Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark

Frederick
Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway
Portrait by Jens Juel, c. 1780s
Regent of Denmark-Norway
Regency1772–1784
SuccessorCrown Prince Frederick
MonarchChristian VII
Born(1753-10-11)11 October 1753
Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died7 December 1805(1805-12-07) (aged 52)
Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Burial
SpouseDuchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
IssueChristian VIII of Denmark
Juliane Sophie, Landgravine of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
Louise Charlotte, Princess of Hesse-Kassel
Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
HouseOldenburg
FatherFrederick V of Denmark
MotherJuliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
ReligionLutheranism

Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (Danish: Frederik; 11 October 1753 – 7 December 1805) was heir presumptive to the thrones of Denmark and Norway. He was the only surviving son of King Frederick V by his second wife, Juliana Maria of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel.

After the fall of Johann Friedrich Struensee in 1772, Hereditary Prince Frederick was installed as regent, acting on behalf of his half-brother, King Christian VII, who was mentally unstable. After the coup of 1784, when the king's son Crown Prince Frederick took power and regency, he was left without influence at the court.