Some basic info on Frederik VIII of Denmark.
Name: Christian
Frederik Vilhelm Carl
Birth: 3. June, 1843
Child of: Christian IX and Queen Louise
Reign: 1906 [father's death] - 1912[own death]
Motto: Herren er min Hjælper - The Lord is my Helper
Marriage: 28. July, 1869, to Princess Lovisa of Sweden
Children: Christian (10.),
Carl (Haakon VII of Norway, from 1905), Harald, Gustav, Louise, Ingeborg, Thyra & Dagmar.
Death: 1912, in Hamburg, Germany.
Throne passed to: Christian X
Source:
http://www.kongehuset.dk