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Prince Axel of Denmark

1888 - 1964

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Prince Axel of Denmark, (Danish: Prins Axel Christian Georg til Danmark; 12 August 1888 – 14 July 1964) was a member of the Danish royal family, businessman and sports administrator. He was the second son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark and Princess Marie of Orléans, and a grandson of King Christian IX of Denmark. On his father's side, he was a first cousin of King Christian X of Denmark, King Haakon VII of Norway and his wife Queen Maud, King Constantine I of Greece, King George V of the United Kingdom, Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, Ernest Augustus III, Duke of Brunswick and Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and on his mother's side of Henri, Count of Paris (1908–1999), Orleanist pretender to the French throne. Prince Axel was a popular patron of sports. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prince Axel of Denmark is the 8,244th most popular politician (down from 7,303rd in 2019), the 219th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 201st in 2019) and the 85th most popular Danish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Prince Axel of Denmark ranks 8,244 out of 19,576Before him are Horst Sindermann, Euphemia, John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia, Faustus Cornelius Sulla, and Boutros Ghali. After him are Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale, Tyrimmas of Macedon, George M. Dallas, Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine, Arnaldo Forlani, and Dinarchus.

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Among people born in 1888, Prince Axel of Denmark ranks 84Before him are Wellington Koo, Milan Stojadinović, Domenico Tardini, Paul Morand, Soong Ai-ling, and Nikolay Shvernik. After him are Gunichi Mikawa, David Jacobs, Alphonse Juin, Fritz Reiner, Lead Belly, and Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Among people deceased in 1964, Prince Axel of Denmark ranks 66Before him are Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria, Pierre Monteux, Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, C. I. Lewis, Heinrich von Brentano, and Heinz Jost. After him are Firmin Lambot, Sergey Biryuzov, Halide Edib Adıvar, Franz Alexander, Jean Fautrier, and Wanda Wasilewska.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Prince Axel of Denmark ranks 219 out of 1,032Before him are Princess Louise of Denmark (1750), Jan Gehl (1936), Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark (1747), Christen C. Raunkiær (1860), Per Nørgård (1932), and Prince Joachim of Denmark (1969). After him are Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1829), Kurt Westergaard (1935), Inger Christensen (1935), Conrad Malte-Brun (1775), Peter Andreas Hansen (1795), and Eugenius Warming (1841).

Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Prince Axel of Denmark ranks 85Before him are Princess Margaret of Denmark (1895), Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden (1768), Poul Schlüter (1929), Hastein (810), Princess Louise of Denmark (1750), and Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark (1747). After him are Princess Caroline of Denmark (1793), Augusta of Denmark (1580), Poul Hartling (1914), Ernst Reuter (1889), Thyra (800), and Karl Verner (1846).