Children
With his first queen, Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow:
- Christian (28 June 1697 - 1 October 1698)
- King Christian VI of Denmark (10 December 1699 - 6 August 1746)
- Frederik Charles (23 October 1701 - 7 Jan 1702)
- George (6 January 1703 – 12 March 1704)
- Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark (6 October 1706 – 28 October 1782)
With his first bigamous wife, Elisabeth Helene von Vieregg:
- Frederik Gyldenløve (1704–1705)
With his second queen, Anne Sophie Reventlow:
- Christiana Amalia Oldenburg (23 October 1723 - 7 January 1724)
- Frederik Christian Oldenburg (1 June 1726 - 15 May 1727)
- Charles Oldenburg (16 February 1728 - 10 December 1729)
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Famous quotes containing the word children:
“We have been told over and over about the importance of bonding to our children. Rarely do we hear about the skill of letting go, or, as one parent said, “that we raise our children to leave us.” Early childhood, as our kids gain skills and eagerly want some distance from us, is a time to build a kind of adult-child balance which permits both of us room.”
—Joan Sheingold Ditzion (20th century)
“There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
—Bible: New Testament Jesus, in Matthew, 8:12.
Referring to “the children of the kingdom ... cast out into outer darkness.” The words are also used in the parable of the talents, in Matthew 25:30, said of the “unprofitable servant.”
“What is clear is that Christianity directed increased attention to childhood. For the first time in history it seemed important to decide what the moral status of children was. In the midst of this sometimes excessive concern, a new sympathy for children was promoted. Sometimes this meant criticizing adults. . . . So far as parents were put on the defensive in this way, the beginning of the Christian era marks a revolution in the child’s status.”
—C. John Sommerville (20th century)