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- Birth nameCarl Frederik Albert Alexander Wilhelm von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
- Height6′ 7″ (2.01 m)
- King Christian X was born on September 26, 1870 in Charlottenlund, Denmark. He was an actor, known for En ny dag gryer (1945), Aankomst en verblijf in Brussel van de Deense vorsten (1914) and La visite officielle des souverains du Danemark (1914). He was married to Dronning Alexandrine. He died on April 20, 1947 in Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- SpouseDronning Alexandrine(April 26, 1898 - April 20, 1947) (his death, 2 children)
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- Parents
- RelativesPrincess Louise of Schaumburg-Lippe(Sibling)Prins Harald(Sibling)Prins Gustav(Sibling)Christian IX(Grandparent)H.M. Queen Margrethe of Denmark(Grandchild)Prinsesse Benedikte(Grandchild)Queen Anne-Marie(Grandchild)Prinsesse Elisabeth(Grandchild)Frederik X(Great Grandchild)Prins Joachim(Great Grandchild)Prins Gustav af Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg(Great Grandchild)Prinsesse Alexandra af Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg(Great Grandchild)Prinsesse Nathalie(Great Grandchild)Crown Prince of Greece Pavlos(Great Grandchild)Prince Nikolaos(Great Grandchild)Theodora Greece(Great Grandchild)Komtesse Josephine af Rosenborg(Great Grandchild)Komtesse Camilla af Rosenborg(Great Grandchild)Queen Alexandra(Aunt or Uncle)King George of Greece(Aunt or Uncle)Czarina Maria Fyodorovna(Aunt or Uncle)Prinsesse Thyra(Aunt or Uncle)Prins Valdemar(Aunt or Uncle)King Constantine(Cousin)Grand Duke Michael(Cousin)Prins Aage(Cousin)Prins Axel(Cousin)Prins Viggo(Cousin)Prinsesse Margrethe(Cousin)Tsar Nicholas II(Cousin)Georgiy Aleksandrovich Romanov(Cousin)King George V(Cousin)Prince Albert Victor(Cousin)Princess Louise(Cousin)Dronning Maud(Cousin)King Haakon VII(Sibling)King Olav V(Niece or Nephew)Kronprinsesse Märtha(Niece or Nephew)Carl Bernadotte(Niece or Nephew)Princess Ingeborg(Sibling)Grev Ingolf(Grandchild)Ernest Augustus(Cousin)Prins Erik(Cousin)
- King of Denmark (1912-1947)
- Grandfather of H.M. Queen Margrethe of Denmark.
- Though the legend of King Christian X defying the invading Nazis by sewing a yellow Star of David onto his clothing is fictious, he did lead his people in passive resistance against the Nazi regime and rejected the demand for anti-Jewish legislation.
- Son of King Frederik VIII and Dronning Louise. Brother of King Haakon VII. Great-great grandson of Joséphine de Beauharnais, first wife of Napoléon Bonaparte.
- Father of King Frederik IX and Arveprins Knud.
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