Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (27 April 1650 – 27 March 1714) was Queen of Denmark and Norway by marriage to King Christian V. Although she did not have much political influence, she was a successful businesswoman in her many estates and protected foreign Protestant non-Lutherans from oppression. She gained popularity for defending Copenhagen from Swedish forces in 1700. The city of Charlotte Amalie was named after her in 1691.
| Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel | |
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Charlotte Amalie with a court dwarf, by Jacques d'Agar, c. 1690 | |
| Queen consort of Denmark and Norway | |
| Tenure | 9 February 1670 – 25 August 1699 |
| Born | 27 April 1650 Kassel, Hesse-Kassel, Holy Roman Empire (Germany) |
| Died | 27 March 1714 (aged 63) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Burial | Roskilde Cathedral |
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| House | Hesse-Kassel |
| Father | William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel |
| Mother | Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg |
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