Which British king was the grandson of Christian IX of Denmark?

George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. He was the second son of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), and the grandson of the reigning British monarch, Queen Victoria.

George was born on 3 June 1865, in Marlborough House, London. He was the second son of the Prince and Princess of Wales, Albert Edward and Alexandra. His father was the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. His mother was the eldest daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark, thus making George the grandson of Christian IX of Denmark. He was baptised at Windsor Castle on 7 July 1865 by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Charles Longley.

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Jim McDonald

That was a tough one!

Gery Tillmanns

That WAS a tough one.

deborahpmercer

Excellent question. I'll admit that if I hadn't seen all the royal family trees after the sad demise of Prince Philip I wouldn't have known!

Steve Tingle

My late Danish friend said that Victoria was the mother of European royal families and Christian IX the father, most of the royal families have either one or both somewhere in their lineage. Worked out which George it was from the fact that he was the grandson of Victoria.