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Biography

Christian IX

Overview

  • Born
    April 8, 1818 · Schloß Gottorp, Schleswig, Germany
  • Died
    January 29, 1906 · Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Birth name
    Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg prins af Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderborg-Beck
  • Nicknames
    • King of Denmark
    • Europas Svigerfar

Mini bio

  • Christian IX was born on April 8, 1818 in Schloß Gottorp, Schleswig, Germany. He was married to Louise Queen of Denmark. He died on January 29, 1906 in Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Family

  • Spouse
      Louise Queen of Denmark(May 26, 1842 - September 29, 1898) (her death, 6 children)
  • Children
      Queen Alexandra
      King George of Greece
      Prinsesse Thyra
      Prins Valdemar
      Czarina Maria Fyodorovna
      King Frederik VIII
  • Parents
      Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
      Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
  • Relatives
      King Constantine(Grandchild)
      Prince George of Greece and Denmark(Grandchild)
      Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark(Grandchild)
      Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark(Grandchild)
      Georgiy Aleksandrovich Romanov(Grandchild)
      Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia(Grandchild)
      Grand Duke Michael(Grandchild)
      Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia(Grandchild)
      Ernest Augustus(Grandchild)
      Prins Aage(Grandchild)
      Prins Axel(Grandchild)
      Prins Erik(Grandchild)
      Prins Viggo(Grandchild)
      Prinsesse Margrethe(Grandchild)
      Princess Alexandra(Great Grandchild)
      King Georgios II(Great Grandchild)
      Elena of Greece and Denmark(Great Grandchild)
      King Paul of Greece(Great Grandchild)
      H.R.H. Prince Peter of Greece(Great Grandchild)
      Princess Maria Pavlovna(Great Grandchild)
      Dmitri Pavlovich Romanov(Great Grandchild)
      Princess Olga Paul of Yugoslavia(Great Grandchild)
      Countess of Toerring-Jettenbac Princess Elizabeth(Great Grandchild)
      Princess Marina(Great Grandchild)
      Prince Philip(Great Grandchild)
      Prince Michael of Greece(Great Grandchild)
      Grand Duchess Olga(Great Grandchild)
      Grand Duchess Tatiana(Great Grandchild)
      Grand Duchess Maria(Great Grandchild)
      Grand Duchess Anastasia(Great Grandchild)
      Aleksey Nikolaeyvitch Romanov(Great Grandchild)
      Princess Irina Yusupova(Great Grandchild)
      Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia(Great Grandchild)
      Prince Feodor Alexandrovich of Russia(Great Grandchild)
      Prince Nikita Alexandrovich of Russia(Great Grandchild)
      Prince Dmitri Alexandrovich of Russia(Great Grandchild)
      Prince Vasili Alexandrovich of Russia(Great Grandchild)
      Queen Frederica of Greece(Great Grandchild)
      Former Queen Anne of Romania(Great Grandchild)
      Princess Luise Marie(Sibling)
      Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg(Sibling)
      Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg(Sibling)
      Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg(Sibling)
      Prince Wilhelm(Sibling)
      Princess Luise(Sibling)
      Prince Julius of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg(Sibling)
      Prince Johann of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg(Sibling)
      Prince Nikolaus(Sibling)
      Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck(Aunt or Uncle)
      Princess Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck(Aunt or Uncle)
      Marie Sophie, Queen of Denmark and Norway(Aunt or Uncle)
      Wilhelm, Prince of Hesse(Aunt or Uncle)
      Prince Frederik of Hesse, Landgrave Friedrich of Hesse-Cassel(Aunt or Uncle)
      Juliane, Princess of Hesse(Aunt or Uncle)
      Prince Christian of Hesse(Aunt or Uncle)
      Princess Marie Karoline Auguste Ida Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg(Cousin)
      Friedrich Ferdinand zu Schleswig-Holstein(Cousin)
      Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg(Cousin)
      Princess Marie Wilhelmine Luise Ida Friederike Mathilde Hermine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg(Cousin)
      Prince Albert Christian Adolf Karl Eugen of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg(Cousin)
      Tsar Nicholas II(Grandchild)
      King George VI(Great Grandchild)
      Duke of Windsor(Great Grandchild)
      Princess Mary(Great Grandchild)
      Duke of Gloucester(Great Grandchild)
      Duke of Kent(Great Grandchild)
      Prince John(Great Grandchild)
      King George V(Grandchild)
      Prince Albert Victor(Grandchild)
      Princess Louise(Grandchild)
      Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom(Grandchild)
      Dronning Maud(Grandchild)
      King Haakon VII(Grandchild)
      King Olav V(Great Grandchild)
      Kronprinsesse Märtha(Great Grandchild)
      Flemming greve af Rosenborg(Great Grandchild)
      Carl Bernadotte(Great Grandchild)
      Princess Ingeborg(Grandchild)
      King Christian X(Grandchild)
      Frederik IX(Great Grandchild)
      Arveprins Knud(Great Grandchild)
      Princess Louise of Schaumburg-Lippe(Grandchild)
      Prins Harald(Grandchild)
      Prins Gustav(Grandchild)

Trivia

  • Elected King of Denmark in 1863.
  • Grandfather of Prince Albert Victor, King George V, Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, Princess Louise, King Christian X, King Haakon VII, Tsar Nicholas II, Dronning Maud, and Grand Duke Michael.
  • Children: King Frederik VIII; Queen Alexandra; King George of Greece; Czarina Maria Fyodorovna; Prinsesse Thyra; and Prins Valdemar.
  • Brother of Prins Hans.
  • 2nd great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret, Queen Sofía of Spain, King Constantine II, Princess Irene of Greece, Olga Romanoff, Edward Windsor, Princess Alexandra, Prince Michael of Kent, Duke of Gloucester, H.M. Queen Margrethe of Denmark, Queen Anne-Marie, Prinsesse Benedikte, King Harald V, Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg, King Baudouin, and King Albert II.

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