#prince waldemar of denmark

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Group Photograph in Denmark 1896

Standing: Alexandra, Princess of Wales; Prince Waldemar of Denmark; Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia; Tsar Nicholas II of Russia; Queen Louise of Denmark; Princess Victoria of Wales holding Prince Viggo of Denmark; Marie, Princess Waldemar of Denmark.

Seated: Prince Aage of Denmark; King Christian IX of Denmark holding Princess Margaret of Denmark; Empress Alexandra Feodorovna holding Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia; Prince Erik and Prince Axel of Denmark.

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A very sweet photograph of a happy time for the Empress.

Maria Feodorovna with son the future Nicholas II of Russia and brother Prince Valdemar of Denmark

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Photos: 1. Prince Waldemar of Greece; 2. Marie de Orleans, wife of Prince Waldemar; 3. Marie Bonaparte, wife of Prince George of Greece and Denmark; 4. Prince George of Greece and Denmark; 5. Prince and Princess George of Greece and Denmark and their children Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark and Princess Eugenie of Greece and Denmark; 6. Prince and Princess Waldemar of Greece with their children: Prince Aage Count of Rosenborg, Prince Axel of Denmark, Prince Erik Count of Rosenborg, Prince Vigo Count of Rosenborg, Princess Margrethe of Denmark. 7 and 8: Prince Waldemar of Greece and Prince George of Greece and Denmark; 9: Sitting: Marie Bonaparte, Prince Waldemar, Prince George, and Marie de Orleans surrounded by some of their children; 10. Prince Waldemar and Prince George

Sometimes, the love story is where you least imagine it...

Prince Waldemar of Denmark (1858 -1939) and Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869 - 1957)

Prince Waldemar of Denmark was the youngest son of King Christian IX and Queen Louise of Hesse-Kessel. Waldemar entered the naval college as a young man in 1879. He was passionate about the navy and had a lifelong naval career; he was Vice Admiral and Admiral of the Danish Fleet. He married Princess Marie of Orleans, a granddaughter of King Louis Phillipe of France; they had four sons and one daughter and remained married until Marie's untimely death. Marie was a very intelligent and unconventional woman, and her life needs to be told at greater length.

Prince George of Greece and Denmark was the second child of George I of Greece and his wife, Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna (the Queen of the Hellenes); Prince Waldemar was George I's youngest brother. Therefore, Waldemar was George of Greece and Denmark's uncle. When George I and his wife decided to enroll their son in the Naval college, they took George to live with Waldemar, an admiral in the Danish fleet. George developed a great attachment for his uncle, which continued until Waldemar's death. (Prince George of Greece and Denmark was the cousin who went on Tsarevich Nicholas' European tour and ran to his rescue when Nicholas was attacked in the streets of Japan.)

George of Greece and Denmark married Marie Bonaparte, a very unconventional, wealthy woman who at one point was a disciple of Sigmund Freud and who became a psychotherapist. They had two children and remained married until George's death. She is another woman who deserves a book to herself.

When George married, Waldemar came along on his honeymoon. George would often return to his uncle’s palace for visits. At the end of these visits, George would weep while Waldemar would grow ill, both dreading the pending separation from each other. To their own credit, both French Maries respected the oddly close relationship between uncle and nephew.

Waldemar and George flawlessly fulfilled their military and dynastic duties to their countries. Their wives learned to cope with the unusual situation. They were always well-loved by their extensive families and included in all activities of their many European royal relatives.

George of Greece died at eighty-eight, surviving Waldemar by 18 years. When Waldemar died he had been devastated and found great comfort in his wife; the couple's last years together were their best. George was buried at the Greek Royal burial grounds at Tatoi. He requested to be buried with his wedding ring, a lock of hair from Valdemar, a photo of Valdemar, and earth from Valdemar’s palace. His widow honored this request.(gcl)

Were Valdemar and George more than just nephew and uncle? Perhaps. Were they involved in a strong and loving relationship? Undoubtedly.

Sources:

Lea. (2021, October 29). An odd royal relationship. Medium. https://worldroyals.medium.com/an-odd-royal-relationship-6a405ca16320#:~:text=George%20felt%20abandoned%20by%20his,in%20love%20with%20his%20uncle.&text=When%20George%20reached%20adulthood%2C%20he,%2C%20Catholic%20princess%2C%20Marie%20Bonaparte.

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Happy 54th Birthday to Prince Joachim of Denmark!

Born on 7 June 1969 in Copenhagen, Prince Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian is the younger son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Prince Henrik. He is currently sixth in line to the Danish Throne.

On 24 May 2008, Prince Joachim married Marie Cavallier in the Møgeltønder Church on the day marking the 73rd anniversary of the wedding of his grandparents, King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark.

He has four children, Count Nikolai (b. 1999) & Count Felix (b. 2002) - with his ex-wife Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg and Count Henrik (b. 2011) and Countess Athena (b. 2015) with Princess Marie.

He is a patron of a number of charities and organizations like Main Organization For Reserve Personnel in Denmark, CARE Denmark, Fjord & Baeld, Young Scientists, Food Tech etc.

Prince Joachim and his family currently reside in Paris where he is working as a Military Attaché, Royal Danish Embassy. However, the family will soon be relocating to Washington DC where the Prince begins a new position under the Ministry of Defence as defence industry attaché at the Embassy of Denmark from September 1st.

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Which prospect do you think Has a higher chance with alexei ? Princess Ileana of Romania or Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark?

Hi! Thanks for the question and I'm so sorry for the very late reply!

This is a difficult one to answer as it's all guesswork.

In terms of wider family relations, it appears that no one really liked Carol (I don't blame them!!) when they visited in 1913, and Queen Marie of Romania wasn't particularly enthusiastic about Alix in her memoirs. She also explicitly said that she did NOT want to have someone with haemophilia in her family due to the suffering it brings. She mentioned being concerned about Carol marrying one of OTMA because of the possibility they could be a carrier of the haemophilia gene. I don’t know if she knew that Alexei had haemophilia when she knew the Romanov family, but I think she might have avoided the match if she was aware. Although any of Alexei's children wouldn't have had haemophilia (only passes through the female line), the chance of him passing from a fatal attack at any moment certainly wouldn't be ideal for a marriage match.

Elizabeth and Alexei were very close in age, and there are some very sweet anecdotes about them meeting when they were children. Elizabeth's mother was Russian, which might have made the match more favourable. Also, they seemed to know each other far better than Alexei did Ileana, as Elizabeth and her family visited Russia pretty much yearly. Because of Marie of Romania's fears about haemophilia, and her dislike (and pitying) of Alix, I think that the match with Elizabeth would have been more favourable.

Which also brings up the fact that many boys that suffered from haemophilia sadly didn't live long into adulthood. Alix's brother Frittie passed away after an accident where he fell out of a window, and Henry of Prussia (Alix's nephew) passed away after falling off a chair. Tragically, most children died before they reached their teenage years. Some people with haemophilia lived considerably longer, though. Prince Waldemar of Prussia (a cousin) lived to age 59, until he passed away due to a lack of medical supplies for a blood transfusion. Alfonso of Spain died when he was 31 after a minor car crash caused internal bleeding, and his brother Gonzalo also passed away after a minor car accident, aged only 19. Most famously, Prince Leopold, son of Queen Victoria, died from a fall that resulted in cerebral haemorrhage.

We will never know for certain, I'm afraid, but those are my thoughts! What does anyone else think?

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AWWH THIS IS SO HEARTWARMING🥺❤

Alexandra, Princess of Wales and some of the children of Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Germany, Victoria, Sophie and Waldemar, c. 1874.

They [the Prince and Princess of Wales] visited Fritz and Vicky, who told her mother; "I thought darling Alix in spite of all fatigues... looking very well - and lovelier than ever! My children went wild about her, and little Sophie would not leave her side, but followed her about like a little dog, calling her 'pretty Auntie'"

Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2022

Excerpt from Queen Alexandra, Loyalty and Love by Frances Dimond

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Happy 54th birthday to Prince Joachim of Denmark!

Born on June 7th 1969, Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian is the younger son of Queen Margrethe II and sixth in the line of succession to the Danish throne.

Joachim has two children, Count Nikolai (23) and Count Felix (20), with his first wife Countess Alexandra and two more, Count Henrik (14) and Countess Athena (11) with his second and current wife, Princess Marie.

On September 2020, Joachim was named Military Attaché at the Royal Danish Embassy in Paris, France, by the Danish Ministry of Defense. On September 2023, he is set to begin a new position under the Ministry of Defence as defence industry attaché at the Embassy of Denmark in Washington, D.C.

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Princess Marie of Denmark, nee Princess of Orleans, with her husband, Valdemar, and their five children: Aage, Axel, Erik, Viggo and Margaret.

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Photograph of Queen Alexandra when Alexandra, Princess of Wales; Princess Thyra of Denmark; Queen Louise of Denmark; Prince Waldemar of Denmark; Princess Dagmar of Denmark, later Tsarina of Russia. c. 1864,

(source: Royal Collection)

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Portrait of five of the six children of King Christian IX of Denmark

From L to R : Princess Thyra (later Duchess of Cumberland), Princess Dagmar ( later Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna of Russia), Prince Waldemar, Prince William ( later King George I of Greece) and Crown prince Frederick ( later King Frederick VIII of Denmark). 1860s

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Victoria I (Queen of UK of Great Britain and Ireland) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901)

Daughter of Prince Edward (Duke of Kent and Strathearn) and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.

Wife of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Mother of Victoria (Princess Royal), Edward VII, Princess Alice, Prince Alfed (Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha), Princess Louise, Princess Helena, Prince Arthur (Duke of Connaught and Strathearn), Prince Leopold (Duke of Albany), and Princess Beatrice.

Grandmother of Wilhelmina II (King of Germany and Prussia), Princess Charlotte of Prussia, Prince Henry of Prussia, Prince Sigismund of Prussia, Princess Viktoria of Prussia, Prince Waldemar of Prussia, Princess Sophia of Prussia, Princess Margaret of Prussia, Prince Albert Victor (Duke of Clarence and Avondale), George V, Louise (Princess Royal), Princess Victoria, Princess Maud of Wales, Prince Alexander John of Wales, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, Elizabeth Feodorovna (Grand Duchess of Russia), Princess Henry of Prussia, Ernest Louis (Grand Duke of Hesse), Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine), Alexandra Feodorovna (Empress of Russia), Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, Alfred (Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha), Marie of Romania, Victoria Feodorovna (Grand Duchess of Russia) Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Princess Consort of Hohenlohe-Langenburg), Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Duchess of Galliera), Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, Albert (Duke of Schleswig-Holstein), Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (Princess Aribert of Anhalt), Prince Harald, Princess Margaret of Connaught (Crown Princess of Sweden), Prince Arthur of Connaught, Princess Patricia of Connaught (Lady Patricia Ramsay), Princess Alice (Countess of Athlone), Charles Edward (Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha), Alexander Mountbatten (1st Marquess of Carisbrooke), Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (Queen of Spain), Lord Leopold Mountbatten, and Prince Maurice of Battenberg

Mother-in-law of Fredrick III (Emperor of Germany), Princess Alexandra of Denmark, Louis IV (Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine), Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, John Campbell (9th Duke of Argyll), Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and Prince Henry of Battenberg.

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114 years since the Greek Orthodox marriage of the High Commissioner of the Cretan State of Denmark with Princess Maria (Bonaparte) of Greece and Denmark.

Prince George of Greece and Denmark (June 24, 1869 - November 25, 1957) was the second son and son of George I of Greece and Olga Konstantinovna of Russia. He served as High Commissioner of the Cretan State during its transition to independence from Ottoman rule and union with Greece.

Maria Bonaparte was a great-granddaughter of Emperor Napoleon I of France. She was the only child of Roland Napoléon Bonaparte, 6th Prince of Canino and Musignano and Marie-Félix Blanc. Her paternal grandfather was Prince Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, son of Lucien Bonaparte, 1st Prince Musano of Canino and Napoleon's younger grandfather. was François Blanc, the principal real estate developer of Monte Carlo. From this side of her family, Marie inherited her large fortune

Several candidates for a future husband were presented or examined by Prince Rolando for his daughter's hand, most notably a distant cousin of Murat's royal house, Prince Herman of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenhower and Pope Loudo II. After a Parisian luncheon hosted by Prince Roland for King George I of Greece in September 1906, during which the king agreed on the prospect of a marriage between their children, Prince George of Greece and Denmark, the second of the king's five sons, was presented to Maria on July 19, 1907 at Bonaparte's house in Paris. He flirted with her for twenty-eight days, confessing that since 1883, George had not lived in his father's Greek court in Athens, but in the Bernstorff Palace near Copenhagen with Prince Valdemar of Denmark, his father's younger brother. The queen had taken the boy to Denmark to enlist him in the Royal Danish Navy and gave him to the care of Waldemar, who was the admiral of the Danish fleet. Feeling abandoned by his father in this case, George described to his fiancée the deep attachment he developed for his uncle. She admitted that, contrary to what she knew were her hopes, she could not commit to living permanently in France, as he was obliged to take up royal duties in Greece or on her behalf if asked to do so. As soon as his marriage proposal was accepted, the bride's father was surprised when George waived any contractual clause guaranteeing an allowance or inheritance from Marie. she would maintain and manage her own fortune (a trust earning 800,000 francs a year, her father leaving 60 million francs after his death in 1924) and only their future children would inherit.

On November 21, 1907 in Paris, Maria and George were married in a civil ceremony, with a subsequent Greek Orthodox ceremony on December 12, 1907, in Athens. She was later known as Princess George of Greece and Denmark.

In March 1908 Marie was pregnant and, as agreed, the couple returned to France to live. The couple had two children, Peter (1908-1980) and Eugénie (1910-1989).

114 χρόνια από τον ελληνορθόδοξο γάμο Της ΑΒΥ Πρίγκιπα Γεωργίου της Ελλαδας και Δανιας ,Ύπατου Αρμοστή της Κρητικής Πολιτείας με την Πριγκίπισσα Μαρία (Βοναπάρτη) της Ελλάδας και της Δανίας.

Ο πρίγκιπας Γεώργιος της Ελλάδας και της Δανίας (24 Ιουνίου 1869 - 25 Νοεμβρίου 1957) ήταν ο δεύτερος γιος του Γεωργίου Α' της Ελλάδας και της Όλγας Κωνσταντίνοβνα της Ρωσίας. Υπηρέτησε ως Ύπατος Αρμοστής της Κρητικής Πολιτείας κατά τη μετάβασή της στην ανεξαρτησία από την Οθωμανική κυριαρχία και την ένωση με την Ελλάδα.

Η Μαρία Βοναπάρτη ήταν δισέγγονη του αυτοκράτορα Ναπολέοντα Α' της Γαλλίας. Ήταν το μοναδικό παιδί του Roland Napoléon Bonaparte, 6ου Πρίγκιπα του Canino και του Musignano και της Marie-Félix Blanc. Ο παππούς της από την πλευρά του πατέρα της ήταν ο πρίγκιπας Πιέρ Ναπολέων Βοναπάρτης, γιος του Λουσιέν Βοναπάρτη, του 1ου Πρίγκιπα Μουσάνο του ��ανίνο και του νεότερου παππού του Ναπολέοντα. Από την πλευρά της Μητερας της ήταν ο Φρανσουά Μπλανκ, ο κύριος κατασκευαστής ακινήτων του Μόντε Κάρλο. Από αυτή την πλευρά της οικογένειάς της, η Μαρί κληρονόμησε τη μεγάλη της περιουσία

Αρκετοί υποψήφιοι για μελλοντικοί σύζυγοι παρουσιάστηκαν ή εξετάστηκαν από τον πρίγκιπα Ρολάντο για το χέρι της κόρης του, κυρίως ένας μακρινός ξάδερφος του βασιλικού οίκου του Μουράτ, ο πρίγκιπας Χέρμαν της Σαξ-Βαϊμάρης-Αϊζενχάουερ και ο Πάπας Λούντο Β'. Μετά από ένα παρισινό μεσημεριανό γεύμα που παρέθεσε ο Πρίγκιπας Ρολάνδος για τον βασιλιά Γεώργιο Α' της Ελλάδας τον Σεπτέμβριο του 1906, κατά το οποίο ο βασιλιάς συμφώνησε για την προοπτική ενός γάμου μεταξύ των παιδιών τους, παρουσιάστηκε ο Πρίγκιπας Γεώργιος της Ελλάδας και Δανίας , ο δεύτερος από τους πέντε γιους του βασιλιά. στη Μαρία στις 19 Ιουλίου 1907 στο σπίτι του Βοναπάρτη στο Παρίσι. Τη φλέρταρε για είκοσι οκτώ μέρες, ομολογώντας ότι από το 1883 ο Γιώργος δεν ζούσε στην ελληνική αυλή του πατέρα του στην Αθήνα, αλλά στο παλάτι Bernstorff κοντά στην Κοπεγχάγη με τον πρίγκιπα Valdemar της Δανίας, τον μικρότερο αδερφό του πατέρα του. Η βασίλισσα Ολγα των Ελλήνων είχε πάει το αγόρι στη Δανία για να το στρατολογήσει στο Βασιλικό Ναυτικό της Δανίας και το έδωσε στη φροντίδα του Waldemar, που ήταν ο ναύαρχος του δανικού στόλου. Νιώθοντας εγκαταλελειμμένος από τον πατέρα του σε αυτή την περίπτωση, ο Πριγκιπας περιέγραψε στην αρραβωνιαστικιά του τη βαθιά προσκόλληση που ανέπτυξε με τον θείο του. Παραδέχτηκε ότι, αντίθετα με ό,τι ήξερε ότι ήταν οι ελπίδες της, δεν μπορούσε να δεσμευτεί να ζήσει μόνιμα στη Γαλλία, καθώς ήταν υποχρεωμένος να αναλάβει βασιλικά καθήκοντα στην Ελλάδα ή για λογαριασμό της, αν της ζητηθεί. Μόλις έγινε δεκτή η πρόταση γάμου του, ο πατέρας της νύφης εξεπλάγη όταν ο Πριγκιπας Γεωργιος παραιτήθηκε από οποιαδήποτε συμβατική ρήτρα που εγγυάται ένα επίδομα ή κληρονομιά από τη Μαρί. θα διατηρούσε και θα διαχειριζόταν τη δική της περιουσία (ένα καταπίστευμα που κέρδιζε 800.000 φράγκα το χρόνο, ο πατέρας της άφηνε 60 εκατομμύρια φράγκα μετά τον θάνατό του το 1924) και θα κληρονομούσαν μόνο τα μελλοντικά τους παιδιά.

Στις 21 Νοεμβρίου 1907 στο Παρίσι, η Μαρία και ο Γεώργιος παντρεύτηκαν με πολιτικό γάμο, με επακόλουθη ελληνορθόδοξη τελετή στις 12 Δεκεμβρίου 1907, στην Αθήνα. Και έτσι έγινε γνωστή ως πριγκίπισσα Γεώργιου της Ελλάδας και της Δανίας.

Τον Μάρτιο του 1908 η Μαρία ήταν έγκυος και, όπως συμφωνήθηκε, το ζευγάρι επέστρεψε στη Γαλλία για να γεννήσει για να πάρει το μωρό την Γαλλική υπηκοότητα . Το ζευγάρι απέκτησε δύο παιδιά, τον Πρίγκιπα Πέτρο (1908-1980) και την Πριγκίπισσα Ευγενία (1910-1989).

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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

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Portrait of Prince Waldemar Christian of Denmark (1622-1656), duke of Schleswig-Holstein and son of Christian IV of Denmark. By Justus Sustermans.

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Today marks the 51st birthday of HRH Prince Joachim of Denmark, Count of Monpezat.

Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian was born on 7 June 1969 at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. He is the younger of the two sons of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Consort Henrik.

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1638 Justus Sustermans - Prince Waldemar Christian of Denmark, son of Christian IV of Denmark

(Palazzo Pitti)