Death and Succession
Queen Louise died on 29 September 1898 at Bernstorff Palace near Copenhagen. Christian himself died peacefully of old age at 87 at the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen and was buried in Christian IX's Chapel in Roskilde Cathedral.
He was succeeded as king by his eldest son, Frederick VIII.
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