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Eleanor Margaret Green

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Eleanor Margaret Green
Princess Viggo of Denmark
Countess of Rosenborg
A young white woman wearing a hat with multiple turned-up peaks around the brim
Eleanor Margaret Green, from a 1924 publication
Born(1895-11-05)5 November 1895
New York City, U.S.
Died3 July 1966(1966-07-03) (aged 70)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Burial
Roskilde Cathedral
Spouse
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(m. 1924)​
FatherJames Oliver Green
MotherAmy Bowman Hewitt

Princess Viggo, Countess of Rosenborg (née Eleanor Margaret Green; 5 November 1895 – 3 July 1966) was an American who became a Princess in Denmark. By her marriage to Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg, Green became Princess Viggo, Countess of Rosenborg.[1][2]

Early life

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On November 5, 1895, Green was born as Eleanor Margaret Green in New York City, New York. Green's parents were Dr. James Oliver Green and Amelia Hewitt Green. Green's maternal grandfather was Abram S. Hewitt and her maternal great-grandfather was Peter Cooper.[3][4]

Personal life

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Green married Prince Viggo of Denmark, Viggo Christian Adolph George, son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark and Princess Marie Amélie Françoise Hélène d'Orléans, on June 10, 1924, in New York City.[citation needed]

Mrs.Green (now as Princess Vigoo of Denmark) with her husband on their wedding day.

Without the legally required permission of the Danish king for a dynastic marriage, Prince Viggo renounced his place in Denmark's line of succession to the Crown, his title of Prince of Denmark, and his style of Royal Highness as was customary in the Danish royal house upon marriage to a commoner. Before the wedding Viggo, with the king's authorisation, assumed the title of His Highness Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg.

In connection with the marriage and her husband's new title, Eleanor Margaret Green became Her Highness Princess Viggo, Countess of Rosenborg.[citation needed]

Prince and Princess Viggo had no children. The couple lived at Bernstorff Palace in Denmark.[5] Princess Viggo was active in charity work.

She died on July 3, 1966, at age 70 at Copenhagen, Denmark.[6]

References

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Citations

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  1. ↑ Times, Wireless To the New York (1923-11-11). "PRINCE VIGGO'S TROTH AGAIN TOLD IN LONDON; Evening News Says He Is to Wed Miss Eleanor M. Green -- Denials by Her and Father". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
  2. ↑ "Eleanor Margaret Green (Princess Viggo of Denmark)". Ringwood Manor. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
  3. ↑ "Cooper-Hewitt Family". Ringwood Manor.
  4. ↑ Guérin, Polly (2012-11-20). The Cooper-Hewitt Dynasty of New York. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-61423-782-2.
  5. ↑ Guerin, Polly. The Cooper-Hewitt dynasty of New York. ISBN 9781614237822. OCLC 944510835.
  6. ↑ "Princess Viggo of Denmark, 70, Peter Cooper Descendant, Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-05-08.

Bibliography

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  • Bramsen, Bo (1992). Huset Glücksborg. Europas svigerfader og hans efterslægt [The House of Glücksburg. The Father-in-law of Europe and his descendants] (in Danish) (2nd ed.). Copenhagen: Forlaget Forum. ISBN 87-553-1843-6.
  • Lerche, Anna; Mandal, Marcus (2003). A royal family : the story of Christian IX and his European descendants. Copenhagen: Aschehoug. ISBN 9788715109577.


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