 68) Hamburg, Germany Loading...
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8 years wife |
Louise … Of Sweden
Birth 31 October 1851 25 23 Stockholm, Sweden Death 20 March 1926 (Age 74) Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark Loading...
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Marriage: yes |
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| #1 son |
Christian X … King Of Denmark
Birth 26 September 1870 27 18 Charlottenlund, Nr: Copenhagen, Denmark Death 20 April 1947 (Age 76) Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark Loading...
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15 months #2 son |
Charles Haakon VII … King Of Norway
Birth 1872 28 20 Charlottenlund, Denmark Death 1957 (Age 85) Loading...
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3 years #3 daughter |
Louise …
Birth 1875 31 23 Death 1906 (Age 31) Loading...
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1 year #4 son |
Harold …
Birth 1876 32 24 Death 1949 (Age 73) Loading...
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2 years #5 daughter |
Ingeborg … Of Denmark
Birth 1878 34 26 Death 1958 (Age 80) Loading...
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2 years #6 daughter |
Thyra …
Birth 1880 36 28 Death 1945 (Age 65) Loading...
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7 years #7 son |
Gustav …
Birth 1887 43 35 Death 1944 (Age 57) Loading...
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3 years #8 daughter |
Dagmar …
Birth 1890 46 38 Death 1961 (Age 71) Loading...
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