Prince Harald of Denmark

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Prince Harald of Denmark (Harald Christian Frederik) 8 October 1876 - 30 March 1949) was the fourth child and third son of Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife, Princess Louise of Sweden and Norway.

He married Princess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg in Glücksburg on 28 April 1909. They had five children:

• HRH Princess Feodora Louise Caroline Mathilde Viktoria Alexandra Frederikke Johanne of Denmark (3 July 1910-17 March 1975) She married her first cousin, Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe and had issue.
• HRH Princess Caroline-Mathilde Louise Dagmar Christiane Maud Augusta Ingeborg Thyra Adelheid of Denmark (27 April 1912-12 December 1995) She married her first cousin Prince Knud of Denmark and had issue.
• HRH Princess Alexandrine-Louise Caroline-Mathilde Dagmar of Denmark (12 December 1914-26 April 1962) She married Count Luitpold of Castell-Castell and had issue.
• HSH Prince Gorm Christian Frederik Hans Harald of Denmark (24 February 1919-26 December 1991) No issue.
• HRH Prince Oluf Christian Carl Axel of Denmark (10 March 1923-19 December 1990) He first married Dorrit Puggard-Müller (divorced 1977) with whom he had issue. He married secondly to Lis Wulff-Juergensen, no issue.