Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark

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Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark was a Danish royal and younger son of King Christian X who served as heir presumptive to the Danish throne until changes in the succession law favored his niece, Queen Margrethe II.

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Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Danish prince
heir presumptive
human
awardReceived Order of the Dannebrog
Order of the Elephant
burialPlace Roskilde Cathedral
child Prince Christian of Denmark (b. 1942)
Prince Ingolf of Denmark
Princess Elisabeth of Denmark
countryOfCitizenship Denmark
dateOfBirth 1900-07-27
dateOfDeath 1976-06-14
education Royal Danish Naval Academy
endTimeOfHeirPresumptiveRole 1953
father Christian X of Denmark
fullName Knud Christian Frederik
givenName Christian
Frederik
Knud
heirPresumptiveOf Kingdom of Denmark
linked to: Denmark
memberOf House of Glücksburg
militaryBranch Royal Danish Navy
linked to: Danish Navy
militaryRank Admiral
mother Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
nativeLanguage Danish
notableFor being displaced in the line of succession by his niece Margrethe II after the 1953 succession reform
placeOfBirth Copenhagen
Frederik VIII’s Palace, Amalienborg
linked to: Amalienborg Palace
placeOfDeath Copenhagen
Copenhagen County
Gentofte
positionHeld Hereditary Prince of Denmark
heir presumptive to the Danish throne
reasonForEndOfHeirPresumptiveRole change in Danish Act of Succession
religion Church of Denmark
Lutheranism
residence Amalienborg Palace
Sorgenfri Palace
royalHouse House of Glücksburg
sexOrGender male
sibling Frederick IX of Denmark
spouse Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark
startTimeOfHeirPresumptiveRole 1947
succeededByAsHeirPresumptive Margrethe II of Denmark
title Hereditary Prince of Denmark
Prince of Denmark
uncleOf Margrethe II of Denmark

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Christian X of Denmark child Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm child Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin motherOf Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark