Prince Valdemar of Denmark
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Prince Valdemar during a visit to Siam, 1900
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| Born |
27 October 1858 Bernstorff Palace, Gentofte, Denmark |
| Died | 14 January 1939 (aged 80) The Yellow Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Burial | Roskilde Cathedral |
| Spouse |
Princess Marie of Orléans (m. 1885–1909; her death) |
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Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg Prince Axel Prince Erik, Count of Rosenborg Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg Margaret, Princess René of Bourbon-Parma |
| House | Glücksburg |
| Father | Christian IX of Denmark |
| Mother | Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel |
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Styles of Prince Valdemar of Denmark |
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| Reference style | His Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Prince Valdemar of Denmark, GCTE (27 October 1858 – 14 January 1939) was a member of the Danish Royal Family, the third son and youngest child of Christian IX of Denmark and his wife Louise of Hesse-Kassel. Valdemar was the younger brother of Frederik VIII of Denmark, Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, George I of Greece, Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia, and Crown Princess Thyra of Hanover, and also grandfather of Queen Anne of Romania, the wife of King Michael I of Romania.
Prince Valdemar was born on 27 October 1858 at Bernstorff Palace in Gentofte north of Copenhagen. His father was Prince Christian of Denmark, later King Christian IX. His mother was Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel. He was baptised on 21 December 1858.
In March 1863, the Danish royal family, including four-year-old Valdemar, travelled to London for the wedding of his eldest sister, Alexandra, to the Prince of Wales, the son and heir of Queen Victoria. That November, his parents succeeded to the throne of Denmark following the death of King Frederick VII.
Prince Valdemar received his early education from tutors. In the summer of 1874, he accompanied his father during his visit to Iceland for the millennium celebrations. After his confirmation in 1874, as was customary for princes at that time, he started a military education and entered the naval college. In 1879, he was sub-lieutenant and in 1880 lieutenant. In the following years, he participated in several naval expeditions. From 1883, Valdemar lived at Bernstorff Palace near Copenhagen with his nephew Prince George of Greece, who had been taken as a boy to Denmark to be enlisted in the Danish royal navy, and be consigned to the care of Valdemar, who was an admiral in the Danish fleet. Feeling abandoned by his father on this occasion, George would later describe to his fiancée the profound attachment he developed for his uncle from that day forward.
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