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Frederik VII’s wedding

Prince Frederik (VII)’s and Princess Mariane’s wedding procession in Copenhagen, 22nd June 1841. Painting by C. Balsgaard, 1843. Princess Mariane of Stecklenburg-Strelitz was his second wife out of a total of three. He was previously wedded to Frederik VI’s daugther, Vilhemine, in order to unite the two lines in the Royal danish House. Both these marriages were rather strained by Frederik VII’s frivolous lifestyle and ended in divorce.

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Frederik VII's megaphone

Frederik VII applied this megaphone, made of nickel silver, on board the steam schooner “Falken” (The Falcon). The ship was the monarchs private property, but was equipped and maintained by the Royal Danish Navy. The megaphone was used to address the ships crew, 16 men in total. The 19th century was stamped by industrial enterprise and nickel silver was no exception to this. The alloying of copper, nickel and zinc is an artifical material from industrial production. It resembles silver in style and characteristics but contains no elemental silver. As Frederik VII’s helmet of aluminium, displayed in the same room, the megaphone illustrates the king’s interest in modern inventions and the technological developement.

Frederik VII's pen of the Constitution

The pen with which Frederik VII signed the Constitution of Denmark on 5th June, 1849.

Frederik VII as a child

Frederik VII as a child. Modelled by Bertel Thorvaldsen 1820, carved in marble 1825.

Christian VIII, 1881

Christian VIII at his desk in his study at Amalienborg. Drawing by Chr. Hetsch, 1881.

Frederik VII, 1824

Frederik VII as a young man. Painted by C.A. Jensen, 1824.

Frederik VI and family

Frederik VI and Queen Marie with Princesses Caroline and Vilhelmine. Painted by C.W. Eckersberg, 1821.

Vilhelmine, 1831

Princess Vilhelmine, daughter of Frederik VI. Painted by L. Aumont, 1831.

1825-1850

The years towards the middle of the 19th century became increasingly marked by the national conflict between the Danes and Germans in the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. It culminated in the Three Years' War, or the First Schleswig War in 1848-51.