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[old-danish-royal-family]

Count André de Laborde de Monpezat & Countess Renée-Yvonne de Laborde de Monpezat, Hereditary Prince Knud & Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, Princess Margrethe of Bourbon-Parma, Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg and Prince Gorm of Denmark at Crown Prince Frederik’s baptism on June 24, 1968

Baptism 3/??

[gemville]

Garnet, Pearl and Diamond Kokoshnik Tiara, Circa 1930's by Dragsted, Jewellers To The Danish Royal Family

This Beautiful Kokoshnik Was Commissioned by Prince Viggo, Count Of Rosenborg For His Wife, Princess Eleanor

Source: Pinterest

[annalaurendet70]

King Christian IX of Denmark

Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish throne. However, in 1852, Christian was chosen as heir to the Danish monarchy in light of the expected extinction of the senior line of the House of Oldenburg.

Children

•Frederick (VIII of Denmark) 1843-1912

•Alexandra (Queen of United Kingdom) 1844-1925

•Vilhelm (George l of Hellenes) 1845-1913

•Dagmar (Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia) 1847-1928

•Thyra 1853-1933

•Waldemar 1858-1939

Grandchildren

•Christian (X of Denmark) 1870-1947

•Carl (Haakon VII of Norway) 1872-1957

•Louise of Denmark 1875-1906

•Harald of Denmark 1876-1949

•Ingeborg of Denmark 1878-1958

•Thyra of Denmark 1880-1945

•Gustav of Denmark 1887-1944

•Dagmar of Denmark 1890-1961

•Albert Victor of United Kingdom 1864-1892

•George (V of United Kingdom) 1865-1936

•Louise,Princess Royal 1867-1931

•Victoria of the United Kingdom 1868-1935

•Maud of the United Kingdom (Queen of Norway) 1869-1938

•Alexander John of the United Kingdom 1871 (1 day)

•Constantine (I of Greece) 1868-1923

•George of Greece1869-1957

•Alexandra of Greece (Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna)

1870-1891

•Nicolaus of Greece1872-1938

��Marie of Greece (Grand Duchess Marie Georgievna) 1876-1940

•Olga of Greece 1880 (7 months)

•Andreas of Greece 1882-1944

•Christopher of Greece 1888-1940

•Nikolai Alexandrovich (Tsar Nicholas II of Russia) 1868-1918

•Alexander Alexandrovich 1869-1870 (10 months,26 days)

•Georgiy Alexandrovich 1871-1899

•Xenia Alexandrovna 1874-1960

•Mikhail Alexandrovich 1878-1918

•Olga Alexandrovna 1882-1960

•Marie Louise of Hanover (Margravine of Baden) 1879-1948

•George William, Hereditary Prince of Hanover 1880-1912

•Alexandra of Hanover (Grand Duchess of

Mecklenburg-Schwerin) 1882-1963

•Princess Olga of Hanover 1884-1958

•Christian of Hanover 885-1901

•Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick and Prince of Hanover

1887-1953

•Aage, Count of Rosenborg 1887-1940

•Axel of Denmark 1888-1964

•Erik, Count of Rosenborg 1890-1950

•Viggo, Count of Rosenborg 1893-1970

•Margarethe of Denmark 1895-1992

[losille2000]

Royal Tiara Challenge 2017

Day 28: Favorite Lost Tiara - The Rosenborg Kokoshnik

This category is pretty wide open... again, what constitutes lost? Those dismantled and no longer tangible, or stolen or sold out of royal hands?

I went with a tiara that was sold out of royal hands. As the Order of Satorial Splendour states:  “ This tiara was commissioned in the 1930s by Prince Viggo, the son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark, for his American-born wife, Eleanor. Viggo and Eleanor didn't have children, so the tiara ended up with their nephew, Count Flemming of Rosenborg. His wife wore it at several major royal events in Denmark and Norway. The family sold the piece in May 2014 at Sotheby's for more than $275,000.”

A pity, too, because it’s a gorgeous piece. I love the deep color of garnets and would love to see this in regular rotation somewhere.

[between-crowns-and-tiaras]

♕ Royal Tiara Challenge: {05/30} ↪ Favorite Ruby Tiara: Danish Rosenborg Kokoshnik

The kokoshnik was made by Danish court jeweler Dragsted in the 1930s on the order of Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg (1893-1970), a grandson of King Christian IX of Denmark. He commissioned it for his American-born wife, Princess Viggo (1895-1966, née Eleanor Green). Prince and Princess Viggo had no children of their own, and the tiara was inherited by Viggo’s sister-in-law Princess Margaretha (1899-1977). Margaretha was a Swedish royal who married Prince Axel of Denmark. The tiara was then used by Countess Ruth of Rosenborg (1924-2010), wife of Margaretha and Axel’s son, Flemming. She wore it for several notable Scandinavian royal events, but following her death, it was offered for sale at a 2012 auction. The estimated value was placed at more than $200,000, but it did not sell. Designed in the shape inspired by traditional Russian kokoshnik headdresses, this tiara features a swagged garland of garnets and garnet five-petal flowers, with further leaf ornaments in diamonds and a central bow, all studded with pearls and set in platinum and gold. It comes with a handy extra feature: the top row of diamonds detaches for use as a diamond rivère necklace.