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1 day ago · 1886 portrait of Christian IX and his family by Laurits Tuxen. Christian IX of Denmark (April 8, 1818 – January 29, 1906) ruled Denmark from 1863 to 1906. Known as the "father-in-law of Europe", he and his wife, Louise of Hesse-Kassel (September 7, 1817 – September 29, 1898), became the ancestors of many members of European royalty.
3 days ago · Trinity College, Cambridge. Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward, nicknamed "Bertie", was related ...
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4 days ago · However, her legacy extends far beyond her own accomplishments, as her 9 children played significant roles in shaping the course of European history. Born between 1840 and 1857, Victoria‘s 5 daughters and 4 sons formed alliances, marriages, and dynasties that would influence the royal families of Europe for generations to come.
1 day ago · Denmark (Danish: Danmark, pronounced ⓘ) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.It is the metropolitan part of and the most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the North Atlantic Ocean.
4 days ago · The service is revived for the marriage of Princess Alexandra of Denmark to the future King Edward VII of England, in 1863. Pictured right: An artist painting the a Flora Danica design. During the early part of the 19th Century wars rage in Europe, and the English bombard Copenhagen in 1807 causing large-scale devastation that almost destroys ...
4 days ago · Elizabeth was the elder daughter of Prince Albert, duke of York, and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.As the child of a younger son of King George V, the young Elizabeth had little prospect of acceding to the throne until her uncle, Edward VIII (afterward duke of Windsor), abdicated in her father’s favour on December 11, 1936, at which time her father became King George VI and she became ...
4 days ago · 00:00. 00:45. King Frederik of Denmark has spent his life in the spotlight, as the heir apparent to one of Europe’s oldest monarchies, waiting in the wings for his time on the throne to arrive. After 55 years as Crown Prince, Frederik was crowned King of the Nordic nation on January 14th, 2024, after his mother Queen Margrethe announced she ...
