Christian V of Denmark

Christian V , born with Flensburg the April 15th 1646, dead the August 25th 1699 with København was king of Denmark and Norway of the February 9th 1670 with its death.

He is the oldest son of Frederic III of Denmark and Sophie-Amélie, princess of Brunswick-Lunebourg. He marries Charlotte-Amélie (girl of Guillaume VI of Hesse-Cassel Hesse-Cassel the May 14th 1667 with Nykøbing.

Newborns of this union:

  • Christian Guillaume (1672+1673)

  • Christian (1675+1695)

  • Sophie Hedwige (1677+1735)

  • Christiane Charlotte (1679+1689)

Christian V had an illegitimate son:

  • Christian de Gyldenloew Count de Samsoe (1671+1703)

Biography

It is generally advanced that Christian V of Denmark was equipped with a certain personal courage and an affability towards the people, its image was tarnished by its unfruitful attempt to reconquer Scanie, the war exhausted the resources economic of the country without creating profits.

Reign of Christian V of Denmark

Christian succeeds his father, Frederic III, part of his popularity near the people can be explained by the fact that it reinforced the absolute monarchy by giving a new capacity to the commoners, at the expense of the old nobility. He created new titles of nobility (counts and barons). One of the commoners raised by Christian V of Denmark was Peder Schumacher, it was done count Griffenfeld by Christian V of Denmark in 1670, high adviser of Denmark in 1674. The beginnings of its reign are marked by the influence of its powerful chancellor, Peder Schumacher, count Griffenfeld.

Peder Giffenfeld, man of great quality, included/understood the precarious situation of Denmark best, the declaration of war of Denmark in Sweden was done at the time when the Sweden was allied France, the European great power of the time. As Peder Griffenfeld had predicted it, Sweden was most solid allied of France, the latter dictated peace with Denmark the allied one of Holland, and in spite of Danish naval victory against Sweden (1675 - 1679) during the war scanienne, he knew the defeat with the Bataille of Lund and had to give up conquering the Scanie. The Danish hopes of change on the border of the Scandinavian peninsula between the countries were disappointed. The damage caused with the Danish economy was very important.

In 1676, Peder Griffenfeld being opposed to the decision of the sovereign to declare the war with the Sweden in 1676, it was revoked and imprisoned with life for high treachery.

In 1683, Christian V of Denmark introduced in Denmark the Danske Lov (Danish Code). In 1687, it was replaced by the Norske Lov (Norwegian Code). In 1688, it made write the land recording in order to define the land value of Denmark in order to create a taxation righter. The reign of Christian V of Denmark was a golden age for science, thanks to the work of the astronomer Ole Rømer, in spite of the absence of knowledge and the little of interest which the king for science carried.

Death and Burial

Christain V of Denmark died of an accident of hunting the August 25th 1699, It was buried in the cathedral of Roskilde.

Genealogy

Christian V of Denmark belongs to the first branch of the Maison of Oldenbourg. This line gave kings to the Norway, Sweden, Denmark, this line died out in 1863 with the death of Frederic VII of Denmark.

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External bonds and sources

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