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Christian IX (8 April 1818 – 29 January 1906) was King of Denmark from 15 November 1863 until his death in 1906. From 1863 to 1864, he was concurrently Duke of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg.
King Christian IX of Denmark (April 8, 1818 – January 29, 1906), known as the "father-in-law of Europe", [1] ruled Denmark from 1863 to 1906. He and his queen consort , Louise of Hesse-Kassel (September 7, 1817 – September 29, 1898), became the ancestors of many members of European royalty.
Christian IX in 1898 with his and Queen Victoria's mutual great-grandson Prince Edward of York, later Edward VIII [a]. Victoria arranged the marriage of her eldest son and heir, the future King Edward VII, to Princess Alexandra of Denmark, the daughter of Christian IX, which took place on 10 March 1863.
Christian X 1870–1947 King of Denmark r. 1912–1947: Harald of Denmark 1876–1949: Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1888–1962: Ingrid of Sweden 1910–2000: Frederik IX 1899–1972 King of Denmark r. 1947–1972: Knud 1900–1976 Hereditary Prince of Denmark: Caroline Mathilde of Denmark 1912–1995: Henrik of ...
The couple married eighteen months later in 1863, the year in which her father became king of Denmark as Christian IX and her brother William was appointed king of Greece as George I. Alexandra was Princess of Wales from 1863 to 1901, the longest anyone has ever held that title, and became generally popular; her style of dress and bearing were ...
King Christian IX with his large family gathered at Fredensborg Palace, painting by Laurits Tuxen from 1883 to 1886 . The father-in-law of Europe is a sobriquet which has been used to refer to two European monarchs of the late 19th and early 20th century: Christian IX of Denmark and Nicholas I of Montenegro, both on account of their children's marriages to foreign princes and princesses.
The 18th birthday of the Danish royal was a star-studded—and tiara-topped—affair.
The Family of Christian IX of Denmark is a monumental oil on canvas group portrait painting by Laurits Tuxen of Christian IX of Denmark and his family of European royalty, gathered in the Garden Hall at Fredensborg Palace. The painting is on display in one of the Queen's Reception Rooms at Christiansborg Palace.