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Apr 18, 2024 · Christian IX (born April 8, 1818, Gottorp, Schleswig—died Jan. 29, 1906, Copenhagen) was a Danish king who came to the throne at the height of a crisis over Schleswig-Holstein in 1863 and who later resisted the advance of full parliamentary government in Denmark. Christian was the son of Duke William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (and ...
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5 days ago · Christian IX 1818–1906 King of Denmark r. 1863–1906: Louise of Hesse-Kassel 1817–1898: Ferdinand 1792–1863 Hereditary Prince of Denmark: Caroline of Denmark 1793–1881: Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1784–1840: Christian VIII 1786–1848 King of Denmark r. 1839–1848: Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg 1796–1881: House ...
6 days ago · King Christian I and Queen Dorothy of Denmark started the royal dynasty in 1450 with the birth of their first child 2 rigsdaler – death of Frederik VII and accession of Christian IX marking the transfer of the throne to the Glucksburg branch of the House of Oldenburg. Count Elimar I was first mentioned in 1091.
- Friedrich Ferdinand, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
- (adoptive:)Bernadotte
- 1101; 922 years ago
- Elimar I, Count of Oldenburg
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Apr 18, 2024 · Christian I (born 1426—died May 21, 1481, Copenhagen, Den.) was the king of Denmark (1448–81), Norway (1450–81), and Sweden (1457–64, 1465–67), and founder of the Oldenburg dynasty, which ruled Denmark until 1863. He tried to gain control over Sweden and maintain a union of the Scandinavian nations but was defeated by rebellious ...
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Apr 18, 2024 · Christian X (born Sept. 26, 1870, Charlottenlund, Den.—died April 20, 1947, Copenhagen) was the king of Denmark (1912–47) who symbolized the nation’s resistance to the German occupation during World War II. The eldest son of the future King Frederick VIII and Louise of Sweden and Norway, Christian became chief of the royal guard in 1898 ...
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4 days ago · Queen Alexandrine of Denmark, ca. 1930s (SuperStock/Alamy) On this date, more than a century ago, a future King and Queen of Denmark were married in a French villa during a heavy downpour of rain. Today, let’s look back at the wedding of King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine–and one of the heirloom Romanov tiaras she inherited.
5 days ago · According to tradition, this elephant is worn by the monarch for special occasions. Thus, Frederik IX and Margrethe II had a tradition of wearing the elephant each year on 1 January for the annual New Year’s banquet. At other events for which the Order of the Elephant is worn, the sovereign wears his or her own personal elephant.
