Prince Erik, Count of Rosenborg was a Danish royal family member. He was born at Copenhagen, the 3rd son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark and Princess Marie of Orléans.
Prince Erik in 1924
Yellow Palace, Copenhagen: Prince Erik's childhood home
Prince Erik of Denmark in 1916
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Count of Rosenborg is a Danish hereditary title of nobility granted by the monarchs of Denmark to some men formerly titled as princes of Denmark and their descendants.
Prince Erik, Count of Rosenborg
…III of Russia and Empress Maria Feodorovna; and his paternal uncle and aunt, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Louise of Denmark. Later created Count of Rosenborg, Erik inherited the family estates. As was then customary with Danish royalty, Erik renounced his rights to the throne when he chose to take a commoner…
Rosenborg Castle, the eponymous renaissance castle in the centre of Copenhagen, Denmark.