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.
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Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel 27 April 1650 Kassel, Hesse-Kassel, Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
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27 March 1714 (aged 63) Copenhagen, Denmark
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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