Prince Valdemar of Denmark

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Danish Royalty
House of Oldenburg (Glücksburg branch)

Christian IX

Children
Frederik VIII
Alexandra, Queen of United Kingdom
Vilhelm, King of Greece
Dagmar, Empress of Russia
Thyra, Duchess of Cumberland and Teviotdale
Prince Valdemar
Frederik VIII
Children
Christian X
Carl, King of Norway
Princess Louise
Prince Harald
Ingeborg, Duchess of Västergötland
Princess Thyra
Prince Gustav
Princess Dagmar
Christian X
Children
Frederik IX
Hereditary Prince Knud
Frederik IX
Children
Margrethe II
Princess Benedikte
Anne-Marie, Queen of Greece
Margrethe II
Children
Crown Prince Frederik
Prince Joachim
Grandchildren
Prince Christian
Prince Nikolai
Prince Felix

Prince Valdemar of Denmark (October 27, 1858--January 14, 1939) was the youngest son of Christian IX of Denmark and his wife Luise of Hesse-Kassel.

He married Princess Marie d'Orleans, and they had five children:

Prince Aage of Denmark,(1887-1940), created Count of Rosenborg in 1914
Prince Axel of Denmark,(1888-1964), married Margaretha of Sweden in 1919 and had two sons
Prince Erik of Denmark,(1890-1950)
Prince Viggo of Denmark (1893-1970), created Count of Rosenborg, married Eleonora Green,and had no children
Margrethe (1895-1992), married Prince René of Bourbon-Parma. Her daughter Anna is Queen of Romania.

Valdemar had a lifelong naval career, but things could have been much different for the prince. He was offered two European thrones, those of Bulgaria and Norway, but declined them due to international pressures.^{[citation needed]}