Christian VII … King Of Denmark 1749

Christian VII … King Of DenmarkAge: 591749–1808

Name: Christian VII … King Of Denmark

Given names: Christian VII

Name suffix: King Of Denmark

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Birth	29 January 1749 25 24 Copenhagen, Denmark
Birth of a sister	1750 (Age 11 months) younger sister - Louise …
Death of a mother	19 December 1751 (Age 2) Christiansborg, Slotsholmen, Copenhagen, Denmark mother - Louisa Hanover
Death of a maternal grandfather	25 October 1760 (Age 11) Kensington, Palace, London, England maternal grandfather - George Augustus Hanover
Marriage of a sister	Caroline … - View family 1763 (Age 13) brother-in-law - William I … Elector Of Hesse-Cassel elder sister - Caroline …
Death of a father	14 January 1766 (Age 16) Christiansborg, Slotsholmen, Copenhagen, Denmark father - Frederick V … King Of Denmark
Marriage	Caroline Matilda Hanover - View family 8 November 1766 (Age 17) Christiansborg, Slotsholmen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Marriage of a sister	Sophia Magdalena … - View family 1766 (Age 16) brother-in-law - Gustaf III … King Of Sweden elder sister - Sophia Magdalena …
Birth of a son #1	28 January 1768 (Age 18) Christiansborg, Slotsholmen, Copenhagen, Denmark son - Frederick VI … King Of Denmark
Australian History	1770 (Age 20) Note: English Lieutenant James Cook's expedition in HM Bark Endeavour charts the eastern coast, and claims it for the British Crown. Australia dubbed 'terra nullius' i.e., according to the European legal precepts of the era, it was 'owned' by no-one.
Birth of a daughter #2	1771 (Age 21) daughter - Louise Augusta …
Death of a wife	10 May 1775 (Age 26) Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany wife - Caroline Matilda Hanover
Australian History	1788 (Age 38) Note: The British First Fleet, led by Governor Arthur Phillip arrives in New South Wales to found first European settlement and penal colony at Sydney. Colony includes 'all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean' and running westward to the 135th meridian east. This claim included the islands of New Zealand, which were administered as part of New South Wales. Note: British settlement founded at Norfolk Island.
Marriage of a son	Frederick VI … King Of Denmark - View family 31 July 1790 (Age 41) Gottorp, Schleswig, Germany son - Frederick VI … King Of Denmark niece - Marie …
Australian History	1790 (Age 40) Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis.
Birth of a grandson #1	1791 (Age 41) grandson - Christian …
Death of a grandson	1791 (Age 41) grandson - Christian …
Birth of a granddaughter #2	1792 (Age 42) granddaughter - Marie Louise …
Australian History	1792 (Age 42) Note: Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. Note: Governor Philip returns to England, accompanied by his friend Bennelong and a companion who become the first Australian born person to sail to Europe.
Birth of a granddaughter #3	1793 (Age 43) granddaughter - Caroline …
Death of a granddaughter	1793 (Age 43) granddaughter - Marie Louise …
Birth of a granddaughter #4	1795 (Age 45) granddaughter - Louise …
Death of a granddaughter	1795 (Age 45) granddaughter - Louise …
Birth of a granddaughter #5	22 June 1796 (Age 47) Copenhagen, Denmark granddaughter - Caroline …
Birth of a grandson #6	1797 (Age 47) grandson - Christian …
Death of a grandson	1797 (Age 47) grandson - Christian …
Australian History	1797 (Age 47) Note: Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia.
Australian History	1798 (Age 48) Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island.
Birth of a granddaughter #7	1802 (Age 52) granddaughter - Louise Juliane …
Death of a granddaughter	1802 (Age 52) granddaughter - Louise Juliane …
Australian History	1803 (Age 53) Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland')
Australian History	1804 (Age 54) Note: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. Note: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill Note: The Risdon settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove (now Hobart) by Colonel David Collins.
Birth of a granddaughter #8	1805 (Age 55) granddaughter - Frederica Maria …
Death of a granddaughter	1805 (Age 55) granddaughter - Frederica Maria …
Birth of a granddaughter #9	18 January 1808 (Age 58) Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany granddaughter - Wilhelmine …
Australian History	1808 (Age 58) Note: The Rum Rebellion
Death	13 March 1808 (Age 59) Rendsborg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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father	Frederick V … King Of Denmark Birth 31 March 1723 Copenhagen, Denmark Death 14 January 1766 (Age 42) Christiansborg, Slotsholmen, Copenhagen, Denmark Loading...
21 months mother	Louisa Hanover Birth 18 December 1724 41 41 Leicester House, London, England Death 19 December 1751 (Age 27) Christiansborg, Slotsholmen, Copenhagen, Denmark Loading...
	Marriage: 11 December 1743 — Christiansborg, Slotsholmen, Copenhagen, Denmark
13 months #1 elder brother	Christian … Birth 1745 21 20 Death 1747 (Age 2) Loading...
1 year #2 elder sister	Sophia Magdalena … Birth 1746 22 21 Death 1813 (Age 67) Loading...
1 year #3 elder sister	Caroline … Birth 1747 23 22 Death 1820 (Age 73) Loading...
2 years #4 himself	Christian VII … King Of Denmark Birth 29 January 1749 25 24 Copenhagen, Denmark Death 13 March 1808 (Age 59) Rendsborg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Loading...
11 months #5 younger sister	Louise … Birth 1750 26 25 Death 1831 (Age 81) Loading...

Family with Caroline Matilda Hanover - View family

himself	Christian VII … King Of Denmark Birth 29 January 1749 25 24 Copenhagen, Denmark Death 13 March 1808 (Age 59) Rendsborg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Loading...
3 years wife	Caroline Matilda Hanover Birth 22 July 1751 50 31 Leicester House, London, England Death 10 May 1775 (Age 23) Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany Loading...
	Marriage: 8 November 1766 — Christiansborg, Slotsholmen, Copenhagen, Denmark
15 months #1 son	Frederick VI … King Of Denmark Birth 28 January 1768 18 16 Christiansborg, Slotsholmen, Copenhagen, Denmark Death 3 December 1839 (Age 71) Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark Loading...
3 years #2 daughter	Louise Augusta … Birth 1771 21 19 Death 1843 (Age 72) Loading...

Christian VII … King Of Denmark has 13 first cousins recorded

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Mother's family (13)

Parents Frederick Louis Hanover Prince Of Wales + Augusta … Of Saxe-Gotha

1 Augusta Hanover 1737–1813

2 George William Frederick Hanover 1738–1820

3 Edward Augustus Hanover Duke Of York 1739–1767

4 Elizabeth Caroline Hanover 1741–1759

5 Duke Edward Henry Hanover Of Gloucester 1743–1805

6 Henry Frederick Hanover 1745–1790

7 Louisa Anne Hanover 1749–1768

8 Frederick William Hanover 1750–1765

9 Caroline Matilda Hanover 1751–1775

Parents Prince William IV … Of Orange + Anne Hanover Princess Royal

1 Prince William V … Of Orange 1748–1806

2 Caroline … 1743–1787

Parents Frederick II … Landgrave Of Hesse-Cassel + Mary Hanover

1 Elector William IX … Of Hesse-Cassel ?–?

2 Frederick … Landgrave Of Hesse-Cassel 1747–1837