Prince William of Denmark

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
Born(1687-02-21)21 February 1687
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died23 November 1705(1705-11-23) (aged 18)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Burial
Roskilde Cathedral
HouseOldenburg
FatherChristian V of Denmark
MotherCharlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
ReligionLutheranism

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.

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]

  1. ^ "Vilhelm" in Dansk biografisk Lexikon