See also:

• CHRISTIAN
• CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM (1608-1663)

CHRISTIAN VIII  . (1786–1848), See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of See also:

• DENMARK
• DENMARK (Danmark)

Denmark and See also:

• NORWAY
• NORWAY (Norge)

Norway, the eldest son of the See also:

• CROWN

crown See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

prince See also:

• FREDERICK
• FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " king or lord of peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. frith, " peace," and rfh " rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see HENRY)

Frederick and See also:

• SOPHIA (1630-1714)

Sophia Frederica of See also:

• MECKLENBURG

Mecklenburg-See also:

• SCHWERIN
• SCHWERIN, KURT CHRISTOPH, COUNT VON (1684–1757)

Schwerin, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 18th of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September '786 at Christiansborg See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle . He inherited the talents of his highly gifted See also:

• MOTHER

mother, and his amiability and handsome features made him very popular in See also:

• COPENHAGEN (Danish Kjobenhavn)

Copenhagen . His unfortunate first See also:

• MARRIAGE

marriage with his See also:

• COUSIN (Fr. cousin, Ital. cugino, Late Lat. cosinus, perhaps a popular and familiar abbreviation of consobrinus, which has the same sense in classical Latin)
• COUSIN, JEAN (1500-1590)
• COUSIN, VICTOR (1792–1867)

cousin See also:

• CHARLOTTE

Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was dissolved in '8'o . In May 1813 he was sent as See also:

• STADTHOLDER (Du. stadhouder, a delegate or representative)

stadtholder to Norway to promote the See also:

• LOYALTY

loyalty of the Northmen to the See also:

• DYNASTY (Gr. &vvaareta, sovereignty, the position of a hevnori7r, lord, ruler, from SuvaaBay to be able, Suvaµas, power)

dynasty, whicJ' had been very rudely shaken by the disastrous results of Frederick VI.'s See also:

• ADHESION (from Lat. adhaerere, to adhere)

adhesion to the falling fortunes of See also:

• NAPOLEON

Napoleon . He did all he could personally to strengthen the bonds between the Norwegians and the royal See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house of Denmark, and though his endeavours were opposed by the so-called See also:

• SWEDISH

Swedish party, which desired a dynastic See also:

• UNION
• UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)

union with See also:

• SWEDEN
• SWEDEN [Sverige]
• SWEDEN, NORWAY AND

Sweden, he placed himself at the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of the See also:

• NORWEGIAN

Norwegian party of See also:

• INDEPENDENCE
• INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF
• INDEPENDENCE, WAR OF

independence, and was elected See also:

• REGENT (from Lat. regere, to rule)

regent of Norway by an See also:

• ASSEMBLY, UNLAWFUL

assembly of notables on the '6th of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February '814 . This See also:

• ELECTION
• ELECTION (from Lat. eligere, to pick out)

election was confirmed by a Storthing held at Eidsvold on the loth of See also:

• APRIL

April, and on the 17th of May See also:

• CHRISTIAN
• CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM (1608-1663)

Christian was elected king of Norway, despite the protests of the Swedish party . Christian next attempted to See also:

• INTEREST

interest the See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• POWERS, HIRAM (1805-1873)

powers in his cause, butwithout success . On being summoned by the commissioners of the allied powers at Copenhagen to bring about a union between Norway and Sweden in accordance with the terms of the treaty of See also:

• KIEL

Kiel, and then return to Denmark, he replied that, as a constitutional king, he could do nothing without the consent of the Storthing, to the See also:

• CONVOCATION
• CONVOCATION (Lat. convocatio, a calling together)

convocation of which a suspension of hostilities on the See also:

• PART

part of Sweden was the See also:

• CONDITION (Lat. condicio, from condicere, to agree upon, arrange; not connected with conditio, from condere, conditum, to put together)

condition precedent . Sweden refusing Christian's conditions, a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign ensued, in which Christian was easily worsted by the See also:

• SUPERIOR

superior skill and forces of the Swedish crown prince (Bernadotte) . The brief See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war was finally concluded by the See also:

• CONVENTION (Lat. conventio, an assembly or agreement, from convenire, to come together)
• CONVENTION, THE NATIONAL

convention of See also:

• MOSS

Moss on the '4th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1814 (see NouwAY: See also:

• HISTORY

History) . Henceforth Christian's suspected democratic principles made him persona ingratissima at all the reactionary See also:

• EUROPEAN

European courts, his own See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court included, and he and his second wife, See also:

• CAROLINE
• CAROLINE (1683-1737)

Caroline Amelia of Augustenburg, whom he married in 18'5, lived in See also:

• COMPARATIVE

comparative retirement as the leaders of the See also:

• LITERARY

literary and scientific society of Copenhagen .

It was not till '83' that old King Frederick gave him a seat in the See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council of See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state . On the 13th of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1839 he ascended the Danish See also:

• THRONE

throne as Christian VIII . The Liberal party had high hopes of " the giver of constitutions," but he disappointed his admirers by steadily rejecting every Liberal project . Administrative reform was the only reform he would promise . He died of See also:

• BLOOD

blood-poisoning on the loth of See also:

• JANUARY

January '848 . See Just See also:

• MATTHIAS
• MATTHIAS (1557-1619)

Matthias Thiele, Christian den Ottende (Copenhagen,' 848) ; Yngvar Nielsen, Bidrag til Norges Historie (See also:

• CHRISTIANIA (officially KRISTIANIA)

Christiania, 1882–1886) .