Prince William of Denmark
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This article is about youngest son of King Christian V of Denmark. For the son of Christian IX of Denmark whose name was William, see George I of Greece.
Prince William of Denmark and Norway or Prince Vilhelm (21 February 1687 – 23 November 1705) was the youngest son of Christian V of Denmark and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, and thus a younger brother of Frederick IV.
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Prince William of Denmark | |
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Born | (1687-02-21)21 February 1687 Copenhagen, Denmark |
Died | 23 November 1705(1705-11-23) (aged 18) Copenhagen, Denmark |
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House | Oldenburg |
Father | Christian V of Denmark |
Mother | Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel |
Religion | Lutheranism |
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In 1696, Joachim Pritzbuer, who was replaced in 1705 by Martin Balthasar von Waldersee, was appointed Vilhelm's chamberlain. The latter was to accompany the prince on his great voyage abroad to Utrecht, the Spanish Netherlands, France, Italy and England. The instructions for Waldersee and the prince's secretary and teacher Johan Ernst Carlowitz are dated 2 October, but soon after, Vilhelm fell ill and died on 23 November at Copenhagen Castle.[1]