Genealogy - How do I search for King Adolf Ferdinand of Denmark?

Question

Appearantly there were a lot of kings in Denmark back in the day, so I don't know how to go about the search. He would be my great-grandfathers grand father. Is there a link to Denmark Kings or a book of Denmark Kings ? Any help appreciated.

Answer 1

http://www.behindthename.com/namesakes/l...

Kings and Queens of Denmark Alphabetically

Name-- Details :

Abel --1 king

Christian --10 kings

Christoffer-- 3 kings

Erik --7 kings

Frederik-- 9 kings

Gorm --1 king

Hans 1 king

Harald --3 kings

Knud --5 kings

Magnus --1 king

Margrethe-- 2 queens

Niels --1 king

Oluf --2 kings

Svend --3 kings

Valdemar-- 4 kings

Danish monarchs chronologically (first to current. No mention of an Adolf--or Adolph--Ferdinand in either of these lists):

Name-- Years-- Also Known As

Gorm the Old-- c.883-958  

Harald I Bluetooth--941-985 (Harold)

Svend I Forkbeard-- 991-1014 (Sweyn)

Harald II --1014-1018 (Harold)

Knud I the Great --1018-1035 (Canute)

Knud II the Hardy --1035-1042 (Hardicanute, Hardeknud, Canute)

Magnus the Good-- 1042-1047  

Svend II Estridsen --1047-1074 (Sweyn)

Harald III Hen-- 1074-1080 (Harold)

Knud II the Holy-- 1080-1086 (Canute)

Oluf I the Hungry --1086-1095 (Olaf)

Erik I the Evergood --1095-1103 (Eric)

Niels-- 1104-1134 (Nicholas)

Erik II Emune-- 1134-1137 (Eric)

Erik III the Lamb-- 1137-1146 (Eric)

Svend III Grathe-- 1146-1157 (Sweyn)

Knud III Magnussen-- 1146-1157 (Canute)

Valdemar I the Great-- 1154-1182 (Waldemar)

Knud (IV) VI --1182-1202 (Canute)

Valdemar II the Victorious-- 1202-1241 (Waldemar)

Erik IV Ploughpenny-- 1241-1250 (Eric)

Abel --1250-1252  

Christoffer I --1252-1259 (Christopher)

Erik V Klipping-- 1259-1286 (Eric)

Erik VI Menved-- 1286-1319 (Eric)

Christoffer II --1320-1326/1330-1332 (Christopher)

Valdemar III --1326-1330 (Waldemar)

Valdemar IV Atterdag --1340-1375 (Waldemar)

Oluf II --1376-1387 (Olaf)

Margrethe I --1387-1412 (Margaret)

Erik VII of Pommerania-- 1412-1439 (Eric)

Christoffer III of Bavaria --1440-1448 (Christopher)

Christian I --1448-1481  

Hans --1481-1513 (John)

Christian II --1513-1523  

Frederik I --1523-1533 (Frederick)

Christian III --1534-1559  

Frederik II --1559-1588 (Frederick)

Christian IV-- 1588-1648  

Frederik III --1648-1670 (Frederick)

Christian V --1670-1699  

Frederik IV --1699-1730 (Frederick)

Christian VI --1730-1746  

Frederik V --1746-1766 (Frederick)

Christian VII --1766-1808  

Frederik VI --1808-1839 (Frederick)

Christian VIII --1839-1848  

Frederik VII --1848-1863 (Frederick)

Christian IX --1863-1906  

Frederik VIII-- 1906-1912 (Frederick)

Christian X-- 1912-1947  

Frederik IX --1947-1972 (Frederick)

Margrethe II --1972-present  (Margaret)

Could this POSSIBLY be who you meant??

Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia

(If so, see the article about him at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Fred... ).  This is the closest name and area I could find, after seeing no Danish king had the name you want.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussia_%28...

    Prussia was a historical region in Central Europe extending from the south-eastern coast of the Baltic Sea to the Masurian Lake District. It is now divided between Poland, Russia, and Lithuania. The former German state of Prussia derived its name from the region. The Vikings started to penetrate into Eastern Europe in the 7th and 8th centuries.

At the end of the Viking Age, the son of Danish king Harald Bluetooth and Canute the Great launched several expeditions against the Prussians, which resulted in far-spread destruction of many areas in Prussia including the destruction of Truso and Kaup,  the largest trade centers of the Prussians. They failed to establish a firm foothold in Prussia, however.

Answer 2

I would suggest a trip to a good research library or local university. It's a specialized area of research and while there may be bits and pieces on the internet, the real bulk of information will be shelved in Reference sections at larger libraries.