Christian IX, King of Denmark
Reign[]
| King of Denmark |
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| November 15, 1863 - January 29, 1906 (42 years) |
| Preceded by Frederick VII of Denmark |
| Succeeded by Frederick VIII of Denmark |
Life Data[]
| House | Glücksburg |
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| Birth | April 8, 1818
Schleswig, Germany |
| Death | January 29, 1906 (87 years) |
Parents[]
| Father | Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg |
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| Birth | January 4, 1785 |
| Marriage | January 26, 1810 - February 17, 1831 (21 years, died) |
| Death | February 17, 1831 (46 years) |
| Mother | Louise Caroline, Princess of Hesse-Kassel |
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| Birth | September 28, 1789 |
| Death | March 13, 1867 (77 years) |
Siblings[]
| Sibling 1 | Luise Marie, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1810-69) | ||
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| Sibling 2 | Friederike, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1811-1902) | m.1834
Alexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-Bernberg (1805-63) | |
| Sibling 3 | Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1813-78) | m.1838
Vilhelmine Marie, Princess of Denmark (1808-91) | |
| Sibling 4 | Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1814-85) | m.1841
Adelheid, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe (1821-99) |
2 sons, 3 daughters |
| Sibling 5 | Wilhelm, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1816-93) | ||
| Sibling 6 | Luise, Princess-Abbess of Itzehoe (1820-94) | ||
| Sibling 7 | Julius, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1824-1903) | m.1883
Elisabeth, Countess von Ziegesar (1856-87) | |
| Sibling 8 | Johann, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1825-1911) | ||
| Sibling 9 | Nikolaus, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1828-49) | ||
Paternal Grandparents[]
| Paternal Grandfather | Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck |
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| Birth | August 20, 1757 |
| Father | Karl Anton August, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1727-59) |
| Mother | Charlotte, Countess of Dohna-Leistenau (1738-85) |
| Marriage | March 8, 1780 - April 24, 1816 (36 years, died) |
| Death | April 24, 1816 (58 years) |
| Paternal Grandmother | Friederike, Countess von Schlieben |
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| Birth | February 28, 1757 |
| Father | Karl Leopold. Count von Schlieben (1723-88) |
| Mother | Marie Eleonore, Countess von Lehndorff (1722-1800) |
| Children | 1 son, 2 daughters |
| Death | December 17, 1827 (70 years) |
Maternal Grandparents[]
| Maternal Grandfather | Charles, Prince of Hesse-Kassel |
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| Birth | December 19, 1744 |
| Father | Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1720-85) |
| Mother | Mary, Princess of Great Britain (1723-72) |
| Marriage | August 30, 1766 - January 12, 1831 (64 years, widowed) |
| Death | August 17, 1836 (91 years) |
| Maternal Grandmother | Louise, Princess of Denmark |
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| Birth | January 20, 1750 |
| Father | Frederick V, King of Denmark (1723-66) |
| Mother | Louise, Princess of Great Britain (1724-51) |
| Children | 3 sons, 3 daughters |
| Death | January 12, 1831 (80 years) |
Marriage[]
| Wife | Louise, Princess of Hesse-Kassel |
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| Birth | September 7, 1817 |
| Father | William, Prince of Hesse-Kassel (1787-1867) |
| Mother | Charlotte, Princess of Denmark (1789-1864) |
| Marriage | May 26, 1842 - September 29, 1898 (56 years, widowed) |
| Death | September 26, 1898 (81 years) |
Child 1: Frederick VIII, King of Denmark[]
| Full Name | Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl |
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| Birth | June 3, 1843 |
| Death | May 14, 1912 (68 years) |
| Wife | Louise, Princess of Sweden (1851-1926) | July 28, 1869 - May 14, 1912 (42 years, died) |
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| Child 1 | Christian X, King of Denmark (1870-1947) | m.1898
Alexandrine, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1879-1952) |
2 sons |
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| Child 2 | Haakon VII, King of Norway (1872-1957) | m.1896
Maud, Princess of Wales (1869-1938) |
1 son |
| Child 3 | Louise, Princess of Denmark (1875-1906) | m.1896
Frederick, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1868-1945) |
1 son, 2 daughters |
| Child 4 | Harald, Prince of Denmark (1876-1949) | m.1909
Helena Adelaide, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1888-1962) |
2 sons, 3 daughters |
| Child 5 | Ingeborg, Princess of Denmark (1878-1958) | m.1897
Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861-1951) |
1 son, 3 daughters |
| Child 6 | Thyra, Princess of Denmark (1880-1945) | ||
| Child 7 | Gustav, Prince of Denmark (1887-1944) | ||
| Child 8 | Dagmar, Princess of Denmark (1890-1961) | m.1922
Jørgen Castenskjold (1893-1978) |
4 sons, 1 daughter |
Child 2: Alexandra, Queen of the United Kingdom[]
| Full Name | Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia |
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| Birth | December 1, 1844 |
| Death | November 20, 1925 (80 years) |
| Husband | Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910) | March 10, 1863 - May 6, 1910 (47 years, widowed) |
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| Child 1 | Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864-92) | ||
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| Child 2 | George V, King of the United Kingdom (1865-1936) | m.1893
Mary, Princess of Teck (1867-1953) |
5 sons, 1 daughter |
| Child 3 | Louise, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom (1867-1931) | m.1889
Alexander Duff, Duke of Fife (1849-1912) |
1 son, 2 daughters |
| Child 4 | Victoria, Princess of the United Kingdom (1868-1935) | ||
| Child 5 | Maud, Princess of Wales (1869-1938) | m.1896
Haakon VII, King of Norway (1872-1957) |
1 son |
| Child 6 | Alexander John, Prince of Wales (1871-71) | ||
Child 3: George I, King of Greece[]
| Full Name | Christian William Ferdinand Adolf George |
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| Birth | December 24, 1845 |
| Death | March 18, 1913 (67 years) |
| Wife | Olga Constantinovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (1851-1926) | October 27, 1867 - March 18, 1913 (45 years, died) |
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| Child 1 | Constantine I, King of Greece (1868-1923) | m.1889
Sophia, Princess of Prussia (1870-1932) |
3 sons, 3 daughters |
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| Child 2 | George, Prince of Greece and Denmark (1869-1957) | m.1907
Marie, Princess Bonaparte (1882-1962) |
1 son, 1 daughter |
| Child 3 | Alexandra, Princess of Greece and Denmark (1870-91) | m.1889
Paul Alexandrovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1860-1919) |
1 son, 1 daughter |
| Child 4 | Nicholas, Prince of Greece and Denmark (1872-1938) | m.1902
Elena Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (1882-1957) |
3 daughters |
| Child 5 | Maria, Princess of Greece and Denmark (1876-1940) | m.1900 George Mikhailovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1863-1919)
m.1922 Perikles Ioannidis (1881-1965) |
2 daughters |
| Child 6 | Olga, Princess of Greece and Denmark (1880-80) | ||
| Child 7 | Andrew, Prince of Greece and Denmark (1882-1944) | m.1903
Alice, Princess of Battenberg (1885-1969) |
1 son, 4 daughters |
| Child 8 | Christopher, Prince of Greece and Denmark (1888-1940) | m.1920 Nonie May Stewart (1878-1923)
m.1929 Françoise, Princess of Orléans (1902-53) |
1 son |
Child 4: Dagmar, Empress of Russia[]
| Full Name | Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar |
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| Birth | November 26, 1847 |
| Death | October 13, 1928 (80 years) |
| Husband | Alexander III, Emperor of Russia (1845-94) | November 9, 1866 - November 1, 1894 (27 years, widowed) |
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| Child 1 | Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia (1868-1918) | m.1894
Alix, Princess of Hesse (1872-1918) |
1 son, 4 daughters |
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| Child 2 | Alexander Alexandrovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1869-70) | ||
| Child 3 | George Alexandrovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1871-99) | ||
| Child 4 | Xenia Alexandrovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (1875-1960) | m.1894
Alexander Mikhailovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1866-1933) |
6 sons, 1 daughter |
| Child 5 | Michael Alexandrovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1878-1918) | m.1912
Natalia, Countess Brasova (1880-1952) |
1 son |
| Child 6 | Olga Alexandrovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (1882-1960) | m.1901 Peter Alexandrovich, Duke of Oldenburg (1868-1924)
m.1916 Nikolai Kulikovsky (1881-1958) |
2 sons |
Child 5: Thyra, Crown Princess of Hanover[]
| Full Name | Thyra Amalie Caroline Charlotte Anna |
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| Birth | September 29, 1853 |
| Death | February 26, 1933 (79 years) |
| Husband | Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845-1923) | December 21, 1878 - November 14, 1923 (44 years, widowed) |
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| Child 1 | Marie Louise, Princess of Hanover (1879-1948) | m.1900
Maximilian, Prince of Baden (1867-1929) |
1 son, 1 daughter |
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| Child 2 | George William, Hereditary Prince of Hanover (1880-1912) | ||
| Child 3 | Alexandra, Princess of Hanover (1882-1963) | m.1904
Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1882-1945) |
2 sons, 3 daughters |
| Child 4 | Olga, Princess of Hanover (1884-1958) | ||
| Child 5 | Christian, Prince of Hanover (1885-1901) | ||
| Child 6 | Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick (1887-1953) | m.1913
Victoria Louise, Princess of Prussia (1892-1980) |
4 sons, 1 daughter |
Child 6: Valdemar, Prince of Denmark[]
| Birth | October 27, 1858 |
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| Death | January 14, 1939 (80 years) |
| Wife | Marie, Princess of Orléans (1865-1909) | October 20, 1885 - December 4, 1909 (24 years, widowed) |
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| Child 1 | Aage, Count of Rosenborg (1887-1940) | m.1914
Matilda, Countess Calvi dei conti di Bergolo (1885-1949) |
1 son |
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| Child 2 | Axel, Prince of Denmark (1888-1964) | m.1919
Margaretha, Princess of Sweden (1899-1977) |
2 sons |
| Child 3 | Erik, Count of Rosenborg (1890-1950) | m.1924
Lois Booth (1897-1941) |
1 son, 1 daughter |
| Child 4 | Viggo, Count of Rosenborg (1893-1970) | m.1924
Eleanor Margaret Green (1895-1966) | |
| Child 5 | Margaret, Princess of Denmark (1895-1992) | m.1921
René, Prince of Bourbon-Parma (1894-1962) |
3 sons, 1 daughter |