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2 days ago · A member of the House of Glücksburg, Philip was a prince of both Greece and Denmark by virtue of his patrilineal descent from George I of Greece and George's father, Christian IX of Denmark; he was from birth in the line of succession to both thrones.
4 days ago · Denmark’s Crown Prince Christian was the picture of pride and poise as he stood between his royal parents after completing his final school exam.. The 18-year-old future king, who now towers ...
2 days ago · Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf and Crown Princess Louise returned to the United Kingdom in 1937, to attend the Coronation of King George VI, remaining for a Coronation Gala in London. The two were also leading guests a decade later, at the Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and their nephew, Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark.
6 days ago · The House of Oldenburg was briefly poised to claim the British thrones through the marriage of Queen Anne and Prince George of Denmark and Norway in 1683; however, due to the early deaths of all their children, the crown passed to the House of Hanover, Oldenburgs not gaining that crown until 2022.
2 days ago · According to Beem, George of Denmark simply played the generic role of consort, seemingly content to be ‘by the side of his sovereign wife’ (p. 88). This unusual dynamic for a royal couple offers a very interesting manner of analysing royal power, particularly when a woman is in the role of ruler.
10 hours ago · Alexandra's brother (on the right) was King George I of Greece, therefore this marriage forged a connection between the British royals and two significant European monarchies. Getty Images Work done
3 days ago · Being of Danish descent, he was also born as a prince of Denmark. As his family was forced into exile during the Second World War, he spent the first years of his childhood in Egypt and South Africa. He returned to Greece with his family in 1946 during the Greek Civil War.
