Prince Valdemar of Denmark

Prince Valdemar Prince Valdemar of Denmark Prince Valdemar (left) with King Chulalongkorn of Siam Spouse Princess Marie of Orléans Issue Aage, Count of Rosenborg Prince Axel of Denmark Erik, Count of Rosenborg Viggo, Count of Rosenborg Princess Margaret of Denmark Father Christian IX of Denmark Mother Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel Born 27 October 1858(1858-10-27) Bernstorff Castle, Gentofte, Denmark Died 14 January 1939 (aged 80) Yellow Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark

Danish Royalty House of Oldenburg (Glücksburg branch) Christian IX Children    Frederick VIII    Alexandra, Queen of the United Kingdom    George I of Greece (formerly William)    Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia (formerly Dagmar)    Thyra, Duchess of Cumberland and Teviotdale    Prince Valdemar Frederick VIII Children    Christian X    Haakon VII of Norway (formerly Charles)    Princess Louise    Prince Harald    Ingeborg, Duchess of Västergötland    Princess Thyra    Prince Gustav    Princess Dagmar Christian X Children    Frederick IX    Hereditary Prince Knud Grandchildren     Princess Elisabeth Frederick IX Children    Margrethe II    Princess Benedikte    Anne-Marie, Queen of Greece Margrethe II Children (paternally Laborde of Monpezat)    Crown Prince Frederik    Prince Joachim Grandchildren    Prince Christian    Princess Isabella    Prince Nikolai    Prince Felix

Prince Valdemar of Denmark, GCTE (Bernstorff Palace, 27 October 1858 - Copenhagen, 14 January 1939) was the youngest son of Christian IX of Denmark and his wife Luise of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel).

Marriage and issue

He married Princess Marie d'Orleans on 20 October 1885 in a civil ceremony in Paris. They had a religious ceremony on 22 October 1885 at the Château d'Eu. They had five children:

• Prince Aage of Denmark (1887–1940), married Matilda Calvi dei conti di Bergolo in 1914 and had one son
• Prince Axel of Denmark (1888–1964), married Margaretha of Sweden in 1919 and had two sons
• Prince Erik of Denmark (1890–1950), married Lois Frances Booth in Ottawa, Canada 1924, divorced 1937, and had a son and a daughter.
• Prince Viggo of Denmark (1893–1970), created Count of Rosenborg, married Eleonora Green, and had no children
• Princess Margaret of Denmark (1895–1992), married Prince René of Bourbon-Parma. Her daughter Anna is the wife of Michael, former King of Romania.

Valdemar had a lifelong naval career, but things could have been much different for the prince. He was offered two European thrones, those of Bulgaria and Norway, but declined them due to international pressures.^{[citation needed]}

He was the 192nd Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword of Portugal.

Ancestry

External links

• Royal House of Denmark and Royal House of Iceland
• Royal House of France

Styles of Prince Valdemar of Denmark
Reference style	His Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Sir

References

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