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Christian IX

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noun

  1. 1818–1906, king of Denmark 1863–1906.


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Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, 83, was a third cousin — related by way of both Queen Victoria and King Christian IX of Denmark.

From Washington Post May 1, 2023

Queen Alexandra, although usually described as "the eldest daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark," was not, curiously enough, born of the blood royal.

From Time Magazine Archive

All of them are great-great-great-grandchildren of King Christian IX of Denmark, and four of them are his great-great-grandchildren as well.

From Time Magazine Archive

During a period of near-anarchy in Athens, a Greek delegation went to Denmark to beg King Christian IX to allow his son, Prince William George, to become their king.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1866 his son Alexander married Princess Dagmar, daughter of Christian IX.,

From A Short History of Russia by Parmele, Mary Platt

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