Prince
Axel Christian Georg
(Axel)
Slesvig-Holstein-Sønderborg-Glücksborg
formerly Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg aka of Denmark
Born in Det Gule Palæ, Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
Ancestors 
Brother of
Erik Frederik Christian Alexander (Glücksburg) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Viggo Christian Adolf Georg (Slesvig-Holstein-Sønderborg-Glücksborg) af Danmark and Margrethe Françoise Louise Marie Helene (af Danmark) Bourbon-Parma
Husband of
Margaretha Sophia Louisa Ingeborg (Bernadotte) af Danmark
— married
22 May 1919 in Stockholm, Sverige
Father of
Georg Valdemar Carl Axel Denmark and Flemming Valdemar Carl Axel (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) of Rosenborg
Died
at age 75
in Copenhagen, Denmark
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Biography
Prince Axel Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was a member of the aristocracy in Europe.
HH Prince Axel of Denmark and Iceland was born in 1888.
He was the second son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark and his wife, Princess Marie d'Orléans. He was the paternal grandson of Christian IX of Denmark and his wife, Luise of Hesse-Kassel, Queen of Denmark. His maternal grandparents were Prince Robert d'Orléans, Duke of Chartres, and Princess Françoise of Orléans.
Prince Axel was a member of the International Olympic Committee in 1932, and a director of Scandinavian Airlines System. From 1937 until his death he was chairman of the board of the East Asiatic Company.
Marriage and family
He was married to his cousin, Margaretha of Sweden in 1919. Together they had two sons.
They lived at the the villa Bernstorffshøj adjacent to the palace park. By special request, the Danish government allowed the Prince and his family to be buried in the Park of Berstorff Palace.
Sources
See also;
- http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prins_Axel
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Axel_of_Denmark
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61440892/axel-christian_georg-oldenburg
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Y-Chromosome Test 17 markers, haplogroup R-M269, MitoYDNA ID Z10007 [compare]
- Louis XVII (Bourbon) de France :
Mitochondrial DNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup H3, MitoYDNA ID Z11620 [compare]
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