PRINCE VALDEMAR OF DENMARK

'Prince Valdemar of Denmark' (October 27,1858--January 14,1939) was the youngest son of Christian IX of Denmark and his wife Luise of Hesse-Kassel.
He married Princess Marie d'Orleans on October 20, 1885 in a civil ceremony in Paris. They had a religious ceremony on October 22, 1885. They had five children:

★ HRH Prince Aage of Denmark,(1887-1940), created Count of Rosenborg in 1914, married Mathilde Calvi and had a son.

★ Prince Axel of Denmark,(1888-1964), married Margaretha of Sweden in 1919 and had two sons

★ Prince Erik of Denmark,(1890-1950), married Lois Booth in Ottawa, Canada 1924, divorced 1937, and had a son and a daughter.

★ Prince Viggo of Denmark (1893-1970), created Count of Rosenborg, married Eleonora Green, and had no children

★ Margrethe (1895-1992), married Prince René of Bourbon-Parma. Her daughter Anna is Queen of Romania.
Valdemar had a lifelong naval career, but things could have been much different for the prince. He was offered two European thrones, those of Bulgaria and Norway, but declined them due to international pressures.

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The Genealogy of the Royal House of Denmark ^[1]