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Friday 18 Sep 2015: Father in law of Europe |
King Christian IX of Denmark was given the nickname "Father in law of Europe", because his children sat on the thrones of Denmark, the United Kingdom, Russia, and Greece. Among his grandsons were Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, King Constantine I of Greece, King George V of the United Kingdom, King Christian X of Denmark and King Haakon VII of Norway. |