King Christian IX’s Room
This room, which was designed by Thorvald Jørgensen, is named after Christian IX, who was the first king, and thus the founder, of the Glücksborg dynasty. In the room, the first Glücksborg kings are represented in paintings and busts.
Meet the Glücksborg kings in Christian IX's Room.
Familiar images and faces
Even though the large rug is competing for attention with Heinrich Dohm's painting of Christian X crossing the border in South Jutland on horseback, you will find that Christian IX's Room is densely populated by familiar images and faces once you take a closer look.
The room, which was designed by Thorvald Jørgensen, is named after Christian IX, who was the first king, and thus the founder, of the Glücksborg dynasty. In the hall, the first three Glücksborg kings are represented in paintings and busts.
On the walls, there are two tapestries, woven at the Beauvais tapestry factories in the north of France. One is an image of springtime, 'Ver', the other of summer, 'Aestas”. Presumably, the set included two other tapestries showing autumn and winter.
Rug, ceiling and marble busts
The rug was a gift from Parliament to Queen Margrethe II on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of her accession to the throne. The rug has the national coat of arms as its central image. Queen Margrethe personally contributed to the colourful design, in collaboration with the artist Jenny E. Hansen.
The ceiling is decorated with a wreath showing the chain for the Order of the Elephant, and under the edge of the ceiling, you can see the chain for the Order of Dannebrog.
In the room, you can also see the marble busts of Christian IX and Queen Louise, both done by Nielsine Petersen. The busts of Frederik VIII and Queen Lovisa and of Christian X and Queen Alexandrine were done by the self-taught sculptor Lieutenant-Colonel Carl Theodor Wegener.
