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Prince Gustav of Denmark

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Prince Gustav
Prince Gustav of Denmark
Born(1887-03-04)4 March 1887
Charlottenlund Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died5 October 1944(1944-10-05) (aged 57)
Egelund Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Burial
Names
Christian Frederik Wilhelm Valdemar Gustav
HouseGlücksburg
FatherFrederick VIII of Denmark
MotherLovisa of Sweden

Prince Gustav of Denmark (Christian Frederik Vilhelm Valdemar Gustav) Copenhagen, 4 March 1887 – Egelund, 5 October 1944) was the fourth son of Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife, Princess Louise of Sweden and Norway.

On 2 February 1935 in the Russian Orthodox Church in Copenhagen he was together with his cousin Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia and her husband colonel Nikolai Kulikovsky godparent to Aleksander Schalburg, son of first lieutenant in the Royal Danish Life Guards Christian Frederik von Schalburg.[1]

Prince Gustav remained unmarried and had no children.

Styles of
Prince Gustav of Denmark
Reference styleHis Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Highness
Alternative styleSir

Title and style

  • 4 March 1887 – 5 October 1944: His Royal Highness Prince Gustav of Denmark

Ancestry

Family of Prince Gustav of Denmark

References

  1. ^ "Fødte Mandkøn". Kirkebog. 1915-1945 (in Danish). Den Ortodokse Russiske Kirke i København. 1934. p. 14. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_chapter= ignored (|trans-chapter= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)