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King Christian X, Queen Alexandrine and their two sons, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Knud in 1912.. Prince Knud was born on 27 July 1900 at his parents' country residence, the Sorgenfri Palace, located on the shores of the small river Mølleåen in Kongens Lyngby north of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand in Denmark, during the reign of his great-grandfather King Christian IX. [1]
From the London Protocol in 1852 till 1953, various male-line descendants of King Christian IX had succession rights in Denmark except King George I of Greece (former Prince William of Denmark) and subsequent Kings of Greece, whose rights to the Danish throne were blocked by Article VI of the 1863 treaty between Denmark, France, the United ...
Count Christian of Rosenborg (Christian Frederik Franz Knud Harald Carl Oluf Gustav Georg Erik; 22 October 1942 – 21 May 2013) was a member [1] of the Danish royal family. Born Prince Christian of Denmark, from 1947 he was third in the line of line of succession until the constitution was changed in 1953 to allow females to inherit the crown ...
The 18th birthday of the Danish royal was a star-studded—and tiara-topped—affair. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in ...
Prince Christian, the future heir to the throne, was joined by his grandmother and father on the balcony of Amalienborg Palace on his 18th birthday. Patrick van Katwijk - Getty Images July 2023
Last weekend, King Frederik X became the new Danish monarch after his mother, Queen Margrethe, abdicated the throne. His accession was a joyous moment, and he even shared a kiss on the balcony ...
Prince Knud, brother Frederik IX: Hereditary Prince Knud: Brother 20 April 1947 Brother became king 5 June 1953 Law of succession changed: Prince Ingolf, son Princess Margrethe: Daughter 5 June 1953 Law of succession changed [c] 14 January 1972 Father died, became queen Princess Benedikte, 1953–1968, sister Prince Frederik, 1968–1972, son ...
The Act of Succession of 27 March 1953 (Danish: tronfølgeloven) [1] is an act adopted after a 1953 referendum in Denmark and dictates the rules governing the succession to the Danish throne. The 1953 referendum changed the act so that it became possible for a woman to inherit the throne if she has no brothers, a system known as male-preference ...