Christian VIII
| Christian VIII | |||||
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Portrait by Johan Vilhelm Gertner, 1845 | |||||
| King of Denmark | |||||
| Reign | 3 December 1839 – 20 January 1848 | ||||
| Coronation | 28 June 1840 Frederiksborg Palace Chapel | ||||
| Predecessor | Frederick VI | ||||
| Successor | Frederick VII | ||||
| King of Norway | |||||
| Reign | 17 May – 10 October 1814 | ||||
| Predecessor | Frederick VI | ||||
| Successor | Charles II | ||||
| Born | 18 September 1786 Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen | ||||
| Died | 20 January 1848 (aged 61) Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen | ||||
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| Issue | Frederick VII | ||||
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| House | Oldenburg | ||||
| Father | Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (officially) Frederick von Blücher (rumored) | ||||
| Mother | Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||
| Religion | Lutheranism | ||||
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Christian VIII (18 September 1786 – 20 January 1848) was King of Denmark from 1839 to 1848 and, as Christian Frederick, King of Norway in 1814.
Christian Frederick was the eldest son of Hereditary Prince Frederick, a younger son of King Frederick V of Denmark and Norway. As his cousin Frederick VI had no sons, Christian Frederick was heir presumptive to the throne from 1808.