Prince Harald of Denmark
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8 October 1876 Charlottenlund Palace, Gentofte, Denmark |
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| Died | 30 March 1949 (aged 72) Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Spouse | Princess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | ||||
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| House | Glücksburg | ||||
| Father | Frederick VIII of Denmark | ||||
| Mother | Louise of Sweden | ||||
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| Danish: Harald Christian Frederik |
Prince Harald of Denmark (Harald Christian Frederik; 8 October 1876 - 30 March 1949) was a member of the Danish Royal Family. He was the third son of Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife, Lovisa of Sweden, and thus brother to Christian X of Denmark.
The prince served in the Royal Danish Army for most of his life, and reached the rank of Lieutenant General.
Prince Harald was born on 8 October 1876 at Charlottenlund Palace north of Copenhagen. His father was Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark (later King Frederick VIII), the eldest son of Christian IX of Denmark and Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel. His mother was Crown Princess Louise, the only daughter of Charles XV of Sweden and Princess Louise of the Netherlands.
At the age of 17, Prince Harald entered a military career as was customary for princes at the time. He later served with the Guard Hussar Regiment.
At the age of 33, on 28 April 1909 at Glücksburg Castle in Schleswig-Holstein, Prince Harald married his second cousin Princess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, daughter of Frederick Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.
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