Christian IX of Denmark held public office at a time when the terms of that office were themselves being contested.
The record lists Christian IX of Denmark as King of Denmark from 1863 to 1906.
Christian IX of Denmark was born at Gottorf Castle in 1818. His recorded nationality is Denmark. He was educated at University of Bonn and Royal Danish Army Officers Academy.
The nineteenth century produced mass politics - parties, newspapers, franchises that widened by inches - and empire on a scale never seen before.
He served as monarch of Denmark (1863–1906), Duke of Schleswig (1863–1864) and Duke of Holstein (1863–1864).
He is described as monarch and military officer.
Power is judged twice: once by contemporaries who felt it, and again by historians who did not.
Formal honours included the Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Order of the Black Eagle, Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (1863) and Order of St. Andrew.
That the career was made in Denmark is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Christian IX of Denmark died in 1906, aged 88. The assessment continues, as it does for anyone who held power - which is the ordinary fate of a political life.
Achievements
- monarch of Denmark (1863–1906)
- Duke of Schleswig (1863–1864)
- Duke of Holstein (1863–1864)
- Duke of Lauenburg (1863–1864)
- Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
- Order of the Black Eagle
- Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath — 1863
- Order of St. Andrew
- Educated at University of Bonn and Royal Danish Army Officers Academy
