Brief Life History of Harald Christian
When Prince Harald Christian of Denmark was born on 8 October 1876, in Charlottenlund, København, Denmark, his father, King Frederik VIII of Denmark, was 33 and his mother, Prinzessin Louise Josefina Bernadotte of Sweden, was 24. He married Princess Helene Adelheid Viktoria Marie von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg on 28 April 1909, in Glücksburg, Aabenraa, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in København, Denmark in 1916. He died on 30 March 1949, in Copenhagen, København, Denmark, at the age of 72, and was buried in Roskilde, Roskilde, Denmark.
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Sources (3)
- Christian Frederik Hansen, "Denmark Census, 1916"
- Harald of Denmark, "Find A Grave Index"
- Prince Harold im Eintrag für King Christian, „Vereinigte Staaten, GenealogyBank Historische Zeitungsnachrufe, 1815-2011“
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Children (5)
World Events (4)
1914
World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.
1917
The United States take possession of the Virgin Islands. The islands are purchased from Denmark for $25 million the year before.
1939
Denmark signs 10-year non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Young, Sung, Jung, Yong, Chang, Kwang, Sang, Dong, Hyun, Jae, Jin, Kyung, Jong, Chong, Chung, Byung, Jeong, Pyong, Myong, Hak, Jin Hwan, Sook, Yeong, Choon.
Korean: variant of O .
Japanese: variant of Ō (see O ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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