Prince Valdemar of Denmark

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Danish Royalty
House of Oldenburg (Glücksburg branch)

Christian IX

Children
Frederick VIII
Alexandra, Queen of the United Kingdom
George I of Greece (formerly William)
Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia (formerly Dagmar)
Thyra, Duchess of Cumberland and Teviotdale
Prince Valdemar
Frederick VIII
Children
Christian X
Haakon VII of Norway (formerly Charles)
Princess Louise
Prince Harald
Ingeborg, Duchess of Västergötland
Princess Thyra
Prince Gustav
Princess Dagmar
Christian X
Children
Frederick IX
Hereditary Prince Knud
Grandchildren
Princess Elisabeth
Frederick IX
Children
Margrethe II
Princess Benedikte
Anne-Marie, Queen of Greece
Margrethe II
Children (paternally Laborde of Monpezat)
Crown Prince Frederik
Prince Joachim
Grandchildren
Prince Christian
Princess Isabella
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 on October 20, 1885 in a civil ceremony in Paris. They had a religious ceremony on October 22, 1885. They had five children:

Prince Aage of Denmark (1887-1940)
Prince Axel of Denmark (1888-1964), married Margaretha of Sweden in 1919 and had two sons
Prince Erik of Denmark (1890-1950), married Lois Booth in Ottawa, Canada 1924, divorced 1937, and had a son and a daughter.
Prince Viggo of Denmark (1893-1970), created Count of Rosenborg, married Eleonora Green, and had no children
Princess Margrethe of Denmark (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]}