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"Kingdom of Denmark" Quotes from Famous Books
... was followed by Christian VIII. The two Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein were still subjects of dispute. The king claimed them, but the people of Holstein were German in sentiment, and objected to the incorporation of their country in the Kingdom of Denmark, to which the continued efforts of the latter were directed. The Danish language was required to be used to the exclusion of the German. In 1848, Frederick VII. came to the throne, and was more energetic in pushing his claims ... — Up The Baltic - Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark • Oliver Optic |
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