kɹˈɪstʃən ˈɔːɡəsts fˈæmɪli lˈɔst ˈaʊt ɪnðə kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən fɚðə θɹˈoʊn ʌv dˈɛnmɑːɹk mˈeɪnli bɪkˈʌz ʌvðə wˈaɪdli ɐksˈɛptᵻd bᵻlˈiːf ðæt hɪz mˈʌðɚ wʌz ˈæktʃuːəli fˈɑːðɚd baɪ jˈoʊhɑːn fɹˈiːdɹɪtʃ stɹˈuːnsiː, kɹˈɪstʃən ɹˌoʊmən sˈɛvən ɹˈɔɪəl fɪzˈɪʃən.
Christian August's family lost out in the competition for the throne of Denmark mainly because of the widely accepted belief that his mother was actually fathered by Johann Friedrich Struensee, Christian VII's royal physician.