King Christian X

[norwegianne]

Name: Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm

Birth: 26. September, 1870.

Child of: Frederik VIII and Queen Louise (Lovisa)

Reign: 1912 [father's death] - 1947 [own death]. (Note: King of Iceland until 1944)

Motto: "Min Gud, mit Land, min Ære" My God, my country, my honour.

Marriage: 26. April, 1898 to Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Children: Frederik (b. 1899) and Knud (b. 1900)

Death: 1947.

Throne passed to: Frederik IX

Notes:

Brother of King Haakon VII of Norway.

Royal Library thread: Stories about Christian X of Denmark

Source: http://www.kongehuset.no

[Furienna]

King Christian X.
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Queen Alexandrine.
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[magnik]

Christian X 1912 - 1947
Born on the 26 of September 1870. Parents: King Frederik VIII and Queen Lovisa (née Princess of Sweden). King on the 14 of May 1912 upon the death of his father.
Married on the 26 of April 1998 to Alexandrine, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Sons: Frederik IX, Knud.
When Iceland became an independant Kingdom in 1918, Christian became King of Iceland. As such he was deposed in 1944.
He was politically very active, until he lost his functions during the German occupation 1940-1945.
He died on the 20 of April 1947 and was succeeded by his son, Frederik IX.

Motto: My God, My Country, My Honour

http://www.warholm.nu/Kongeda
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_X_of_Denmark

Photos of Christian X and family on Brigitte Gastel Lloyd site http://worldroots.com/brigitte/royal...enmark1870.htm

Genealogy and not only of Christian X http://geneweb.inria.fr/roglo?lang=e...ristian+X&t=PN

[Furienna]

King Christian X.


Queen Alexandrine.

[acdc1]

Was he the one that did not get along with Marie Feodorovna of Russia? I know she stayed with one of the Christian's after the revolution, and they fought tooth and nail.

[Furienna]

Maria Feodorovna would have been his aunt. It's possible. Can someone verify this?

[flcty]

I just saw one of the "A Royal Family: The Father In Law of Europe" episodes. I recall it said that she was extremely hard to get along with - one incident, something about saving electricity [Chris X] [?] Marie did the opposite and turned all the lights on in a palace [?]

[ysbel]

Originally Posted by Furienna

Maria Feodorovna would have been his aunt. It's possible. Can someone verify this?

Yes, Marie Feodorvna was the younger sister of Christian's father, King Frederik VIII. She had been christened Princess Dagmar in Denmark and had been betrothed to the Russian tsarevich, Nicholas, while a young girl. Nixa died and Dagmar married his younger brother, later to become Alexander III. She changed her name to Marie Feodorovna at that time.

[norwegianne]

Originally Posted by flctylu

I just saw one of the "A Royal Family: The Father In Law of Europe" episodes. I recall it said that she was extremely hard to get along with - one incident, something about saving electricity [Chris X] [?] Marie did the opposite and turned all the lights on in a palace [?]

It is one episode of their relationship, that is often brought into the light.

Marie/Dagmar was most likely used to the wealth/power she'd had in Russia. Denmark at the time, however, was not a wealthy country, and I've read, in the biography about Frederik IX, that the King even chose to get less money from the state than he'd done before - possibly as to not incite the people's ire.

[JPhinala]

The story goes something like this:

King Christian X, irritated at the Dowager Empress, send a messanger to tell her that if she was not going to be in every room of her suite if she would please turn off the lights. Seeing as the Dowager had company and was very much embarresed she sent her footman to "turn on every light in the wing" and he did. From the attic to the cellar.

[JPhinala]

Christian X made a speech in August of 1943 against the occupying forces which resulted in his imprisonment for the remainder of the war. Does anyone know here I can find a copy of this speech? Preferably in English but I can translate it if I have to. Thanks!