Prince Knud of Denmark

Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, formerly Prince of Denmark and Iceland (Knud Christian Frederik Michael, Danish: Arveprins Knud) (27 July 1900 – 14 June 1976) was the second son and youngest child of King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine. From 1947 to 1953, he was heir presumptive of his older brother King Frederick IX, and would have become king in his turn as Knud VII, but a change in the constitution caused him to lose his place in the succession to Margrethe II. His successor would have been his cousin and brother in law Prince Gorm of Denmark.

[edit] Family

Prince Knud was born at Sorgenfri Palace in Sorgenfri, Denmark. He married his first cousin, Princess Caroline-Mathilde, on 8 September 1933 at Fredensborg Palace. They had three children:

• HH Princess Elisabeth of Denmark (born 8 May 1935)
• HH Prince Ingolf of Denmark (17 February 1940). Lost his title and became HE Count Ingolf of Rosenborg after marrying without consent to Inge Terney.
• HH Prince Christian of Denmark (22 October 1942). Lost his title and became HE Count Christian of Rosenborg after marrying without consent to Anne Dorte Maltoft-Nielsen. He has issue.

[edit] Succession

Since King Frederick IX fathered no sons, the Danish law of succession declared that his younger brother would succeed him as next king. Consequently, Prince Knud held the title of Heir Presumptive following the death of King Christian X in 1947. Knud was married to Princess Caroline-Mathilde and officially referred to as Arveprins Knud.

Styles of Prince Knud of Denmark
Reference style	His Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Sir

King Frederick IX had, however, fathered three daughters, who were unable to inherit their father's throne due to the law of succession. In 1953, the Constitution was amended to allow cognatic primogeniture. The new law made thirteen-year-old Princess Margrethe the new heiress presumptive, placing her and her two sisters before Prince Knud and his family in the line of succession. (Upon her 1964 marriage to then-King Constantine II of Greece, Princess Anne-Marie, the youngest of King Frederick's daughters, renounced her rights to the Danish throne.)

He died in Gentofte on 14 June 1976.

[edit] Titles, styles, honours and arms

[edit] Titles and styles

• July 27, 1900 - 20 April 1947: His Royal Highness Prince Knud of Denmark
• 20 April 1947 - 27 March 1953: His Royal Highness The Hereditary Prince of Denmark
• 27 March 1953 - 14 June 1976: His Royal Highness Prince Knud of Denmark

[edit] Ancestors

[edit] Protector

In 1953 a students home in Copenhagen/Denmark was named "Arveprins Knuds Kollegiet" in honor of Prince Knud.

At the time, Prince Knud was protctor of Sydslesvigsk Studie- og Hjælpefond (Study and release fund of Southern Schleswig),(see Danish minority of Southern Schleswig), an area that could be considered the birthplace of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, the royal family Knud was a part of.

[edit] External links

• Royal House of Denmark and Royal House of Iceland