King Christian IX's Family – Descendants of the Daughters

Please consider supporting me at   / lindsayholiday   and help me make more fascinating videos! King Christian IX of Denmark is known as the fathe rin law of Europe. His 6 children inherited, married into or were appointed to monarchies all over the continent. Between them they gave Christian and his Queen Louise 39 grandchildren and many more decedents who would occupied 9 different European thrones – Denmark of course, but also Norway, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Greece, Spain, Russia, Romania, and Luxembourg. They spanned 128 years of history Prince Albert Victor being born in 1864 and Princess Margaret of Bourbon-Parma living to see 1992. Among them, they fought on both sides of two world wars, won and lost various thrones, married their cousins and had many lurid affairs. Here are the stories of the children of Christian IX’s three Daughters. Alexandra, Queen of the United Kingdom Dagmar, Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia Thyra, Crown Princess of Hanover and Duchess of Cumberland Sources: En kongelig familie A Royal Family (2003) films by Anna Lerche & Marcus Mandal https://en.wikipedia.org https://www.britannica.com http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk Music: Brandenburg Concerto No4-1 BWV1049 - Classical Whimsical by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/ For business inquiries, please contact LindsayHoliday@ellifyagency.com