Editing Christian IX (section)

===Education===
[[File:Frederik VI and family.jpg|thumb|left|Prince Christian's surrogate father, [[Frederick VI of Denmark]], whose queen [[Marie of Hesse-Kassel]] was his aunt and the two princesses his cousins.]]
Following the early death of his father, King Frederick VI, together with [[William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1786-1834)|Prince William of Hesse-Philippstal-Barchfeld]], a close friend of the Duke, became [[legal guardian]]s of Prince Christian and his nine siblings.{{sfn|Thorsøe|1889|p=523}} That same year, Prince Christian wanted to be educated as a [[naval officer]], but during King Frederick VI's visit to Gottorp in 1831, shortly after Duke Wilhelm's funeral, the king agreed with his mother that Prince Christian would be sent to [[Copenhagen]] to receive an [[army officer]] training. Subsequently, in 1832, the year after his father's death, the 14-year-old Prince Christian moved to Copenhagen to be educated at the Land Cadet Academy, where he stayed at the house of Colonel Linde, the head of the Land Cadet Academy. He received private lessons at the academy and was rarely with the other [[cadets]].{{sfn|Thorsøe|1889|p=523}}<ref>{{cite web|url= https://henrypoole.com/hall_of_fame/hm-king-christian-ix-of-denmark/|title= HM King Christian IX of Denmark|publisher = Henry Poole & Co. |date= 17 June 2013|access-date= 15 August 2016}}</ref> On the other hand, the sonless royal couple took good care of the boy, as [[Marie of Hesse-Kassel|Queen Marie]] was his mother's sister and King Frederick VI his mother's cousin. Also, in 1838, Prince Christian's eldest brother, [[Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg|Duke Karl of Glücksborg]], married the king and queen's youngest daughter, [[Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark|Princess Vilhelmine Marie]], which further strengthened the bonds between them.

[[File:Det Gule Palae Copenhagen.jpg|thumb|Prince Christian's longtime home, the [[Yellow Palace, Copenhagen|Yellow Palace]] in Copenhagen (2006).]]
In 1835, Prince Christian was [[confirmation (Lutheran Church)|confirmed]] in the [[Garrison Church, Copenhagen|Garrison Church]] in Copenhagen. The following year, after completing his military education, he was appointed [[rittmeister]] at the [[Royal Horse Guards (Denmark)|Royal Horse Guards]] and was then housed in the [[Royal Horse Guards Barracks (Copenhagen)|Royal Horse Guards Barracks]] by [[Frederiksholms Kanal]] in central Copenhagen. There he lived under simple conditions until King Frederick VI in 1839 granted him a home in the [[Yellow Palace, Copenhagen|Yellow Palace]], an 18th century [[town house]] at 18 [[Amaliegade]], immediately adjacent to the [[Amalienborg]] Palace complex, the principal residence of the [[Danish royal family]] in the district of [[Frederiksstaden]] in central [[Copenhagen]], where he came to live until 1865.{{sfn|Thorsøe|1889|p=523}}

From 1839 to 1841, Prince Christian studied [[constitutional law]] and history with his half-cousin [[Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel]] at the [[University of Bonn]] in Germany. It was there that in December 1839 he received the news of the death of his benefactor King Frederick VI and the accession of his mother's cousin, [[Christian VIII of Denmark|King Christian VIII]]. During the holidays he went on various excursions in Germany and also traveled to [[Venice]]. In 1841 he returned to Copenhagen. On the way home, he paid a visit to the court in Berlin, where he rejected an otherwise flattering offer from King [[Frederick William IV of Prussia]] to join the [[Prussian Army]].{{sfn|Thorsøe|1889|p=523-524}}