Christian von Rosenborg

Christian Frederik Franz Knud Harald Carl Oluf Gustav Georg Erik Graf von Rosenborg (born October 22, 1942 at Sorgefri Castle near Copenhagen ; † May 21, 2013 in Gentofte , Copenhagen) was a member of the Danish royal family of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg family . He was the youngest son of Hereditary Prince Knud and Hereditary Princess Caroline Mathilde and the cousin of the Danish Queen Margrethe .

biography

Worry Fri Castle

When Christian was born, after his father Knud and his older brother, he was third in line to the throne, in which female descendants were not yet included. When the Danish constitution was changed in terms of succession in favor of the daughters of King Frederik , he fell back to seventh place in the ranking of the heir to the throne, but still retained the title of Prince of Denmark , which he was entitled to as the grandson of a monarch. When he got married improperly in 1971, this was withdrawn from him and the title Graf von Rosenborg , created in 1914 for family members who were not entitled to the throne, was assigned.

On February 27, 1971, he married the commoner Anne Dorte Maltoft-Nielsen (1947-2014) in Lyngby near Copenhagen , who became Countess of Rosenborg through marriage. The couple lived in the so-called Damebygningen, a side wing of Sorgefri Castle near Copenhagen, and had three daughters together:

Josephine Caroline Elisabeth von Rosenborg (born October 29, 1972)
Camilla Alexandrine Kristine von Rosenborg (born October 29, 1972)
Feodora Mathilde Helena von Rosenborg (born February 27, 1975)

Christian's older sister Elisabeth was the only one of his siblings left in the Danish line of succession until her death in 2018. Christian's older brother Ingolf is also excluded from the line of succession due to an improper marriage; like Christian, he bears the title of Count of Rosenborg.

On May 22, 2013 it was officially announced by the Court Marshal that Christian von Rosenborg had died on May 21, 2013 after a long illness in Gentofte Hospital . In the presence of the Danish royal family, the funeral ceremonies took place in Lyngby Kirke on May 29, 2013 .

activities

After graduating from high school in Copenhagen, he completed an officer training course with the Danish Navy. Count Christian von Rosenborg then worked as an officer in the Danish Navy . In 2006 he was officially retired as commander of the Danish Greenland patrol with the rank of Corvette Captain (Orlogskaptajn) on his 40th anniversary of service.

Orders and awards

Von Rosenborg has received various honors and awards several times, including being named Knight of the Elephant Order in 1963 .

Elephant Order (October 22, 1963)
Kong Frederik the IX.s mindemedalje
Minimum medal in anledning af hundredårsdagen for Kong Christian den Xs fødsel
Dronning Ingrids Mind Medal
Hæderstegnet for god tjeneste ved Søetaten

literature

Lorenz Rerup: Christian. In: The Danske Encyklopædi store . (Danish, denstoredanske.lex.dk ).
Greve Christian graves onsdag from Lyngby Kirke. In: Dagbladet Information . May 24, 2013.
Greve Christian af Rosenborg. In: Politiken . May 25, 2013 (obituary).

Web links

Picture gallery: Grev Christian er død: Se billederne fra hans liv. In: BT (Christian von Rosenborg's life in pictures)

Individual evidence

↑ Nekrolog: Dronningens fætter er død (the queen's cousin is dead) in the BT , May 24, 2013, accessed on June 1, 2013 (Danish).

^ HE Greve Christian af Rosenborg he afgået ved døden. Kongehuset.dk, 2013, accessed June 1, 2013 (Danish).

^ Christian af Rosenborg er død In: Kristeligt Dagblad . May 22, 2013, Retrieved June 1, 2013 (Danish).

↑ Count Christian of Rosenborg, Cousin of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Has Passed Away . The Royal Correspondent. May 23, 2013. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved on May 23, 2013.

↑ Tronfølgelov on retsinformation.dk Regulations for the Succession to the throne in Denmark, accessed June 1, 2013 (Danish).

↑ ^a ^b Lorenz Rerup: Christian. In: The Danske Encyklopædi store . (Danish, denstoredanske.lex.dk ).

↑ Danish royal family on prodigy.net ( Memento from January 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (English)

↑ Begravelsen af HE Greve Christian af Rosenborg on kongehuset.dk; dated May 24, 2013, Retrieved June 1, 2013 (Danish).

↑ Christian von Rosenborg funeral on billedbladet.dk, May 24, 2013, accessed June 1, 2013 (Danish).

^ Christian af Rosenborg er død. In: Politiken . May 22, 2013, Retrieved June 1, 2013 (Danish).

personal data
SURNAME	Rosenborg, Christian von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Christian Frederik Franz Knud Harald Carl Oluf Gustav Georg Erik (full first name); Prince of Denmark (former title); Prince of Denmark (former title)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Danish nobleman and naval officer, member of the Danish royal family
DATE OF BIRTH	October 22, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sorgefri Castle near Copenhagen
DATE OF DEATH	21st May 2013
Place of death	Gentofte , Copenhagen

[1] Nekrolog: Dronningens fætter er død (the queen's cousin is dead) in the BT , May 24, 2013, accessed on June 1, 2013 (Danish).

[2] HE Greve Christian af Rosenborg he afgået ved døden. Kongehuset.dk, 2013, accessed June 1, 2013 (Danish).

[3] Christian af Rosenborg er død In: Kristeligt Dagblad . May 22, 2013, Retrieved June 1, 2013 (Danish).

[4] Count Christian of Rosenborg, Cousin of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Has Passed Away . The Royal Correspondent. May 23, 2013. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved on May 23, 2013.