Description: An interesting group of engravings published in The Illustrated London News magazine of September 12, 1874 concerning the visit of King Christian IX of Denmark (see below) to Iceland, entitled as follows: "The King of Denmark in Iceland: Leaving the Geysers" - full page "Stone inscribed with a Memorial of the King of Denmark's visit to Iceland" - half page "The King of Denmark in Iceland : Display of fireworks from the ships at Reykjavik" - half page Good condition - see scans . Unrelated text to the reverse. Page size 16 x 11 inches. These are original antique prints and not reproductions . Great collectors item for the historian - see more of these in Seller's Other Items which can be combined for postage. Christian IX of DenmarkFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchA request that this article title be changed to Christian IX is under discussion. Please do not move this article until the discussion is closed.Christian IXKing of Denmark (more...) Reign15 November 1863 – 29 January 1906PredecessorFrederick VIISuccessorFrederick VIIIPrime MinistersSee listBornPrince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 8 April 1818 Gottorf Castle, Schleswig, Duchy of SchleswigDied29 January 1906 (aged 87) Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, DenmarkBurial15 February 1906 Roskilde CathedralSpouseLouise of Hesse-Kassel (m. 1842; died 1898)Issue DetailFrederick VIII of DenmarkAlexandra, Queen of the United KingdomGeorge I of GreeceMaria Feodorovna, Empress of RussiaThyra, Crown Princess of HanoverPrince ValdemarHouseGlücksburgFatherFriedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-GlücksburgMotherPrincess Louise Caroline of Hesse-KasselChristian IX (8 April 1818 – 29 January 1906) was King of Denmark from 1863 until his death in 1906. From 1863 to 1864, he was concurrently Duke of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish throne. However, in 1852, Christian was chosen as heir to the Danish monarchy in light of the expected extinction of the senior line of the House of Oldenburg. Upon the death of King Frederick VII of Denmark in 1863, Christian (who was both Frederick's uncle and cousin) acceded to the throne as the first Danish monarch of the House of Glücksburg.[1]The beginning of his reign was marked by the Danish defeat in the Second Schleswig War and the subsequent loss of the duchies of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg which made the king immensely unpopular. The following years of his reign were dominated by political disputes as Denmark had only become a constitutional monarchy in 1849 and the balance of power between the sovereign and parliament was still in dispute. In spite of his initial unpopularity and the many years of political strife, where the king was in conflict with large parts of the population, his popularity recovered towards the end of his reign, and he became a national icon due to the length of his reign and the high standards of personal morality with which he was identified.Christian married his second cousin, Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel, in 1842. Their six children married into other royal families across Europe, earning him the sobriquet "the father-in-law of Europe". Among his descendants are Margrethe II of Denmark, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Philippe of Belgium, Harald V of Norway, Felipe VI of Spain, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, Constantine II of Greece, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Queen Sofia of Spain and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.[2]
Price: 12 USD
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