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Prince Valdemar with his father Christian IX of Denmark. Prince Valdemar was born on 27 October 1858 at Bernstorff Palace in Gentofte north of Copenhagen. His father was Prince Christian of Denmark, later King Christian IX. His mother was Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel. He was baptised on 21 December 1858.
In 1146, when Valdemar was fifteen years old, King Eric III of Denmark abdicated and a civil war erupted. Valdemar was a possible contender to the throne. The other pretenders to the throne were: Sweyn III Grathe, the son of King Eric II of Denmark, and Canute V, the son of Magnus I of Sweden, both of whom declared themselves King of Denmark in ...
- 1154 – 12 May 1182
- Ingeborg of Kiev
- Canute Lavard, Duke of Schleswig
- Canute VI
Oct 31, 2017 · Prince Valdemar of Denmark was born on October 27, 1858, at Bernstorff Palace in Gentofte, Denmark. Valdemar was the youngest of the six children of King Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel. Valdemar had five siblings. Four of Valdemar’s five siblings became a monarch or a consort of a monarch.
In 1223, King Valdemar and his eldest son, prince Valdemar, were abducted by Count Henry I of Schwerin (Heinrich der Schwarze), while hunting on the island of Lyø near Funen. Count Henry demanded that Denmark surrender the land conquered in Holstein 20 years ago and become a vassal of the Holy Roman Emperor. Danish envoys refused these terms ...
- 1202–1241
- Sophia of Minsk
Christian Valdemar Henri John, His Royal Highness The Crown Prince, Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, is the son of TM The King and The Queen.... In connection with the sucession of the throne, factual information will be updated continuously on kongehuset.dk.
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Frederik André Henrik Christian, His Majesty The King, Count of Monpezat, King of Denmark since 14 January 2024. HM The King was born on 26 May 1968 as the son of HM Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik of Denmark (d. 2018).
Prince of Denmark. Son of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel. Married in 1885 to the French Princess Marie d’Orléans. The couple had five children who were nicknamed the “naughty children from the Yellow Palace”. Prince Valdemar had an enthusiasm for ships and was trained in the Navy. Consequently, he was often at sea for long periods.
