32-483: Frederick may refer to: People [ edit ] Frederick (given name) , the name Given name [ edit ] Nobility [ edit ] Anhalt-Harzgerode [ edit ] Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) Austria [ edit ] Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg) , Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198 Frederick II, Duke of Austria (1219–1246), last Duke of Austria from
64-736: A city in Frederick County Frederick, Michigan , a ghost town Frederick, Ohio , an unincorporated community Frederick, Oklahoma , a city in Tillman County Frederick, South Dakota , a town in Brown County Frederick County, Virginia Frederick Creek (disambiguation) , several streams Frederick Sound , a sound in Alaska Canada [ edit ] Frederick, Ontario Frederick Sound (Canada) ,
96-722: A sound in British Columbia Other uses [ edit ] Frederic (band) , a Japanese rock band from Kobe Frederick (fictional character) , the mouse protagonist of the eponymous 1968 children's book by Leo Lionni Frederick (horse) , a racehorse Frederick (ship) , several ships "Frederick" (song) by Patti Smith See also [ edit ] Frederic (disambiguation) Federico Fred (disambiguation) Freddie (disambiguation) Freddy (disambiguation) Frédéric Frederico Fredrik Fredro Friedrich (disambiguation) Fryderyk (given name) Topics referred to by
128-472: A stroll on the Jungfernstieg , during which he became faint and collapsed on a park bench at Gänsemarkt . He was discovered by a police officer who took him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead; his cause of death was announced as a heart attack. As Frederick was incognito at the time and had no papers on him, his body was brought to the local morgue, where he was identified by the hotel manager
160-462: Is a feminine variant of the name Frederick. Frederik VIII of Denmark Frederik VIII ( Danish : Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl ; 3 June 1843 – 14 May 1912) was King of Denmark from 29 January 1906 until his death in 1912. The eldest son of King Christian IX , nicknamed the Father-in-law of Europe , Frederick was related to royalty throughout Europe. He was heir apparent to
192-563: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Frederick (given name) Frederick is a masculine given name meaning "peaceful ruler". It is the English form of the German name Friedrich . Its meaning is derived from the Germanic word elements frid , or peace , and ric , meaning " ruler " or " power ". Frederick ranked among
224-757: The Amalienborg Palace complex, the principal residence of the Danish royal family in the district of Frederiksstaden in central Copenhagen . He was the eldest son and child of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel -Rumpenheim. His father's family was a cadet branch of the Danish royal House of Oldenburg , which was descended from Christian III and which had ruled as non-sovereign dukes in Schleswig-Holstein for eight generations. He
256-718: The Amalienborg Palace complex in central Copenhagen . As their country residence they received Charlottenlund Palace , located on the shores of the Øresund Strait 10 kilometers north of Copenhagen . Here they had a refuge far away from court life at Amalienborg and here several of their children were born. Frederick and Louise had four sons and four daughters born between 1870 and 1890: Prince Christian , Prince Carl , Princess Louise , Prince Harald , Princess Ingeborg , Princess Thyra , Prince Gustav and Princess Dagmar . Their eldest sons, Christian and Carl, would become kings of Denmark and Norway respectively. Due to
288-583: The chapel of Christiansborg Palace . After his confirmation, Prince Frederick was given an extensive military education, pursuing a career in the Royal Danish Navy alongside his brother Valdemar. In 1863, Frederick was sent to study political science at the University of Oxford , but returned to Denmark upon his father becoming king in November that year. As heir apparent to the throne, he
320-1205: The Babenberg dynasty Frederick the Fair (Frederick I of Austria (Habsburg), 1286–1330), Duke of Austria and King of the Romans Baden [ edit ] Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden (1826–1907), Grand Duke of Baden Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden (1857–1928), Grand Duke of Baden Bohemia [ edit ] Frederick, Duke of Bohemia (died 1189), Duke of Olomouc and Bohemia Britain [ edit ] Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707–1751), eldest son of King George II of Great Britain Brandenburg/Prussia [ edit ] Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg (1371–1440), also known as Frederick VI, Burgrave of Nuremberg Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg (1413–1470), Margrave of Brandenburg Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1620–1688), Duke of Prussia Frederick I of Prussia (1657–1713), Elector of Brandenburg Frederick II of Prussia (1712–1786), King of Prussia, Frederick
352-489: The Danish throne and served as crown prince for more than 42 years. During the long reign of his father, he was largely excluded from influence and political power. Upon his father's death in 1906, he acceded to the throne at the advanced age of 62. In many ways, Frederick VIII was a liberal monarch who was much more favorable to the new parliamentary system introduced in 1901 than his father had been, being reform-minded and democratically inclined. Due to his late accession to
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#1732764955745384-555: The French Emperor. Charles XIV's son, Oscar I , had married Josephine of Leuchtenberg , the granddaughter of Napoleon's first wife, the Empress Josephine . King Oscar I and Queen Josephine were Princess Louise's paternal grandparents. The marriage was suggested as a way of creating friendship between Denmark and Sweden. Relations between the two countries had been tense after Sweden had not assisted Denmark during
416-1962: The Great Frederick III, German Emperor (Frederick III of Prussia, 1831–1888), German emperor and King of Prussia Frederick William I of Prussia (1688–1740), King of Prussia Frederick William II of Prussia (1744–1797), King of Prussia Frederick William III of Prussia (1770–1840), King of Prussia Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795–1861), King of Prussia Denmark [ edit ] Frederick I of Denmark (1471–1533), King of Denmark and Norway Frederick II of Denmark (1534–1588), King of Denmark and Norway Frederick III of Denmark (1609–1670), King of Denmark and Norway Frederick IV of Denmark (1671–1730), King of Denmark and Norway Frederick V of Denmark (1723–1766), King of Denmark and Norway Frederick VI of Denmark (1768–1839), King of Denmark and Norway Frederick VII of Denmark (1808–1863), King of Denmark Frederik VIII of Denmark (1843–1912), King of Denmark Frederik IX of Denmark (1899–1972), King of Denmark Frederik X of Denmark (born 1968), King of Denmark Frederik Raben-Levetzau (1850–1933), Danish count and politician Holy Roman Empire [ edit ] Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (1125–1190), king & emperor Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1196–1250), king & emperor Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (1415–1493), German ruler Mantua [ edit ] Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua Naples [ edit ] Frederick of Naples (1452–1504), King of Naples Nuremberg [ edit ] Frederick III, Burgrave of Nuremberg (c. 1220–1297) Frederick IV, Burgrave of Nuremberg (1287–1332) Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg (died 1398) Palatinate [ edit ] Frederick IV, Elector Palatine (1574–1610), German aristocrat Frederick V of
448-1705: The Palatinate (1619–1620), Bohemian aristocrat Saxony [ edit ] Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (1463–1525), known as Frederick the Wise Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (1750–1827), Elector and King of Saxony Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (1797–1854), King of Saxony Frederick Augustus III of Saxony (1865–1932), King of Saxony Sweden [ edit ] Frederick I of Sweden (1676–1751), King of Sweden Württemberg [ edit ] Frederick I of Württemberg (1754–1816), Duke, Elector, and King of Württemberg Given name [ edit ] Frederick of Utrecht ( c. 780 –834/838), saint, bishop of Utrecht Frederick Banting (1891–1941), Canadian doctor who co-discovered insulin Fredrick de Silva (1912–1993), Sri Lankan lawyer and politician Fred Dibnah (1938–2004), English steeplejack and television personality Frederick Douglass (1818–1891), American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer Frederick Augustus Forbes (1818–1878), Australian politician Frederick Forsyth (born 1938), British novelist Freddy Stephen Fuller , Canadian ex-amateur boxer 666 Fred Hollows (1929–1993), Australian ophthalmologist and philanthropist Frederick Pei Li (1940–2015), American physician and co-discoverer of Li-Fraumeni syndrome Frederik Magle (born 1977), Danish composer Frederick Norris (1921–2006), British marathon runner Frederick de la Roche (died 1173),
480-1065: The United Kingdom had two yet unmarried daughters, Princess Helena and Princess Louise , and Queen Louise planned to have Frederick marry one of them. During his stay in England, Crown Prince Frederik actually took an interest in Princess Helena, and although his feelings were reciprocated, the connection did not materialize, as Queen Victoria opposed it. Victoria did not want her daughters to marry heirs to foreign thrones, as this would force them to live abroad, instead preferring German princes who could establish homes in England. In addition, Victoria had always been pro-German and another Danish alliance (Frederick's sister, Alexandra, had married Victoria's eldest son Edward, Prince of Wales ), would not have been in line with her German interests. After this failed marriage attempt, attention turned instead to Princess Louise of Sweden and Norway ,
512-538: The age of 87, after a reign of 43 years. Upon his father's death, Frederick succeeded to the throne at the age of 62. He was proclaimed king from the balcony of Christian VII's Palace at Amalienborg by the Prime Minister Jens Christian Christensen as Frederick VIII. Due to his late accession to the throne, Frederick's reign would last only six years, throughout which he was plagued by ill health. In many ways, Frederick VIII
544-532: The many children, Charlottenlund Palace was rebuilt to accommodate the large family, and in 1880–81 the palace was expanded with a dome and two side wings. Frederick was crown prince for 43 years and used the time to prepare carefully for his reign. Even though he, as heir-apparent to the throne, had a seat in the Council of State , his father made sure to largely exclude him from influence and political power. On 29 January 1906, King Christian IX died peacefully at
576-408: The next morning. Rumors soon began to circulate about a possible scandal involving the king, as the place where he collapsed and died at was near a well-known brothel . The local police did not disclose details about the investigation, for fear of causing distress to the royal family. Frederick's body was transported via a special train to Travemünde , after which he was brought back to Denmark by
608-514: The only daughter of King Charles XV of Sweden and Norway . Princess Louise belonged to the Bernadotte dynasty , which had ruled in Sweden since 1818, when the founder, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte , one of Napoleon Bonaparte 's generals, was elected crown prince of Sweden in 1810 and later succeeded the throne as King Charles XIV John in 1818. He married Désirée Clary , who had once been engaged to
640-632: The owner of Pinchfield Farm in the novel by George Orwell Frederick Gaylord Crane , fictional child of Lilith and Frasier Crane on the American TV shows "Cheers" and "Frasier" Emperor Frederick, the evil emperor in the Dune II game Places [ edit ] United States [ edit ] Frederick, Colorado , a town in Weld County Frederick, Kansas , a town Frederick County, Maryland Frederick, Maryland ,
672-884: The royal yacht Dannebrog . After lying in state at the chapel of Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, he was interred in Christian IX's Chapel in Roskilde Cathedral on the island of Zealand , the traditional burial site for Danish monarchs since the 15th century. The reigning families of Denmark, Norway, Belgium and Luxembourg are descended from King Frederick VIII; Denmark's through his eldest son Christian X , and Norway's through his second son, Haakon VII as well as through his daughter, Princess Ingeborg of Denmark . The royal family of Belgium and grand ducal family of Luxembourg are both also descended from Princess Ingeborg of Denmark. During his reign,
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736-624: The sixth Latin archbishop of Tyre Frederick Segura (born 1979), Venezuelan track and road cyclist Frederick Skiff (1867–1947), American author, collector and bibliophile Fred "Sonic" Smith (1949–1994), guitarist of American rock band MC5 Frederick Varley (1881–1969), painter Frederik (singer) , (1945), stage name of Finnish singer Ilkka Juhani Sysimetsä, also known as Reetu Surname [ edit ] Dave Frederick , American sportswriter and coach Sabrina Frederick (born 1996), Australian rules footballer Fictional people [ edit ] Frederick (Animal Farm) ,
768-609: The throne, however, Frederick's reign would last only six years, throughout which he was plagued by ill health. Frederick VIII was married to Louise of Sweden , with whom he had eight children. Their eldest son succeeded his father as Christian X of Denmark , while their second son, Carl , ascended the Norwegian throne as Haakon VII in 1905. Prince Frederick was born on 3 June 1843 in the Yellow Palace , an 18th-century town house at 18 Amaliegade , immediately adjacent to
800-646: The top 100 names in the United States between 1880 and 1957 and has declined thereafter. It was ranked as the 536th most popular name for boys in 2009 in the United States . It ranked as the 99th most popular name for boys in England and Wales in 2007. Freddy, a short form, ranked as the 60th most popular name for boys in England and Wales in 2008. Short form Fred was among the most popular names for boys in Lower Saxony , Germany in 2010. Frederica
832-526: The war with Prussia in 1864. Frederick and Louise had met for the first time in 1862, but in 1868 Frederick was invited to Sweden to get to know Louise, and their meeting was described as a success. In July 1868, Crown Prince Frederick—then 25 years old—became engaged to the 17-year-old Princess Louise. A year later they were married in the chapel at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on 28 July 1869. Louise
864-558: Was a liberal monarch who was much more favorable to the new parliamentarian system than his father had been, being reform-minded and democratically inclined. On 14 May 1912, while on his return journey from a trip to Nice with his wife and four of his children, the king made a short stop in Hamburg , staying at the Hotel Hamburger Hof under the pseudonym "Count Kronberg". That evening, Frederick—while incognito—went out for
896-505: Was a niece of the previous Oldenburg king, Christian VIII , through his sister . With the other heirs from the House of Hesse -Kassel having renounced their claims to the Danish throne in favour of Louise, who in turn relinquished her own claim, his father was eventually chosen as the heir presumptive. Accordingly, Frederick was created a Prince of Denmark. On 19 October 1860, he was confirmed together with his sister Princess Alexandra in
928-458: Was about £ 800 per year and their house was a rent-free grace and favour property. Occasionally, Hans Christian Andersen was invited to call and tell the children stories before bedtime. In 1853, it was clear that the main line of the Oldenburg dynasty would become extinct with King Frederick VII , who was elderly and childless. Frederick's mother was very close to the succession, as she
960-482: Was baptised on 22 June with the names Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl , and was known as Prince Frederick. To the family he was known as Fredy throughout his life. He had five younger siblings: Alexandra (1844–1925), William (1845–1913), Dagmar (1847–1928), Thyra (1853–1933) and Valdemar (1858–1939). Although they were of royal blood, the family lived a comparatively normal life. They did not possess great wealth; their father's income from an army commission
992-640: Was given a seat in the State Council and subsequently assisted his father in the duties of government. In 1864, he formally took part in the Second Schleswig War against Prussia and Austria . The crown prince was a member of the Danish Order of Freemasons , serving as its Grand Master from 1871 until his death. Queen Louise wanted her eldest son to marry as well as had her two daughters, Alexandra and Dagmar. Queen Victoria of
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1024-482: Was the first Swedish princess to be married into the Danish royal house since the Middle Ages, and the marriage was welcomed in all three Scandinavian countries as a symbol of the new Scandinavism . On 10 August 1869, the newlyweds made their entrance into Copenhagen , where they received a warm welcome. As their residence, the couple was awarded Frederik VIII's Palace , an 18th century palace which forms part of
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