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Having a kid with the queen seems neutral, especially if the alternative is for a severely mentally ill man to be the father.

• AnimalMuppet 8y ago
  The queen having kids that didn't come from the king is capable of setting off a civil war once the king dies and someone has to succeed him. That's not neutral for the people.
  • oh_sigh 8y ago
    What was important at that time was that the child be a recognized heir to the king and queen. Actual birth father is mostly irrelevant.
    • vict00ms 8y ago
      > Soon, not only had the doctor risen to become the King’s most trusted advisor in the Danish court, he had also become Queen Caroline Matilda’s lover – which fast became common knowledge. Perhaps if it had not become common knowledge it would have remained irrelevant. I think your argument has fallen flat and you should reconsider your opinion before further entrenching yourself.
      • oh_sigh 8y ago
        No, it has not fallen flat. Something being common knowledge, and yet still held to be irrelevant was exactly my point. You are free to peruse information about Louis Auguste if you'd like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Louise_Auguste_of_Denmark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Louise_Auguste_of_Den... > Though officially regarded as the daughter of King Christian VII, it is widely accepted that her biological father was Johann Friedrich Struensee, the king’s royal physician and de facto regent of the country at the time of her birth.[1] She was referred to sometimes as "la petite Struensee"; this did not, however, have any effect on her position.[2]