Her paternal grandfather, King Christian IV, died when she was six months old, and after many months of deliberation, the Rigsraadet royal council and Estates elected her father king.
Gjyshi i saj, mbreti Christian IV, vdiq kur ishte gjashtë muajshe, dhe pas shumë muajsh diskutimi, këshilli mbretëror i Rigsraadet dhe Estates zgjodhën mbret babain e saj.