Anna Sophie Magdalene Frederikke Ulrikke
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Anna Sophie Magdalene Frederikke Ulrikke (born in 1730 or 1740, dead 1804) was a Danish con-artist who in 1766 demanded a pension from the Danish royal house with the claim that she was the illegitimate daughter of king Christian VI of Denmark
and the king's sister-in-law, the Dowager princess of Ostefriesland, Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
(1707–1764).
Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach had lived at the Danish court as a widow after 1735, and it was a widespread rumour that she had a relationship with her brother-in-law. Anna's story was backed up by a Norwegian student, Kirchhof, who was her lover. In 1770, a commission was organized to examine the case. After it was discovered, that Anna had been a prostitute in Amsterdam
, her claims was deemed false, and she was placed in a work house. She was later released for good behaviour and given a pension of 100$. The date of birth is given as either 1730 or as 1740/41. If it was 1730, she could not have been the daughter of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, as the latter did not live at the Danish court until 1735.
Christian VI of Denmark
Christian VI was King of Denmark and Norway from 1730 to 1746.He was the son of King Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. He married Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and fathered Frederick V.-The reign and personality of Christian VI:To posterity Christian...
and the king's sister-in-law, the Dowager princess of Ostefriesland, Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
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(1707–1764).
Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach had lived at the Danish court as a widow after 1735, and it was a widespread rumour that she had a relationship with her brother-in-law. Anna's story was backed up by a Norwegian student, Kirchhof, who was her lover. In 1770, a commission was organized to examine the case. After it was discovered, that Anna had been a prostitute in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, her claims was deemed false, and she was placed in a work house. She was later released for good behaviour and given a pension of 100$. The date of birth is given as either 1730 or as 1740/41. If it was 1730, she could not have been the daughter of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, as the latter did not live at the Danish court until 1735.