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Prince William of Denmark and Norway or Prince Vilhelm (21 February 1687 – 23 November 1705) was the youngest son of Christian V of Denmark and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, and thus a younger brother of Frederick IV. In 1696, Joachim Pritzbuer, who was replaced in 1705 by Martin Balthasar von Waldersee, was appointed Vilhelm's chamberlain.
Jul 7, 2021 · Prince William got together with Prince Frederik and Princess Mary of Denmark on Wednesday night as their countries played each other in the Euro 2020 soccer semi-finals. The Danish crown...
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Aug 19, 2022 · Prince William is heading to New York in September to kickoff a countdown to the Earthshot Prize awards, while Prince Frederik and Princess Mary of Denmark will also visit the U.S.
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George I. Original name: Prince William of Denmark. Danish: Prins Vilhelm af Danmark. Born: December 24, 1845, Copenhagen, Denmark. Died: March 18, 1913, Thessaloníki, Greece (aged 67) Title / Office: king (1863-1913), Greece. Notable Family Members: father Christian IX. son Constantine I.
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After the War of Independence in 1830, Greece decided that it wanted a monarchical government. It needed to appoint a foreign prince to be its new king, because it needed someone who was already royal and yet did not have responsibilities elsewhere. Greece initially appointed Prince Otto of Bavaria to be King Otto I of Greece. Although he was well ...
History is not entirely clear on why Great Britain chose Prince William of Denmark as its candidate for Greek kingship, but he was a good if not particularly obvious choice. At seventeen, he was a naval cadet at the Danish Naval Academy. As well as being young, Prince William was cheerful, charming, and exuberant, and his light personality did inde...
King Frederick VII of Denmark was in favor of the election, but Prince William’s father, Prince Christian, was worried about his son becoming king in such a volatile nation. So Prince Christian, who became King Christian IX of Denmark in late 1863, insisted on several conditions to make the Greek “crown of thorns” safer. He insisted that the protec...
King George I of Greece, born Prince William of Denmark, ultimately had a spectacular reign. He proved to be a good, capable king, and the Greek people appreciated his unpretentious manner and familiarity with his people. He began the Greek royal dynasty of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg, which reigned for over a century. Unfortunately, h...
Apr 8, 2024 · The Royal House of Denmark’s annual report 2023. 20 March 2024 | News.
George I ( Greek: Γεώργιος Α΄, Geórgios I; 24 December 1845 – 18 March 1913) was King of Greece from 30 March 1863 until his assassination in 1913. Originally a Danish prince, he was born in Copenhagen, and seemed destined for a career in the Royal Danish Navy.
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