Christian VIII (September 18, 1786–January 20, 1848), king of Denmark 1839-48 and of Norway 1814-14, the eldest son of the hereditary prince Frederick of Denmark and Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, was born in 1786 at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen. September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Kingdom of Denmark is geographically the smallest Nordic country and is part of the European Union. ... Norway - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... City nickname: none Location in Denmark Area  - Total  - Water 526 km² xxx km² xx% Population  - City ( 2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density 502,204 1,116,979 954/km² [including water] xxx/km² [land only] Time zone Eastern: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 55°43 N 12°34 W Copenhagen ( Danish: København) is...

He inherited the talents of his highly gifted mother, and his amiability and handsome features made him very popular in Copenhagen. His unfortunate first marriage with his cousin Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was dissolved in 1810. 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

In May 1813, being the then heir presumptive of Denmark-Norway, he was sent as stadtholder to Norway to promote the loyalty of the Norwegians to the dynasty, which had been very rudely shaken by the disastrous results of Frederik VI's adhesion to the falling fortunes of Napoleon. He did all he could personally to strengthen the bonds between the Norwegians and the royal house of Denmark. Though his endeavours were opposed by the so-called Swedish party, which desired a dynastic union with Sweden, he placed himself at the head of the Norwegian party of independence after the treaty of Kiel had forced the king to cede Norway to the king of Sweden. He was elected regent of Norway by an assembly of notables on February 16, 1814. 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Norway - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... King Frederick VI of Denmark and Norway (January 28, 1768 – December 3, 1839), reigned as King of Denmark from 1808 to 1839, and as king of Norway from 1808 to 1814. ... Bonaparte as general Napoléon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution and was the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804, then as Emperor of the French (Empereur des Français... The Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sverige  listen) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. ... Statistics State: Schleswig-Holstein District: Independent city Area: 113. ... Norway - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

See article on Norway in 1814 Artists rendition of the Norwegian constitutional assembly in 1814 1814 was a pivotal year in Norwegian history. ...

This election was confirmed by a constitutional assembly convoked at Eidsvold on April 10, and on May 17 the constitution was signed and Christian Frederik was unanimously elected king of Norway. The municipality Eidsvoll in the county of Akershus, Norway, covers 456 km² and has 18,035 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ...

Christian next attempted to interest the great powers in Norway's cause, but without success. On being pressed by the commissioners of the allied powers to bring about a union between Norway and Sweden in accordance with the terms of the treaty of Kiel, and then return to Denmark, he replied that, as a constitutional king, he could do nothing without the consent of the parliament (Storting), which would not be convoked until a suspension of hostilities on the part of Sweden. Sweden refusing Christian's conditions, a short campaign ensued, in which the Norwegian army was easily defeated by the superior skill and forces of the Swedish crown prince Bernadotte. The brief war was finally concluded by the Convention of Moss on August 14, 1814. According to this treaty, king Christian Frederik transferred the executive power to the Storting, and then abdicated and returned to Denmark. The Storting in its turn adopted the constitutional amendments necessary to allow for a personal union with Sweden, and on November 4 elected Charles XIII, the king of Sweden as the new king of Norway. Statistics State: Schleswig-Holstein District: Independent city Area: 113. ... The Storting main building The Storting, or Stortinget, (the Great Assembly), is the parliament of Norway, and is located in Oslo. ... King Charles XIV of Sweden, Charles III of Norway, or domestically Carl XIV Johan and Carl III Johan respectively, Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (January 26, 1763 - March 8, 1844) was born at Pau, France, the son of Henri Bernadotte (1711-1780), procurator at Pau, and Jeanne St. ... The Moss Ironworks main office - where the Convention of Moss was negotiated and signed Following a brief war between Sweden and Norway about Norways claim to sovereignty, the Convention of Moss was a cease fire agreement, signed August 14, 1814, between the Swedish King and the Norwegian Storting. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Storting main building The Storting, or Stortinget, (the Great Assembly), is the parliament of Norway, and is located in Oslo. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ...

Henceforth Christian's suspected democratic principles made him persona ingratissima at all the reactionary European courts, his own court included. He and his second wife, Caroline Amalia of Augustenburg (daughter of Louise Auguste of Denmark, only sister of Frederick VI), whom he married in 1815, lived in comparative retirement as leaders of the literary and scientific society of Copenhagen. 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

It was not until 1831 that old King Frederick gave him a seat in the council of state. On December 13, 1839 he ascended the Danish 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. 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Seeing that his only son, the future Frederick VII, is probably not going to beget heirs, he commenced arrangements to secure the succession in Denmark, which lead to the future Christian IX to be chosen as a hereditary prince in 1443/7. Louise of Hesse-Cassel, Luise Wilhelmine Friederike Caroline Auguste Julie von Hessen-Kassel (in Danish, Louise Wilhelmine Frederikke Caroline Auguste Julie), b Kassel 7 Sep 1817, d Bernstorff 29 Sep 1898, was a daughter of ancient German princely family, the Landgraves of Hesse, and became Queen of Denmark, being the... Christian IX of Denmark (April 8, 1818 _ January 29, 1906) was King of Denmark from November 15, 1863 to January 29, 1906. ...

He died of blood-poisoning in 1848. 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

After his son's death in 1863, his niece Louise of Hesse and his first cousin once removed, Christian IX, ascended the throne of Denmark, officially as Queen Consort and King Regnant (though they could very well have been reverse). Louise of Hesse-Cassel, Luise Wilhelmine Friederike Caroline Auguste Julie von Hessen-Kassel (in Danish, Louise Wilhelmine Frederikke Caroline Auguste Julie), b Kassel 7 Sep 1817, d Bernstorff 29 Sep 1898, was a daughter of ancient German princely family, the Landgraves of Hesse, and became Queen of Denmark, being the... Christian IX of Denmark (April 8, 1818 _ January 29, 1906) was King of Denmark from November 15, 1863 to January 29, 1906. ...

In 1905, 57 years after his demise, and 91 years after his struggle in support of independence and his own brief kingship in Norway, his great-grandnephew Prince Carl of Denmark was chosen to become the first king of independent Norway, and took the name Haakon VII. Norway - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... King Haakon VII King Haakon VII of Norway, Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel (August 3, 1872 - September 21, 1957) was the first King of Norway after the dissolution of the personal union with Sweden in 1905. ...

He continued his predecessor's patronage of astronomy, awarding gold medals for the discovery of comets by telescope, and financially supporting Heinrich Christian Schumacher with his publication of the scientific journal Astronomische Nachrichten. Astronomy (Greek: αστρονομία = άστρον + νόμος, literally, law of the stars) is the science involving the observation and explanation of events occurring beyond the Earth and its atmosphere. ... Comet Hale-Bopp, showing a white dust tail and blue gas tail (February 1997) Comet (disambiguation). ... 50 cm refracting telescope at Nice Observatory. ... Heinrich Christian Schumacher. ...

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ... The Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica ( 1911) in many ways represents the sum of knowledge at the beginning of the 20th century. ...

Obituary (astronomy)

• MNRAS 8 (1848) 62 (http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/MNRAS/0008//0000062.000.html)