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Living Members of
The Ruling House of Denmark,
1939-1945
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Head of House
Christian X, King of Denmark (1870- ). Succeeded as King of Denmark in 1912 on the death of his father.
Wife: Alexandrine, née Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1879- )
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Haakon VII, King of Norway, né Prince Carl of Denmark (1872- ). Elected King of Norway by the Norwegian Parliament and took the name Haakon in 1905.
Issue: Harald, Prince of Denmark (1876- )
Wife: Helene, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1888- )
Issue:
- Feodora, Princess Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe (1910- )
- Caroline Mathilde, Princess Knud of Denmark (1912- ). See above.
- Alexandrine-Irene, Countess Luitpold Alfred of Castell-Castell (1914- )
- Gorm, Prince of Denmark (1919- )
- Oluf, Prince of Denmark (1923- )
Ingeborg, Princess Carl of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland (1878- )
Thyra, Princess of Denmark (1880-1945). Died in Copenhagen on November 1, 1945.
Gustav, Prince of Denmark (1887-1944). Died in Copenhagen on October 5, 1944.
Dagmar, Fru Jörgen Castenskiold (1890- )
Brothers of Father
Sons of Christian
IX, King of Denmark (1818-1906)
Georgios I, King of the Hellenes, né Prince William of Denmark (1845-1913)
Issue: 8 children, including
- Konstantinos I, King of the Hellenes (1868-1923)
Issue:
- Georgios II, King of the Hellenes (1890- ). Succeeded as King on the abdication of his father in 1922 and left Greece in 1924, when a republic was established. Returned to the throne in 1935 following a plebiscite and left again in advance of the German invasion on April 23, 1941.
Ex-Wife: Elizabetha, née Princess of Romania (1894- )- Alexandros I, King of the Hellenes (1893-1920)
Wife: Aspasia, Princess of Greece, né Manos (1896- )
Issue:
- Alexandra, Queen of Yugoslavia (1921- ). Married in London on March 20, 1944.
- Eleni, Queen Mother of Romania (1896- )
- Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, Duke of Sparta (1901- )
Wife: Friederike, née Princess of Hanover (1917- )
Issue:- Yriny, Princess Aimone of Savoy, Duchess of Spoleto, Duchess of Aosta, Queen of Croatia (1904- )
- Ekaterini, Princess of Greece and Denmark (1913- )
- Georgios, Prince of Greece and Denmark (1869- )
Wife: Marie, née Princess Bonaparte (1882- )
Issue:
- Petros, Prince of Greece and Denmark (1908- ). Married at Madras, India, on September 9, 1939. Forfeited his rights of succession as a result of his unequal marriage.
Wife: Irina, née Outchinnikova (1904- )- Eugenie, Princess Dominik Radziwill (1910- )
- Nicholaos, Prince of Greece and Denmark (1872-1938)
Wife: Elena Vladimirovna, née Grand Duchess of Russia (1882- )
Issue:
- Olga, Princess Pavle of Yugoslavia (1903- )
- Elisabeth, Countess Karl Theodor of Törring-Jettenbach (1904- )
- Marina, Princess George of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Kent (1906- )
- Maria, Mme. Pericles Joannides, formerly Grand Duchess Georgii Mikhailovich of Russia (1876-1940). Died in Athens on December 14, 1940.
- Andreas, Prince of Greece and Denmark (1882-1944). Died at Monte Carlo on December 3, 1944.
Wife: Alice, née Princess of Battenberg (1885- )
Issue: 5 children, including- Christophoros, Prince of Greece and Denmark (1888-1940). Died in Athens on January 21, 1940.
2nd Wife: Françoise, née Princess of France (1902- )
Issue of second marriage:
- Michael, Prince of Greece and Denmark, born in Rome on January 7, 1939.
Waldemar, Prince of Denmark (1858-1939). Died at Copenhagen on January 14, 1939.
Issue:
- Aage, Count of Rosenborg (1887-1940). Created Count of Rosenborg in 1904. Forfeited his rights of succession as a result of his unequal marriage in 1914.
Wife: Mathilde, née Countess Calvi de Bergolo (1885- )
Issue:
- Valdemar, Count of Rosenborg (1915- )
- Axel, Prince of Denmark (1888- )
Wife: Margareta, Princess of Sweden (1899- )
Issue:
- Georg, Prince of Denmark (1920- )
- Flemming, Prince of Denmark (1922- )
- Erik, Count of Rosenborg (1890- ). Created Count of Rosenborg in 1923. Forfeited his rights of succession as a result of his unequal marriage in 1924.
Issue:
- Alexandra, Countess of Rosenborg (1927- )
- Christian, Count of Rosenborg (1932- )
- Viggo, Count of Rosenborg (1893- ). Created Count of Rosenborg in 1923. Forfeited his rights of succession as a result of his unequal marriage in 1924.
Wife: Eleanor Margaret, née Green (1895- )- Margrethe, Princess René of Bourbon-Parma (1895- )
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Last updated on 12/05/03 .