Monument to Frederick VI

The monument to King Frederick VI is located in one of the largest parks in Copenhagen - the Fredericksberg Garden, which takes its name from the name of the royal palace located here. The monument stands at the entrance to the park, it is made of bronze. The king is depicted in full growth, with one hand he rests on a saber, and the second is bent at the elbow and lies on the thigh.

King Frederick VI, of the Oldenburg dynasty, was Prince Regent of Denmark and Norway from 1784 to 1808, and later became King of Denmark and Norway and ruled until 1814, when Norway came under Swedish rule. Until his death in 1839, he occupied the Danish throne and entered the history of the country as a representative of the so-called enlightened absolutism.

Among the main acts of Frederick VI was the abolition of serfdom in 1788-1800, the abolition of slavery in the West Indies colonies in 1792. In addition, in alliance with Russia, he took part in the war with Sweden in the period from 1788 to 1790, however, inconclusive. In gratitude for his liberal reforms, the people of Denmark erected a monument to their monarch.