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His affair with Queen Caroline Matilda caused a scandal, especially after the birth of a daughter, Princess Louise Augusta, and he contributed to the intrigues and power play that led to his downfall and execution.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"5 August 1737","date":"1737-08-05"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61879#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Halle (Saale)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2814"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61879#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"28 April 1772","date":"1772-04-28"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61879#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Copenhagen","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1748"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61879#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Kingdom of Prussia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27306"},{"text":"Kingdom of Denmark","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q756617"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61879#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"physician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39631"},{"text":"minister","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83307"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61879#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32120"},{"text":"Latina August Hermann Francke","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1806975"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61879#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"regent","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q477406"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61879#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Mathildeordenen","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3092601"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61879#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Friedrich_Struensee","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61879"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Johann Friedrich Struensee born?","a":"Johann Friedrich Struensee was born on 5 August 1737 in Halle (Saale)."},{"q":"What positions has Johann Friedrich Struensee held?","a":"Positions held by Johann Friedrich Struensee include: regent."},{"q":"Where did Johann Friedrich Struensee study?","a":"Johann Friedrich Struensee was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Latina August Hermann Francke."}],"related":[{"name":"Gyanendra of Nepal","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/gyanendra-of-nepal"},{"name":"Ferdinand II of Aragon","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ferdinand-ii-of-aragon"},{"name":"Berengaria of Castile","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/berengaria-of-castile"},{"name":"John II of Aragon","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-ii-of-aragon"},{"name":"Pope Adrian VI","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-adrian-vi"},{"name":"Ferdinand I of Aragon","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ferdinand-i-of-aragon"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/johann-friedrich-struensee-47eed59fe2.jpg","width":500,"height":596,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Jens Juel","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Struensee_Juel.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Johann Friedrich Struensee","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Friedrich_Struensee","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q61879","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61879","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Struensee Juel.jpg by Jens Juel (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Struensee_Juel.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Johann Friedrich Struensee, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Struensee Juel.jpg — Jens Juel, Public domain.","cite":"\"Johann Friedrich Struensee\". DigiNepal. Last updated 9 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/johann-friedrich-struensee. Retrieved 9 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-09T06:57:02Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-09","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/johann-friedrich-struensee","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/johann-friedrich-struensee","ne":null}}