Death of Count Christian of Rosenborg

HE Count Christian of Rosenborg died on 21 May 2013. The Count was born HRH Prince Christian of Denmark, but gave his title and style up to marry Countess Anne of Rosenborg, née Anne Maltoft-Nielsen. They have 3 children, Countess Josephine [married to Thomas Schmidt with 2 children, Christian and Dorte], Countess Camilla [married to Mikael Rosanes with 4 children, Caroline, Mikael, Ingolf and Emanuel] and Countess Feodora [married first to Eric Patte (divorced) and second to Morten Rønnow with 1 child, Margrethe..

Count Christian was born on 22 October 1942 as the youngest child of TRH Hereditary Prince Knud and Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark. Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde was born a Princess of Denmark herself. His older siblings are HH Princess Elisabeth of Denmark and HE Count Ingolf of Rosenborg. Hereditary Prince Knud was first-in-line to the Danish Throne, until the change in the constitution allowing the current Queen Margrethe to become the Queen of Denmark.