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Prince Georg Valdemar
Prince Georg Valdemar of Denmark
Born(1920-04-16)16 April 1920
Bernstorff Palace, Gentofte, Denmark
Died29 September 1986(1986-09-29) (aged 66)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Spouse
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(m. 1950; died 1980)​
Names
Georg Valdemar Carl Axel
HouseGlücksburg
FatherPrince Axel of Denmark
MotherPrincess Margaretha of Sweden

Prince Georg Valdemar Carl Axel of Denmark (16 April 1920 in Bernstorff Palace[1] – 29 September 1986 in Copenhagen) was a Danish prince.

Early life

Prince George was the eldest son of Prince Axel of Denmark (himself a son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark) and Princess Margaretha of Sweden.[2]

Marriage

On 16 September 1950, at Glamis Castle, he married Anne, Viscountess Anson, the divorced wife of Thomas, Viscount Anson, and daughter of Hon. John Bowes-Lyon and Hon. Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis.[1] His wife was a first cousin of Elizabeth II. Prince George served as defence attaché to London and military, naval and air attaché at Paris.

Title and style

  • 16 April 1920 – 29 September 1986: His Highness Prince George Valdemar of Denmark

Ancestry

Family of Prince Georg of Denmark
16. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
8. Christian IX of Denmark
17. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Cassel
4. Prince Valdemar of Denmark
18. Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel
9. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel
19. Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark
2. Prince Axel of Denmark
20. Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans
10. Robert, Duke of Chartres
21. Duchess Helen of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
5. Princess Marie of Orléans
22. François of Orléans, Prince of Joinville
11. Princess Françoise of Orléans
23. Infanta Francisca of Brazil
1. Prince George Valdemar of Denmark
24. Oscar I of Sweden
12. Oscar II of Sweden
25. Josephine of Leuchtenberg
6. Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
26. William, Duke of Nassau
13. Princess Sophia of Nassau
27. Princess Pauline of Württemberg
3. Princess Margaretha of Sweden
28. Christian IX of Denmark (= 8)
14. Frederick VIII of Denmark
29. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel (= 9)
7. Princess Ingeborg of Denmark
30. Charles XV of Sweden
15. Princess Louise of Sweden
31. Princess Louise of the Netherlands

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b McNaughton, C. Arnold, The Book of Kings, vol.1, p.187
  2. ^ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh, Burke's Royal Families of the World, vol.1: Europe & Latin America, p.70
Military offices
Preceded by Honorary Colonel of the
5th Battalion, Queen's Regiment
1975–1986 		Succeeded by
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