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Fås også på engelsk. Isbn: 9788793229754Frederik 4. regerede fra 1699 til 1730, og blandt de enevældige konger i danmarkshistorien har ingen regeret så egenrådigt som han. Frederik 4. påtog sig personligt at bestemme mest muligt af rigets anliggender, og det fungerede forbavsende godt. Med hjælp fra bl.a. Tordenskjold fik han Danmark-Norge sikkert igennem den opslidende Store Nordiske Krig, som blev det sidste opgør med arvefjenden Sverige. Også i sit kærlighedsliv var han højst egenrådig, idet han bortførte sin elskede Anna Sophie Reventlow, som han giftede sig med til venstre hånd for siden at gøre hende til dronning. Bogen indgår i Kroneserien, en serie af mindre bøger om det danske kongehus og relaterede emner udgivet i samarbejde med Kongernes Samling. Bogen er skrevet af Jens Gunni Busck.

Fås også på engelsk. Isbn: 9788772170367Christian 6. regerede Danmark-Norge fra 1730 til sin død i 1746. Han var en byggelysten konge og lod bl.a. opføre det første Christiansborg Slot, Hirscholm Slot og Eremitageslottet. Som tilhænger af den pietistiske fromhedsbevægelse fandt Christian 6. det syndigt at more sig, og livet ved hans hof mindede nærmest om en klostertilværelse. Samtidig forsøgte han at afhjælpe en langvarig økonomisk lavkonjunktur med en række forskellige tiltag, hvoraf et af dem var af indføre det senere så forhadte Stavnsbånd. Det lykkedes Christian 6. som den første af enevældens konger, at undgå krig gennem hele sin regeringstid.Bogen indgår i Kroneserien, en serie af mindre bøger om det danske kongehus og relaterede emner udgivet i samarbejde med Kongernes Samling.

Fås også på engelsk. Isbn: 9788772170480Frederik 6. regerede som konge fra 1808-1839. Før da regerede han som kronprins på vegne af Christian 7. efter at have tiltvunget sig magten ved et statskup i 1784. Det lange regentskab indledtes med de store landboreformer og andre fremsynede tiltag i samarbejde med kompetente rådgivere. Frederik 6. kom dog mindre heldigt igennem Napoleonskrigene, som for Danmarks vedkommende indebar Slaget på Reden i 1801, Københavns bombardement i 1807 og afståelsen af Norge i 1814. Frederik 6. brød sig ikke om revolutioner, men han regerede i en tid, hvor den enevældige styreform kom under pres, og måtte som konge dæmme op for tidens reformiver.Bogen indgår i Kroneserien, en serie af mindre bøger om det danske kongehus og relaterede emner udgivet i samarbejde med Kongernes Samling.

Fås også på engelsk. Isbn: 9788772170442Christian 7. var konge af Danmark-Norge fra 1766-1808. Det skulle han i hvert fald forestille at være, men på grund af sin psykiske uligevægt var han ude af stand til at regere. Efter kongens tronbestigelse som knap 16-årig forløb der et par år med voldsomme skandaler og dramaer ved hoffet. Dernæst lykkedes det lægen J.F. Struensee at opnå fuld kontrol med Christian 7., idet han samtidig indledte en affære med dronning Caroline Mathilde. Struensee blev henrettet i 1772, og kongen blev herefter underlagt sine familiemedlemmers kontrol – først enkedronning Juliane Marie og arveprins Frederik, dernæst kongens egen søn kronprins Frederik.Bogen indgår i Kroneserien, en serie af mindre bøger om det danske kongehus og relaterede emner udgivet i samarbejde med Kongernes Samling.

Fås også på engelsk. Isbn: 9788793229716Christian 5. regerede fra 1670 til 1699. Han var den første, der besteg tronen som arvekonge, efter at arvemonarkiet og enevælden var blevet indført under Frederik 3.I Christian 5.s tid blev statsmagten centraliseret og enevælden konsolideret, og han gjorde et kvalificeret, men forgæves forsøg på at generobre Skåne, Halland og Blekinge, som var gået tabt i hans fars tid. Christian 5. er nok ikke kendt af mange danskere, men hans rytterstatue står midt på Kongens Nytorv, som kongen fik anlagt.Bogen indgår i Kroneserien, en serie af mindre bøger om det danske kongehus og relaterede emner udgivet i samarbejde med Kongernes Samling. Bogen er skrevet af Jens Gunni Busck.

Fås også på engelsk. Isbn: 9788793229792Frederik 7. regerede Danmark fra 1848 til 1863 og indførte i 1849 den første grundlov i Danmark. Trods sine store svagheder som regent fremstår han som en af de mest markante skikkelser i kongerækken. Han var et ejendommeligt menneske med et temmelig uligevægtigt sind, og han var på mange måder et sort får inden for kongefamilien. Især skabte Frederik 7. forargelse ved sit ægteskab med grevinde Danner, men samtidig tilførte han monarkiet en helt ny folkelig dimension. Frederik 7. havde en sans for folkestemningen, som gjorde det muligt for ham at blive til noget så paradoksalt som et kongeligt ikon for demokratiet i Danmark. Bogen indgår i Kroneserien, en serie af mindre bøger om det danske kongehus og relaterede emner udgivet i samarbejde med Kongernes Samling. Bogen er skrevet af Jens Gunni Busck.

Fås også på engelsk. ISBN: 9788772170404Frederik 5. regerede Danmark-Norge fra 1746 til sin død i 1766. Han regerede dog mest kun af navn, for kongen udviklede fra en ung alder et alkoholmisbrug, der gjorde ham ude af stand til at forvalte magten på en selvstændig måde. Regeringsansvaret måtte han derfor overlade til kompetente ministre og frem for alt til sin ven og overhofmarskal A.G. Moltke, som igennem hele Frederik 5.s regeringstid fungerede som det reelle statsoverhoved. Det var overordnet set en økonomisk opgangstid, hvor hoffet udfoldede den mest elegante pragt, mens handel og industri nød godt af Danmark-Norges neutralitet mellem krigsførende magter. På Moltkes foranledning opførtes Amalienborg og Frederiksstaden til kongens ære.Bogen indgår i Kroneserien, en serie af mindre bøger om det danske kongehus og relaterede emner udgivet i samarbejde med Kongernes Samling.

Frederik V reigned over Denmark-Norway from 1746 until his death in 1766. For the most part he was a ruler in name only, however, because already as a young man the King had developed a pattern of alcohol abuse that rendered him unable to administer his power in an independent fashion. He therefore had to transfer power to competent ministers and in particular to his High Court Marshal, Adam Gottlob Moltke, who functioned as the real head of state throughout Frederik V’s entire reign. The kingdom experienced a general economic upswing during this period, and the court came to be characterized by elegant splendour, while trade and industry benefitted from Denmark-Norway’s policy of neutrality toward warring parties. Moltke organized the Construction of the palace quarter of Amalienborg and Frederiksstaden in honour of the King.This book is part of the Crown Series, a series of small books on the Danish monarchy and related subjects published in cooperation with the Royal Danish Collection.

Frederik VI ruled as King of Denmark from 1806 until 1839. Before that he had ruled as Crown Prince on behalf of Christian VII after having seized power by means of a coup d’état in 1784. Frederik began his long regency by implementing far-sighted measures, including the great agricultural reforms, in cooperation with competent advisors. In contrast, the Napoleonic Wars, which for Denmark meant the Battle of Copenhagen of 1801, the Bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807, and the relinquishing of Norway in 1814, did not go well for Frederik VI. Frederik VI did not care for revolutions, but he reigned in an age in which absolute monarchy became controversial, and as King he had to take action to confront contemporary demands for social reforms.This book is part of the Crown Series, a series of small books on the Danish monarchy and related subjects published in cooperation with the Royal Danish Collection.

Christian VII was King of Denmark-Norway from 1766 until 1808. He was supposed to be King, in any event, but because of his mentalhealth problems he was in fact unable to rule. He acceded to the throne when he was not quite seventeen years old, and his accession was followed by a few years of major scandals and dramas at the court. To begin with, the physician J. F. Struensee took complete control of Christian VII, and at the same time Struensee began an affair with Queen Caroline Mathilde. Struensee was executed in 1772, and the King subsequently had to accept being controlled by members of his own family—first by Dowager Queen Juliane Marie and Hereditary Prince Frederik and then by Christian VII’s own son, Crown Prince Frederik (VI).This book is part of the Crown Series, a series of small books on the Danish monarchy and related subjects published in cooperation with the Royal Danish Collection.

Christian VI ruled Denmark-Norway from 1730 until his death in 1746. As King he was enthusiastic about construction projects; he built the first Christiansborg Palace, Hirschholm Palace, and the Hermitage Palace. As an adherent of the Pietist religious movement, he believed it was sinful to enjoy oneself, and life at his court was reminiscent of life in a monastery. He took a number of measures to combat a long-lasting economic slump, one of which was the introduction of the hated system of adscription known as the stavnsbånd. As the first Danish absolute monarch to do so, he managed to avoid war throughout his entire reign.This book is part of the Crown Series, a series of small books on the Danish monarchy and related subjects published in cooperation with the Royal Danish Collection.

Frederik VII ruled Denmark from 1848 until 1863. In 1849 he introduced Denmark's first constitution. Despite his great weaknesses as a ruler, he is one of the most remarkable figures among the Danish monarchs. He was an odd individual with a rather unstable temperament, and in many ways he was a Black sheep within the royal Family. In particular, Frederik VII provoked people with his marriage to Countess Danner, but at the same time he added a completely new popular dimension to the monarchy. Frederik VII had a sense of the mood of the people that enabled him to become something as paradoxical as a royal icon of democracy in Denmark.The book is part of the Crown Series, a series of small books on the Danish monarchy and related subjects published in cooperation wih the Royal Danish Collection. The book is written by Jens Gunni Busck.

Frederik IV reigned from 1699 until 1730. None of the other absolute monarchs in Danish history ruled in as headstrong a fashion as he did. Frederik IV took it upon himself to make as many of the realm’s decisions as possible himself, and this worked remarkably well. With the help of Tordenskjold, he brought Denmark-Norway safely through the bloody Great Northern War, which would be Denmark’s final showdown with its archenemy Sweden. In his love life, too, he was extremely headstrong; he abducted his beloved Anna Sophie Reventlow, with whom he entered into a morganatic marriage and whom he later made his Queen.The book is part of the Crown Series, a series of small books on the Danish monarchy and related subjects published in cooperation with the Royal Danish Collection. The book is written by Jens Gunni Busck.

Christian V reigned from 1670 until 1699. He was the first to accede to the throne as a hereditary king following the introduction of the hereditary and absolute monarchy by Frederik III. During the reign of Christian V, state power became centralized and the absolute monarchy was consolidated, and he made a competent but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to reconquer Scania, Halland and Blekinge, territories that had been lost during his father's reign. Though there is an equestrian statue of him at the centre of Kongens Nytorv, the square the king had built, there are probably not many Danes who are familiar with the details of Christian V's life.The Book is part of the Crown Series, a series of small books on the Danish monarchy and related subjects published in cooperation with the Royal Danish Collection.