ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, ðə twˈɛntijˈɪɹˈoʊld hɚɹˈɛdətˌɛɹi pɹˈɪns mˈæɹid hɪz dˈɪstənt kˈʌzən, ðə fˈoːɹtiːnjˈɪɹˈoʊld luːwˈiːz ˈɔːɡʌst ʌv dˈɛnmɑːɹk ænd nˈoːɹweɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː, pɚpˈoːɹɾᵻd dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv kɹˈɪstʃən ɹˌoʊmən sˈɛvən ʌv dˈɛnmɑːɹk baɪ hɪz wˈaɪf, ðə lˈeɪt kwˈiːn kˈæɹəlˌaɪn mˈæθɪldə.
In 1786, the twenty-year-old hereditary prince married his distant cousin, the fourteen-year-old Louise Auguste of Denmark and Norway (1771–1843), purported daughter of  Christian VII of Denmark by his wife, the late Queen Caroline Mathilde.