Genealogy of the Royal Family of Denmark¹

HRH Prince Valdemar and his descendants

HH Prince Valdemar of Denmark
(Since December 21st, 1858:) HRH Prince Valdemar of Denmark
* Bernstorff Castle, Gentofte near Copenhagen, October 27th, 1858
† Yellow Palace, Amaliegade, Copenhagen, January 14th, 1939
President of the Danish Red Cross

Married:

(civil) Paris, October 20th and (religious) Château d'Eu, October 22nd, 1885:
HRH Princess Marie Amélie Françoise Hélène of Orléans
* Ham near Richmond, Surrey, January 13th, 1865
† Copenhagen, December 4th, 1909

Children from this marriage:²

1. HH Prince Aage Christian Alexander Robert of Denmark
   (Since February 5th, 1904:) HRH Prince Aage Christian Alexander Robert of Denmark
   (Since February 5th, 1914:) HH Prince Aage Christian Alexander Robert Greve af Rosenborg
   * Copenhagen, June 10th, 1887
   † Taza, February 29th, 1940

   Married:

   (without consent) Turin, February 1st, 1914:
   Mathilde Emile Francesca Marie Calvi dei Conti di Bergolo
   * Buenos Aires, September 17th, 1885
   † Copenhagen, October 16th, 1949
   (Divorced: 1939)

   Child from this marriage:

   1. Valdemar Alexander Georg Luigi Maria Greve af Rosenborg
      * Turin, January 3rd, 1915
      † Paris, April 1st, 1995

      Married:

      Villefranche near Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, April 20th, 1949:
      Marie-Josephe (Floria) Baronesse d'Huart-Saint-Mauris
      * Paris, August 10th, 1925
      † Paris, August 20th, 1995

2. HH Prince Axel Christian Georg of Denmark
3. HH Prince Erik Frederik Christian Alexander of Denmark
4. HH Prince Viggo Christian Adolf Georg of Denmark
   (Since February 5th, 1904:) HRH Prince Viggo Christian Adolf Georg of Denmark
   (Since June 10th, 1924:) HH Prince Viggo Christian Adolf Georg Greve af Rosenborg
   * Copenhagen, December 25th, 1893
   † Ebeltoft, January 4th, 1970

   Married:

   (without consent) New York City, New York, June 10th, 1924:
   Eleanor Margaret Green ("Peggy")
   * New York City, New York, November 5th, 1895
   † Copenhagen, July 3rd, 1966
   

5. HH Princess Margrethe Françoise Louise Marie Hélène of Denmark
   (Since February 5th, 1904:) HRH Princess Margrethe Françoise Louise Marie Hélène of Denmark
   * House Bernstorffshøj, Gentofte near Copenhagen, September 17th, 1895
   † Brødrehøj, September 18th, 1992

   Married:

   Copenhagen, June 9th, 1921:
   HRH Prince René Charles Marie Joseph of Bourbon-Parma
   * Schwarzau am Steinfelde, October 17th, 1894
   † Hellerup near Copenhagen, July 30th, 1962
   

HH Prince Axel Christian Georg of Denmark
(Since February 5th, 1904:) HRH Prince Axel Christian Georg of Denmark
* Yellow Palace, Amaliegade, Copenhagen, August 12th, 1888
† Bispebjerg Hospitalet, Bispebjerg, July 14th, 1964

Married:

Storkyrkan, Stockholm, May 22nd, 1919:
HRH Princess Margaretha Sofia Lovisa Ingeborg of Sweden
* House "Parkudden", Djurgården, Stockholm, June 25th, 1899
† Tranemosegård, Kongsted near Fakse, January 4th, 1977

Children from this marriage:

1. HH Prince Georg Valdemar Carl Axel of Denmark
   * House Bernstorffshøj, Gentofte near Copenhagen, April 16th, 1920
   † Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, September 29th, 1986

   Married:

   Glamis Castle, Angus, Forfarshire, September 16th, 1950:
   Anne Ferelith Senella Bowes-Lyon
   * Washington DC, December 4th, 1917
   † London, September 27th, 1980

2. HH Prince Flemming Valdemar Carl Axel of Denmark

HH Prince Erik Frederik Christian Alexander of Denmark
(Since February 5th, 1904:) HRH Prince Erik Frederik Christian Alexander of Denmark
(Since February 11th, 1924:) HH Prince Erik Frederik Christian Alexander Greve af Rosenborg
* Copenhagen, November 8th, 1890
† Copenhagen, September 10th, 1950

Married:

(without consent) Ottawa, Ontario, February 11th, 1924:
Loïs Frances Booth
* Ottawa, Ontario, August 2nd, 1897
† Copenhagen, February 26th, 1941
(Divorced: February 12th, 1937)

Children from this marriage:

1. Alexandra Dagmar Frances Marie Margrethe Grevinde af Rosenborg
2. Christian Eduard Valdemar Jean Frederik Peter Greve af Rosenborg

HH Prince Flemming Valdemar Carl Axel of Denmark
(Since May 24th, 1949:) Flemming Valdemar Carl Axel Greve af Rosenborg
* Stockholm, March 9th, 1922
† Hospital, Antibes, June 19th, 2002

Married:

(without consent) Holmens Kirke, Copenhagen, May 24th, 1949:
Alice Ruth Nielsen
* Frederiksberg, October 8th, 1924

Children from this marriage:

1. Valdemar Georg Flemming Kaj Axel Greve af Rosenborg
   * Copenhagen, January 24th, 1950

   Married:

   1. Oxholm Kirke, North Jutland, May 24th, 1975:
      Jane Glarborg
      * Hørup, September 17th, 1950
      (Divorced: July 9th, 1987)
   2. Høsterkøb, December 10th, 1988:
      Jutta Beck
      * Copenhagen, November 9th, 1958

   Children from the first marriage:

   1. Julie Grevinde af Rosenborg
      * Aalborg, May 10th, 1977
   2. Carl Johan Greve af Rosenborg
      * Copenhagen, November 15th, 1979

   Children from the second marriage:

   3. Désirée Christine Grevinde af Rosenborg
      * Jægersborg, Gentofte near Copenhagen, December 25th, 1990
   4. Alexander Flemming Greve af Rosenborg
      * Copenhagen, November 4th, 1993
2. Birger Valdemar Georg Flemming Kaj Axel Greve af Rosenborg
   * Copenhagen, January 24th, 1950

   Married:

   1. Skovshoved, October 19th, 1974:
      Minna Benedicte Tillisch
      * Helleruplund, July 3rd, 1949
      (Divorced: 1978)
   2. Tårbæk, November 28th, 1981:
      Susanne Kristensen
      * Copenhagen, February 13th, 1951
      † Thisted, October 22nd, 1999
      (Divorced: 1990)
   3. St.Peter's Church, Woolton, March 4th, 2000:
      Lynne Denise Sharpe
      * June 10th, 1953

   Child from the first marriage:

   1. Benedikte Margaretha Dagmar Grevinde af Rosenborg
      * Feroskobing, July 20th, 1975
3. Carl Johan Valdemar Georg Flemming Kaj Axel Greve af Rosenborg
   * Copenhagen, May 30th, 1952

   Married:

   1. Skovshoved, September 3rd, 1982:
      Dorrit Zander-Olsen
      * Copenhagen, October 23rd, 1956
      (Divorced: 1986)
   2. Town Hall, Venice, November 19th, 1994:
      Colette Vivian Cabral
      * New York City, New York, May 9th, 1967

   Child from the first marriage:

   1. Caroline Grevinde af Rosenborg
      * Gentofte near Copenhagen, March 31st, 1984

   Child from the second marriage:

   2. Josephine Coco Grevinde af Rosenborg
      * Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, June 24th, 1999
4. Désirée Märtha Ingeborg Grevinde af Rosenborg
   * Copenhagen, February 2nd, 1955

   Married:

   1. Kongstedlund, May 23rd, 1981:
      Fergus Stewartson Smith
      * Rochester, New York, September 17th, 1949
      (Divorced: July 30th, 1987)
   2. Gentofte near Copenhagen, February 6th, 1988:
      Peter Rindom
      * Copenhagen, October 10th, 1955

   Child from the first marriage:

   1. Dana Maerta af Rosenborg Smith
      * Copenhagen, December 31st, 1981

   Children from the second marriage:

   2. Thomas Rindom
      * Gentofte near Copenhagen, September 13th, 1988
   3. Philip Axel Rindom
      * Gentofte near Copenhagen, November 6th, 1990

Alexandra Dagmar Frances Marie Margrethe Grevinde af Rosenborg
* Arcadia, California, February 5th, 1927
† Odense, Isle of Funen, October 5th, 1992

Married:

Copenhagen, May 2nd, 1951:
Ivan Emil Vind-Røj
* Everdrup, January 5th, 1921
† Odense, Isle of Funen, February 11th, 1977

Children from this marriage:

1. Marie-Louise Frances Elisabeth Vind
   * Hellerup near Copenhagen, February 7th, 1952

   Married:

   Allerup, April 7th, 1973:
   Christian Greve Knuth
   * Stenagegård, November 23rd, 1942
   (Divorced)

   Children from this marriage:

   1. Christina Elisabeth Grevinde Knuth
      * Nykøbing, Isle of Falster, May 6th, 1977
   2. Michael Ivar Greve Knuth
      * Nykøbing, Isle of Falster, December 8th, 1979
2. Erik Ove Carl Johan Emil Vind
   * Hellerup near Copenhagen, May 5th, 1954

   Married:

   Mahé, Seychelles, February 15th, 1993:
   Susanne Grevinde von Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille
   * Svendborg, March 4th, 1967

   Children from this marriage:

   1. Rosemarie Alexandra Kirsten Vind
      * Copenhagen, November 2nd, 1993
   2. Georg Ivar Emil Vind
      * October 15th, 1995
   3. Nonni Margaretha Elsa Vind
      * Universitetshospitalet, Odense, June 14th, 2003
3. Georg Christian Valdemar Vind
   * Hellerup near Copenhagen, August 5th, 1958

   Married:

   Kuwait, September 19th, 1993:
   Maria Munk
   * Frederiksberg, October 12th, 1966

   Children from this marriage:

   1. Andreas Ivar Knud Holger Vind
      * Kuwait, November 26th, 1994
   2. Clara Alexandra Vind
      * January 8th, 1998

Christian Eduard Valdemar Jean Frederik Peter Greve af Rosenborg
* Bjergbygård, July 16th, 1932
† London, March 24th, 1997

Married:

Stouby, August 10th, 1962:
Karin Lüttichau
* Rohden, August 12th, 1938

Children from this marriage:

1. Valdemar Erik Flemming Christian Greve af Rosenborg
   * Skovshoved, July 9th, 1965

   Married:

   Bordeaux, Gironde, June 29th, 1996:
   Charlotte Diane Isabelle Cruse
   * Cognac, April 23rd, 1967
   (Divorced: 2005)

   Children from this marriage:

   1. Nicolai Christian Valdemar Greve af Rosenborg
      * Gentofte near Copenhagen, November 6th, 1997
   2. Marie Geraldine Charlotte Grevinde af Rosenborg
      * Copenhagen, May 7th, 1999
2. Marina Isabelle Ingeborg Karin Grevinde af Rosenborg
   * Skovshoved, March 28th, 1971

Footnotes:

1. With special thanks to Jérôme Baudesson, Hein Bruins, Will Campbell, Brigitte Gastel Lloyd, Netty Leistra, Claes Mattsson and Paul Theroff.
2. The children from this marriage were granted the personal style Royal Highness, February 5th, 1904.

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