Frederick VIII King of Denmark 1843-1912

On 26th May 1842 [his father] King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 24] and [his mother] Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. He the son of [his grandfather] Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg and [his grandmother] Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg [aged 52]. They were second cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 3rd June 1843 Frederick VIII King of Denmark was born to King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 25] and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 25]. He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.85%.

On 30th March 1863 [his brother] George I King Greece [aged 17] succeeded I King Greece.

On 15th November 1863 [his father] King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 45] succeeded IX King of Denmark.

On 15th October 1867 [his brother] George I King Greece [aged 21] and [his sister-in-law] Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Greece. He the son of [his father] King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 49] and [his mother] Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 50]. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 28th July 1869 Frederick VIII King of Denmark [aged 26] and Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark [aged 17] were married. He the son of King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 51] and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 51].

On 26th September 1870 [his son] Christian X King of Denmark was born to Frederick VIII King of Denmark [aged 27] and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark [aged 18]. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. He married 26th April 1898 his fourth cousin once removed Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark and had issue.

On 3rd August 1872 [his son] Haakon VII King Norway was born to Frederick VIII King of Denmark [aged 29] and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark [aged 20]. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. He married 1896 his first cousin Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway, daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom and Alexandra of Denmark Queen Consort England, and had issue.

On 17th February 1875 [his daughter] Louise Glücksburg was born to Frederick VIII King of Denmark [aged 31] and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark [aged 23]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 8th October 1876 [his son] Harald Glücksburg was born to Frederick VIII King of Denmark [aged 33] and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark [aged 24]. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. He married his second cousin Helene Adelheid Viktoria Marie Glücksburg, daughter of Friedrich Ferdinand Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg and Victoria Friederike Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg, and had issue.

On 2nd August 1878 [his daughter] Princess Ingeborg Glücksburg was born to Frederick VIII King of Denmark [aged 35] and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark [aged 26]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She married 22nd May 1919 her first cousin Prince Axel of Denmark and had issue.

On 22nd December 1878 [his brother-in-law] Ernest Augustus Hanover 3rd Duke Cumberland and Teviotdale [aged 33] and [his sister] Thyra Glücksburg Duchess Cumberland and Teviotdale [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Duchess Cumberland and Teviotdale. She the daughter of [his father] King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 60] and [his mother] Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 61]. He the son of George V King Hanover and Marie Saxe Altenburg Queen Consort Hanover. They were fourth cousins. He a great grandson of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 4th March 1880 [his daughter] Thyra Glücksburg was born to Frederick VIII King of Denmark [aged 36] and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark [aged 28]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 4th March 1887 [his son] Gustav Glücksburg was born to Frederick VIII King of Denmark [aged 43] and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark [aged 35]. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 23rd May 1890 [his daughter] Dagmar Glücksburg was born to Frederick VIII King of Denmark [aged 46] and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark [aged 38]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

In 1896 Haakon VII King Norway [aged 23] and Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway [aged 26] were married. She the daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [aged 54] and Alexandra of Denmark Queen Consort England [aged 51]. He the son of Frederick VIII King of Denmark [aged 52] and Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark [aged 44]. They were first cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 26th April 1898 Christian X King of Denmark [aged 27] and Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. He the son of Frederick VIII King of Denmark [aged 54] and Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark [aged 46]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 29th September 1898 [his mother] Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 81] died.

On 4th April 1906 [his daughter] Louise Glücksburg [aged 31] died.

In 1912 George Holford [aged 51] and Susannah West Wilson [aged 47] were married at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. King George VI of the United Kingdom [aged 16], Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England [aged 11], [his sister] Alexandra of Denmark Queen Consort England [aged 67] and [his niece] Princess Victoria Windsor [aged 43] were present. The Times reported ... "The aisle was lined by non-commissioned officers of the bridegroom's old regiment the 1st Life Guards. The bride who was given away by her two sons, wore a gown of old Point d'Alençon lace with a train of gold brocade veiled in chiffon. Instead of a hat she wore a headdress of gold lace and pink roses and she carried a bouquet of orchids ... The King and Queen gave Sir George Holford a pair of sleeve links bearing the Royal monogram in diamonds and rubies."

On 14th May 1912 Frederick VIII King of Denmark [aged 68] died. His son Christian [aged 41] succeeded X King of Denmark.

On 20th May 1912 [his nephew] George William Hanover [aged 31] died in a car accident. Somewhat ironically he was driving to the funeral of his maternal uncle Frederick VIII King of Denmark [deceased] when he skidded on a newly laid road surface. He and his valet Karl Grebe were killed in the accident. There is a monument at the site.

From the web:

Probably overtired, the car raced into loose gravel rock at 90 kilometers per hour, came off the road to the right, knocked down three trees and drilled into the earth with a destroyed front axle. Prince Georg Wilhelm and his valet Grebe – Karl Grebe – died instantly. The chauffeur sitting in the back survived slightly injured. The dead were laid out in the church of Nackel and brought a little later with military honors to Friesack station.

At the station, the coffins were loaded into the carriage to the songs of the Friesacker men's choir, which brought the crown prince to the funeral in Gmunden, Austria. The Friesacker stationmaster, Joachim Gahl, it is said, received a letter from Austria including two cufflinks decorated with diamonds and the initials "GW" thanks to his duty. Hanover's royal family thanked the villagers because they had shown themselves so compassionate. Monetary donations were made to the church, the warrior federation and the virgin association. In the church, a plaque commemorates the laying out and that the congregation sang before the transfer of the dead.

On 20th March 1926 [his former wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark [aged 74] died.