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Queen Louise

Photographs began to appear in Denmark during the early 1840’s and were expensive to make. Because of the high price, it was only well-to-do and highly placed people who could afford photographs, which, therefore, became a status symbol. Besides being a status symbol, photographs were an obvious gift for the King, whose family was spread all over Europe.

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Crown Prince Frederik, 1867

Portrait of the young Crown Prince Frederik (VIII), painted by Carl Bloch in 1867.

Prince Vilhelm, 1853

Christian IX and Queen Louise's middle son, Prince Vilhelm (later George I of Greece), portrayed by August Schiøtt in 1853, when the prince was eight years old.

Princess Thyra, 1857

Christian IX and Queen Louise's youngest daughter Princess Thyra as a four-year-old, portrayed by August Schiøtt in 1857.

Alexandra and Dagmar, 1856

Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann's painting from 1856 of Christian IX and Queen Louise's two eldest daughters, who later became Queen of England and Empress of Russia respectively.

Prince Frederik, 1852

Prince Frederik (VIII) portrayed in 1852 by Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann. This was the year when it was decided that his father, Prince Christian (IX), should inherit the throne after the childless Frederik VII.

Four Kings, 1899

On the way to the antechamber one passes the so-called "Four Kings Picture", where the first four kings from the House of Glücksburg are gathered for the christening of Prince Frederik (IX).

Queen Louise’s salon

Queen Louise’s private salon is, just as the study of her husband, Christian IX, arranged in Victorian style. At the time this was considered highly tasteful, which can seem a bit peculiar to the modern eye.

Queen Louise

Queen Louise became queen in 1863. In 1842 she married Prince Christian (IX), and eventually became the first Royal Couple from the Glücksburg line after the childless Frederik VI.