Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg (''Viggo Christian Adolf Georg''; 25 December 1893 – 4 January 1970) was a Danish prince. He was born in

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the youngest son of

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and Princess Marie of Orléans. He was also the youngest grandson of

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Biography

Prince Viggo was born on 25 December 1893, in the Yellow Palace, an 18th-century town house at 18 Amaliegade, immediately adjacent to the

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complex in

. He was the fourth child of

, and his wife Princess Marie of Orléans. His father was a younger son of

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and

Louise of Hesse-Kassel da, Louise Wilhelmine Frederikke Caroline Auguste Julie , succession = Queen consort of Denmark , image = Louise of Hesse-Kassel.jpg , reign = 15 November 1863 – 29 September 1898 , spouse = , issue = , house = ...

, and his mother was the eldest daughter of

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and Princess Françoise of Orléans. His parents' marriage was said to be a political match. Without the legally required permission of the Danish king for a

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marriage, Viggo married Eleanor Margaret Green (

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, 5 November 1895 –

, 3 July 1966), in

on 10 June 1924. As became customary in the Danish

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upon marriage to a commoner, prior to the wedding Viggo renounced his place in Denmark's line of succession to the Crown, forfeiting his title of ''Prince of Denmark'', and his

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of ''

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''.''Almanach de Gotha'' (Gotha:

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, 1944), pages 43, 529 With the king's authorisation, he assumed the title "Prince Viggo, ''Greve af'' (Count of) ''Rosenborg''" and the style of ''Highness'' on 21 December 1923. Although the

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title was made hereditary for all of his legitimate descendants in the

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, the princely title was restricted to himself and his wife alone (i.e. "Prince and Princess Viggo", etc.). The couple had no children. Prince Viggo died in

Ebeltoft Ebeltoft is an old port town on the central east coast of Denmark with a population of 7,204 (1 January 2022).

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