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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.
On 3 May 1908, in Tsarskoye Selo, Wilhelm married Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, a daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia by his first wife Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark. The bride was a cousin of the reigning Russian tsar, Nicholas II. The couple had one son: Lennart (1909–2004). The marriage was unhappy.
He was baptised on 22 June with the names Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl, and was known as Prince Frederick. [5] To the family he was known as Fredy throughout his life. [6] Christian IX of Denmark with his wife and their six children, 1862. Left to right: Dagmar, Frederick, Valdemar, Christian IX, Queen Louise, Thyra, George and Alexandra.
Prince Christian Vilhelm, 1672–1673, brother Prince Jørgen, 1673–1675, uncle Prince Christian, 1675–1695, brother Prince Carl, 1695–1697, brother Prince Christian, 1697–1698, son Prince Carl, 1698–1699, brother Frederik IV: Prince Carl: Brother 25 August 1699 Brother became king 10 December 1699 Son born to king Prince Vilhelm, brother
At the age of sixteen, Alexandra was chosen as the future wife of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the son and heir apparent of Queen Victoria. The couple married eighteen months later in 1863, the year in which her father became king of Denmark as Christian IX and her brother William was appointed king of Greece as George I.
The 18th birthday of the Danish royal was a star-studded—and tiara-topped—affair.
Earlier today, Kensington Palace announced that Prince William will be making a trip to NYC this September, and now news has surfaced that Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, Crown ...
Prince Gustav of Denmark (Christian Frederik Vilhelm Valdemar Gustav; 4 March 1887 – 5 October 1944) was a member of the Danish royal family. He was the fourth and youngest son and seventh child of King Frederik VIII and Queen Louise .