Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark /

Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark (11 April 1649 – 30 October 1704) was the second daughter of King Frederick III of Denmark and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp from 1667 to 1695 as the consort of Duke Christian Albert. Frederica Amalie Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark, was a daughter of King Frederick III of Denmark and his queen, Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Her father had been crowned king on 23 November 1649, about five months before she was born. She was married at Glücksburg Palace on 24 October 1667 to Duke Christian Albrecht of Holstein-Gottorp as part of a peace treaty between Denmark and Holstein-Gottorp, but the hostile parties continued to fight. The marriage was unhappy, with Frederica Amalia often tormented by the frequent disagreements between her brother, Christian V of Denmark, and her spouse. She was reportedly well known to be badly treated by Christian Albrecht, while the Danish royal family gave her all sorts of personal privileges and proofs of affection. The couple visited her sister, the Swedish queen Ulrika Eleonora. Her visits to Sweden inspired great parties and festivities at the otherwise strict Swedish