Count Viggo of Rosenborg
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Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg (Viggo Christian Adolf Georg, 25 December 1893 – 4 January 1970) was a Danish and Icelandic prince. He was born in Copenhagen
the youngest son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark
and Princess Marie of Orléans.
(New York City
, New York
, 5 November 1895 – Copenhagen
, 3 July 1966), in New York City
, New York
, on 10 June 1924.
As became customary in the Danish royal house
upon marriage to a commoner, prior to the wedding Viggo renounced his place in Denmark's line of succession to the Crown
, his title of Prince of Denmark, and his style
of Royal Highness
. With the king's authorisation, he assumed the title "Prince Viggo, Greve af (Count of) Rosenborg" and the style of Highness on 21 December 1923. Although the comital
title was made hereditary for all of his legitimate descendants in the male line
, the princely title was restricted to himself and his wife alone (i.e. "Prince and Princess Viggo", etc.). The couple had no children.
Prince Viggo died in Ebeltoft
in 1970.
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...
the youngest 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 Marie of Orléans.
Biography
Without the legally required permission of the Danish king for a dynastic marriage, Viggo married Eleanor Margaret GreenEleanor Margaret Green
Princess Viggo, Countess of Rosenborg was born on November 5, 1895 in New York City. She was the daughter of Dr. James Oliver Green. She married Prince Viggo of Denmark, Viggo Christian Adolph George, son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark and Marie Amélie Françoise Hélène d'Orléans, Princesse...
(New York City
New York City
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, New York
New York
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, 5 November 1895 – 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...
, 3 July 1966), in New York City
New York City
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, New York
New York
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, on 10 June 1924.
As became customary in the Danish royal house
Royal House
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upon marriage to a commoner, prior to the wedding Viggo renounced his place in Denmark's line of succession to the Crown
Line of hereditary succession
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, his title of Prince of Denmark, and his style
Style (manner of address)
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of Royal Highness
Royal Highness
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. With the king's authorisation, he assumed the title "Prince Viggo, Greve af (Count of) Rosenborg" and the style of Highness on 21 December 1923. Although the comital
Count
A count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
title was made hereditary for all of his legitimate descendants in the male line
Patrilineality
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, the princely title was restricted to himself and his wife alone (i.e. "Prince and Princess Viggo", etc.). The couple had no children.
Prince Viggo died in Ebeltoft
Ebeltoft
Ebeltoft is a town with a population of 7,559 on the central east coast of Denmark, located in Syddjurs municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Danish peninsula of Jutland....
in 1970.