Count Christian of Rosenborg
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Count Christian of Rosenborg (Christian Frederik Franz Knud Harald Carl Oluf Gustav Georg Erik) was born on 22 October 1942 as H.H. Prince Christian of Denmark. He was the second son of Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark. He was born at Sorgenfri Palace, Denmark.
Until the change in the Danish Constitution in 1953, he was third in line of succession to the throne (after his father the Heir Presumptive and his elder brother Prince Ingolf of Denmark) to succeed his uncle King Frederick IX.
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[edit] Loss of Succession rights
In 1971, he lost his rights of succession to the throne by marrying a commoner, thus without the consent of the Monarch in the Council of State. He took the title Count of Rosenborg (a title commonly accorded to Danish Princes who have renounced their rights of succession to the throne), henceforth being known as His Excellency Count Christian of Rosenborg. The practice of forfeiting the right of succession to the throne by marrying "without consent" in the event of an unequal marriage (i.e. to a commoner) thus oddly appears to have continued even after the unequal marriage of Margrethe II of Denmark in 1967, who married a count (instead of prince or king, like her sisters did). However, this practice did not reach the next generation.
[edit] Family
He married Anne-Dorthe Maltoft-Nielsen who in connection of the marriage became Her Excellency Anne-Dorthe, Countess of Rosenborg (b. Copenhagen 3 October 1947) on 27 February 1971, at Lyngby, Denmark. They have three childeren:
- Countess Camille of Rosenburg (b. 29 October 1972), married to Mikael Rosanes; three childeren, and are expecting their fourth in June, 2008.
- Countess Josephine of Rosenburg (b. 29 October 1972, married to Thomas Christian Schmidt; two childeren.
- Countess Feodora of Rosenburg (b. 27 February 1975), formerly married to Eric Patte
[edit] Royal appearances
Count Christian takes part in some major public events associated with the Royal Family: in 2004, he and Countess Anne-Dorthe attended the wedding on 14 May 2004 of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark at Copenhagen Cathedral,Copenhagen [1] and the subsequent reception at Fredensborg Palace.[2] They also attended the Memorial Service in honour of Empress Maria Feodorovna held on 22 September 2006.[3]
