Erik Frederik Christian Alexander (Glücksburg) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1890 - 1950)

Born 8 Nov 1890 in Copenhagen, Denmark

Ancestors

Husband of Lois Frances (Booth) af Rosenborg — married 11 Feb 1924 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 10 Sep 1950 at age 59 in Copenhagen, Denmark

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Biography

Erik (Glücksburg) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg is a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.

Prince Erik, Count of Rosenborg (Erik Frederik Christian Alexander; 8 November 1890 – 10 September 1950) was a Danish prince. He was born in Copenhagen, a son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark and Princess Marie of Orléans.

Marriage and Family

Prince Erik of Denmark met his future wife while traveling in Canada. As was then customary in the Danish royal house, Erik renounced his rights to the throne when he chose to take a commoner as wife, marrying in Ottawa, Ontario, on 11 February 1924 Lois Frances Booth (Ottawa, Ontario, 2 August 1897 – Copenhagen, 26 February 1941). They were married by the bishop of Ottawa (the late Charles Roper) to the All Saints' Anglican Church with Canadian dignitaries Viscount Vimy Viscount, Governor General, and Prime Minister Mackenzie King in attendance.

His parents were Prince Valdemar of Denmark and Princess Marie d'Orleans. With the king's permission, he took the title "Prince Erik, Count of Rosenborg", and retained his right to the style of Highness. His wife was the daughter of John Frederick Booth, who lived in Canada, and the paternal granddaughter of John Rudolphus Booth by his wife, Rosalinda Cook. At the time of the marriage, it was rumoured that J. R. Booth contributed half of her $4-million dowry. J.R. issued a formal denial. The prince renounced his rights to the throne at his marriage before being titled Count of Rosenborg.

They had two children included in the Danish nobility without inheritance rights to the Danish throne:

1. Countess Alexandra Dagmar Frances Marie Margrethe of Rosenborg (Arcadia, California, 5 February 1927 – Odense, 5 October 1992), married in Copenhagen on 2 May 1951 to Ivar Emil Vind-Röj (Everdrup, 5 January 1921 – Odense, 11 February 1977), Master of the Royal Hunt, son of Ove Holger Christian Vind, Royal Danish Chamberlain, by his wife, Elsa Mimi Adelaide Marie Oxholm (of Danish nobility),
   1. Marie-Lovise Frances Elisabeth Vind (b. Hellerup, 7 February 1952), married at Allerup on 7 April 1973 and divorced Christian Count Knuth (b. Stenagegand, 23 November 1942), and had two children:
      1. Countess Christina Elisabeth Knuth (b. Nykøbing-Falster, Copenhagen, 6 May 1977), married in 2005 to Jacob Conrad Kamman (b. 1979)
      2. Michael Ivar Count Knuth (b. Nykøbing-Falster, 8 December 1979)
   2. Erik Ove Carl Johan Emil Vind (b. Hellerup, 5 May 1954), married in Mahé, Seychelles on 15 February 1993 Countess Suzanne Ingrid Jessie Dorthe av Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille (b. Svendborg, 4 March 1967), lady-in-waiting to the Princess Alexandra
      1. Rosemarie Alexandra Kirsten Vind (b. Copenhagen, 2 November 1993)
      2. Georg Ivar Emil Vind (b. Copenhagen, 15 October 1995)
      3. Nonni Margaretha Elsa Vind (b. Odense, 14 June 2003)
   3. Georg Christian Valdemar Vind (b. Hellerup, 5 August 1958), married in Kuwait on 19 September 1993 to Maria Munk (b. Frederiksberg, 12 October 1966)
      1. Andreas Ivar Knud Holger Vind (b. Kuwait, 26 November 1994)
      2. Clara Alexandra Vind (b. 8 January 1998)
2. Count Christian Edward Valdemar Jean Frederik Peter of Rosenborg (Bjergbygaard, 16 July 1932 – London, 24 March 1997); married at Stouby on 10 August 1962 Karin Lüttichau (b. Rohden, 12 August 1938), daughter of Folmer Lüttichau by his wife, Ingeborg Carl
   1. Count Valdemar Erik Flemming Christian of Rosenborg (b. Skovshoved, 9 July 1965), married in Bordeaux on 29 June 1996 Charlotte Cruse (b. Cognac, 23 April 1967), and divorced in 2005
      1. Count Nicolai Christian Valdemar of Rosenborg (b. Gentofte, 6 November 1997)
      2. Countess Marie Geraldine Charlotte of Rosenborg (b. Copenhagen, 7 May 1999)
   2. Countess Marina Isabelle Ingeborg Karin of Rosenborg (b. Skovshoved, 28 March 1971).

Prince Erik and his wife divorced in 1937. She later remarried Thorkild Juelsberg, without issue.

Titles and styles

1. 8 November 1890 – 21 December 1923: His Highness Prince Erik of Denmark
2. 21 December 1923 – 10 September 1950: His Highness Prince Erik, Count of Rosenborg

Sources

• Wikipedia - Prince Erik, Count of Rosenborg

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