monarch death_date successor death_place birth_place children religion profession birth_date order term_start spouse image article_title term_end name
christian vii 28 april 1772 prince -lrb- de facto -rrb- frederick -lrb- de jure -rrb- queen juliana maria copenhagen , kingdom of denmark halle an der saale , kingdom of prussia louise '' auguste of denmark '' -lrb- assumed biological -rrb- pietist , then atheist physician 5 august 1737 regent of denmark -lrb- de facto -rrb- 20 march 1771 none struensee juel.jpg johann friedrich struensee
 16 january 1772 johann friedrich struensee
johann friedrich struensee

count johann friedrich struensee -lrb- 5 august 1737 -- 28 april 1772 -rrb- was a german doctor .
he became royal physician to the mentally ill king christian vii of denmark and a minister in the danish government .
he rose in power to a position of `` de facto '' regent of the country , where he tried to carry out widespread reforms .
his affair with queen caroline matilda -lrb- `` caroline mathilde '' -rrb- caused scandal , especially after the birth of a daughter , princess louise augusta , and was the catalyst for the intrigues and power play that caused his downfall and dramatic death .
he died unmarried .
