Later Life
The number of male members of the Royal House was so low in those decades that Ferdinand himself was always very close to the succession. At the death of his brother Christian VIII in 1848, the aged Ferdinand became Heir Presumptive to the throne of Denmark.
Ferdinand died childless, which was one of the reasons why the main branch of the Danish Royal House soon went extinct, triggering the second war of Schleswig. He was expected to break the traditional continuity of Kings named Christian and Frederick since the 16th century.
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