Succession to the Danish throne
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The Danish Act of Succession, adopted on 5 June 1953, restricts the throne to those descended from Christian X and his wife, Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, through approved marriages. By a change in the law in 2009, succession is governed by absolute primogeniture.
Denmark's anointing throne
Haakon VII
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Haakon VII was King of Norway from November 1905 until his death in September 1957.
Haakon in 1930
Prince Carl's birthplace, Charlottenlund Palace north of Copenhagen, c. 1895.
Prince Carl of Denmark as a naval cadet in 1889.
Wedding of Princess Maud and Prince Carl at Buckingham Palace