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Frederick VI of Denmark

1768–1839 · 19th century

Frederick VI was King of Denmark and Norway from 1808 and regent from 1784, also ruling the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. As regent he backed the abolition of serfdom in 1788. His alliance with Napoleon after the British bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807 ended in the loss of Norway to Sweden in 1814. He then ruled Denmark as an absolute monarch.

Frederick VI of Denmark
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