Prince George Valdemar of Denmark
Encyclopedia
Prince Georg Valdemar Carl Axel of Denmark and Iceland (16 April 1920, Bernstorff Palace
– 29 September 1986, Copenhagen
) was a Danish
and Iceland
ic prince.
(himself a son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark
) and Princess Margaretha of Sweden
.
, he married Anne, Viscountess Anson
, the divorced wife of Thomas, Viscount Anson
, and daughter of Hon. John Bowes-Lyon
. Prince George served as defence attaché
to London
and military, naval and air attaché at Paris
.
Bernstorff Palace
Bernstorff Palace, Danish: Bernstorff Slot, in Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark, was built in the middle of the 18th century for Foreign Minister Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff. It remained in the possession of the Bernstorff family until 1812. In 1842 it was bought by Christian VIII...
– 29 September 1986, Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
) was a Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic prince.
Early life
Prince George was the eldest son of Prince Axel of DenmarkPrince Axel of Denmark
Axel Christian Georg, Prince of Denmark and Iceland was a Danish and Icelandic prince.Prince Axel was the second son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark and his wife, Princess Marie d'Orléans....
(himself a son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark
Prince Valdemar of Denmark
Prince Valdemar of Denmark, GCTE was a member of the Danish Royal Family, the youngest son of Christian IX of Denmark and his wife Luise of Hesse-Kassel...
) and Princess Margaretha of Sweden
Princess Margaretha of Sweden
Princess Margaretha of Sweden and Norway, later just of Sweden, Margaretha Sofia Lovisa Ingeborg was a Princess of Sweden by birth and Princess of Denmark by marriage...
.
Marriage
On 16 September 1950, at Glamis CastleGlamis Castle
Glamis Castle is situated beside the village of Glamis in Angus, Scotland. It is the home of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and is open to the public....
, he married Anne, Viscountess Anson
Princess Anne of Denmark
Princess Anne of Denmark was the mother of royal photographer Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield, and a cousin of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.-Family:...
, the divorced wife of Thomas, Viscount Anson
Earl of Lichfield
Earl of Lichfield is a title that has been created three times in British history. Lord Bernard Stewart, youngest son of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, was to be created Earl of Lichfield by Charles I for his actions at the battles of Newbury and Naseby but died before the creation could...
, and daughter of Hon. John Bowes-Lyon
John Herbert Bowes-Lyon
John Herbert "Jock" Bowes-Lyon , was the second son of the 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and the Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, the favourite brother of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon...
. Prince George served as defence attaché
Attaché
Attaché is a French term in diplomacy referring to a person who is assigned to the diplomatic or administrative staff of a higher placed person or another service or agency...
to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and military, naval and air attaché at Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.