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POLITICIAN

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 to his death in 1947, and the only King of Iceland as Kristján X, in the form of a personal union rather than a real union 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 2,009,387 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Christian X of Denmark is the 806th most popular politician (down from 715th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Denmark (down 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 806 out of 15,577Before him are Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Charles II of England, Stanisław August Poniatowski, Paul of Greece, and Valentinian I. After him are Ecgberht, King of Wessex, Arthur Henderson, Eduard Bernstein, Ferdinand VII of Spain, Wilhelm Frick, and Pedro I of Brazil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1870, Christian X of Denmark ranks 5Before him are Vladimir Lenin, Maria Montessori, Alfred Adler, and Franz Lehár. After him are Adolf Loos, Jean Baptiste Perrin, Jules Bordet, Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Albert Fish, William G. Morgan, and Miguel Primo de Rivera. Among people deceased in 1947, Christian X of Denmark ranks 9Before him are Al Capone, Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, Rudolf Höss, Aleister Crowley, Kurt Lewin, and Philipp Lenard. After him are Jozef Tiso, Victor Horta, George II of Greece, Raoul Wallenberg, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Alfred North Whitehead.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Christian X of Denmark ranks 25 out of 893Before him are George I of Greece (1845), Sweyn Forkbeard (960), Christian II of Denmark (1481), Hjalmar Schacht (1877), Alexandra of Denmark (1844), and Henrik Pontoppidan (1857). After him are Christian IV of Denmark (1577), Frederick VI of Denmark (1768), Maria Feodorovna (1847), Saxo Grammaticus (1150), Ubba (1000), and Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843).

Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Christian X of Denmark ranks 12Before him are Frederick IX of Denmark (1899), Gorm the Old (900), George I of Greece (1845), Sweyn Forkbeard (960), Christian II of Denmark (1481), and Alexandra of Denmark (1844). After him are Christian IV of Denmark (1577), Frederick VI of Denmark (1768), Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843), Haakon VII of Norway (1872), Harald Bluetooth (935), and Frederick V of Denmark (1723).