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Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1670 to 1699 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (27 April 1650 – 27 March 1714) was Queen of Denmark and Norway by marriage to King Christian V. Although she did not have much political influence, she was a successful businesswoman in her many estates and protected foreign Protestant non-Lutherans from oppression. She gained popularity for defending Copenhagen from Swedish forces in 1700. The city of Charlotte Amalie was named after her in 1691.[1]
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![]() Charlotte Amalie with a court dwarf, by Jacques d'Agar, c. 1690 | |
Queen consort of Denmark and Norway | |
Tenure | 9 February 1670 – 25 August 1699 |
Born | (1650-04-27)27 April 1650 Kassel, Hesse-Kassel, Holy Roman Empire (Germany) |
Died | 27 March 1714(1714-03-27) (aged 63) Copenhagen, Denmark |
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House | Hesse-Kassel |
Father | William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel |
Mother | Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg |
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