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Christian X of Denmark

1870 - 1947

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Christian X (Danish: Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm; 26 September 1870 – 20 April 1947) was King of Denmark from 1912 until his death in 1947, and the only King of Iceland as Kristján X, holding the title as a result of the personal union between Denmark and independent Iceland between 1918 and 1944. He was a member of the House of Glücksburg, a branch of the House of Oldenburg, and the first monarch since King Frederick VII born into the Danish royal family; both his father and his grandfather were born as princes of a ducal family from Schleswig. Among his siblings was King Haakon VII of Norway. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christian X of Denmark has received more than 2,431,730 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Christian X of Denmark is the 615th most popular politician (up from 799th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Denmark (up from 24th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Danish Politician.

Christian X was the King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947. He was a member of the House of Glücksburg and the first king of Denmark to be born in the 20th century. He became king on the death of his father Frederick VIII.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Christian X of Denmark ranks 615 out of 19,576. Before him are Hong Taiji, Sweyn Forkbeard, Shinzō Abe, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, Manuel I of Portugal, and Władysław IV Vasa. After him are Yongzheng Emperor, Umberto I of Italy, Gojong of Korea, Yuan Shikai, Reza Shah, and Yesugei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1870, Christian X of Denmark ranks 4. Before him are Vladimir Lenin, Maria Montessori, and Alfred Adler. After him are Franz Lehár, Jean Baptiste Perrin, Jules Bordet, Adolf Loos, Albert Fish, Miguel Primo de Rivera, William G. Morgan, and Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach. Among people deceased in 1947, Christian X of Denmark ranks 6. Before him are Max Planck, Henry Ford, Al Capone, Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, and Philipp Lenard. After him are Rudolf Höss, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, Aleister Crowley, Kurt Lewin, George II of Greece, and Jozef Tiso.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Christian X of Denmark ranks 22 out of 1,032. Before him are Margaret I of Denmark (1353), George I of Greece (1845), Ole Rømer (1644), Karl Adolph Gjellerup (1857), Christian IV of Denmark (1577), and Sweyn Forkbeard (960). After him are Sigrid Undset (1882), Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843), Christian II of Denmark (1481), Alexandra of Denmark (1844), Johannes V. Jensen (1873), and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Christian X of Denmark ranks 12. Before him are Gorm the Old (900), Christian VII of Denmark (1749), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), George I of Greece (1845), Christian IV of Denmark (1577), and Sweyn Forkbeard (960). After him are Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843), Christian II of Denmark (1481), Alexandra of Denmark (1844), Christian VIII of Denmark (1786), Frederick V of Denmark (1723), and Frederick VI of Denmark (1768).

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