Queen Of Denmark And Norway Marie

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Queen consort of Denmark and Norway from 1808 to 1839 and regent of Denmark from 1814 to 1815. Marie was the eldest child of Landgrave Karl of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Louise of Denmark. She was largely raised in Denmark, where her father held notable positions, such as the governorships of provinces. On 31 July 1790 in Gottorp, she married her first cousin Frederik, then crown prince and regent of Denmark, who would in 1808 ascend as King Frederik VI. In the aftermath of the defeat of Denmark's ally, the French emperor Napoleon I, Denmark-Norway fell apart and the king and queen of Denmark ceased being king and queen of Norway in 1814. Queen Marie was regent of Denmark from 5 September 1814 to 1 June 1815, during the absence of her spouse in the Vienna Congress in Austria. Marie and Frederik VI had eight children. None of Frederik VI's sons survived infancy, however, and when he died in 1839, he was succeeded by his cousin, Christian VIII of Denmark. The only surviving children of King Frederik VI and Queen Marie were their two daughters Caroline and Vilhelmine. Marie died on 22 March 1852, aged 84, at Frederiksberg Palace. Link to Wikipedia biography