The 19th Century, 1800 - 1899 War with The United Kingdom

Because of the war the inflation in Denmark is growing and the 5th of January 1813 Denmark is officially broked. All people, who have properties have to pay a once-for-all levy at 6 percent of the value. The once-for-all levy should be the secure for the new currency.

1814 Peaceagreement

In 1813 king Frederik tried to join the european allies against France, but only if he would give away Norway to Sweden, instead Denmark could get some parts of the northern Germany and the Netherlands! This is a too high price for Denmark, so Denmark stay together with France.

The war with the europeans is over December the 15th 1813, and the 14th of January 1814 a peaceagreement is signed in Kiel.

Denmark has to give away Norway to Sweden, instead Denmark gets some of the German countries occupied by Sweden. Denmark and Norway have been together for over 450 years and it is a very serious loss. The norwegians are not happy to be Swedish, and selects the Danish crown prince Christian as their king. - The norwegians did not ever been real Swedes.

Before the peace-agreement Denmark had about 4,000,000 inhabitants and after the loss of Norway only 3,000,000 inhabitants - 1,000,000 were German.

A royal offial said:

A glourious juvel (Norway) has fallen out of the Danish kings crown, so it is important to make the juvels left, much more glourious.

A navyship is sailing to the Danish West Indies, where there have been a kind of anarchy during the war. When the low and order returned to the coloni a shipping route was opened between the towns Charlotte Amalie (Sct. Thomas) and Christianssted (Sct. Croix).

Christmas-tree Even their was a war going on, a new custom from Germany arrived at Denmark -it was the Christmas-tree. In 1811 a family in Copenhagen is celebrating Christmas-eve by taking a tree inside the house.