Editing Frederick VIII of Denmark (section)

==Reign==
[[File:The Nine Sovereigns at Windsor for the funeral of King Edward VII.jpg|thumb|The Nine Sovereigns at [[Windsor Castle|Windsor]] for the funeral of [[Edward VII|King Edward VII]], photographed on 20 May 1910. Standing, from left to right: Frederick VIII's son [[Haakon VII|King Haakon VII of Norway]], [[Ferdinand of Bulgaria|Tsar Ferdinand of the Bulgarians]], [[Manuel II of Portugal|King Manuel II of Portugal and the Algarves]], [[Wilhelm II|Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany]], [[George I of Greece|King George I of the Hellenes]] and [[Albert I of Belgium|King Albert I of the Belgians]]. Seated, from left to right: [[Alfonso XIII|King Alfonso XIII of Spain]], [[George V|King George V of the United Kingdom]] and King Frederick VIII of Denmark.]]
[[File:Frederik IIX - Otto Bache.jpg|left|thumb|175px|Portrait by [[Otto Bache]] (1910).]]

On 29 January 1906, King Christian IX died peacefully at the age of 87, after a reign of 43 years. Upon his father's death, Frederick succeeded to the throne at the age of 62. He was proclaimed king from the balcony of [[Christian VII's Palace]] at [[Amalienborg]] by the [[Prime Minister (Denmark)|Prime Minister]] [[Jens Christian Christensen]] as Frederick VIII.

Due to his late accession to the throne, Frederick's reign would last only six years, throughout which he was plagued by ill health. In many ways, Frederick VIII was a liberal monarch who was much more favorable to the new parliamentarian system than his father had been, being reform-minded and democratically inclined.