Death and Burial
The king died at the age of 42, and after twenty years of reign. His last words were reportedly: "It is a great consolation to me in my last hour that I have never wilfully offended anyone and that there is not a drop of blood on my hands."
Frederick V is interred in Roskilde Cathedral next to Queen Louise.
Read more about this topic: Frederick V Of Denmark
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