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2nd World Jamboree, Denmark, 1924
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King Christian X and his Sons
The Crown Prince, the future Frederick IX,
King Christian X, and Prince Knud)


From: Jambo, No. 1, August 24, 1924
Official Magazine of the Jamboree

The Danish Royal family were patrons of Scouting in their Kingdom and were active in support of the World Jamboree held at Ermelunden, outside Copenhagen, in 1924.


Christian X, (b. Sept. 26, 1870, Charlottenlund, Denmark, d. April 20, 1947, Copenhagen), King of Denmark (1912-47) who symbolized the nation’s resistance to the German occupation during World War II.

The eldest son of the future King Frederick VIII and Louise of Sweden and Norway, Christian became chief of the royal guard in 1898 and married Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Becoming crown prince in 1906, Christian led the opposition to the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States in 1911. He assumed the throne on his father’s death the following year.

Christian attended the first in a series of meetings of Scandinavian kings during World War I at Malmö in December 1914. In June 1915 he signed the new constitution that provided for a two-chamber parliament with equal suffrage for men and women; he also gave his assent to the federal act of 1918 making Iceland an independent kingdom. In July 1920 he received a warm welcome in North Schleswig, the part of Schleswig-Holstein ceded to Denmark by Germany under the Treaty of Versailles (1919).

During World War II, after the German occupation of Denmark began in 1940, Christian rode frequently on horseback through the streets of Copenhagen, showing that he had not abandoned his claim to national sovereignty. He rejected the Nazi demand for anti-Jewish legislation in September 1942 but was forced in May 1943 to condemn Danish sabotage of munitions works and railways. His speech against the occupation forces in August 1943, after fighting had broken out between the Germans and Danish resistance fighters, led to his imprisonment until the end of the war. He was succeeded on his death by his elder son, who became Frederick IX.

From: Britannica Online. "Christian X"
http://www.eb.com:180/cgi-bin/g?DocF=micro/126/26.html
[Accessed 11 September 1998]


Frederick IX, (b. March 11, 1899, Sorgenfri Castle, near Copenhagen. d. Jan. 14, 1972, Copenhagen), King of Denmark (1947-72) who gave encouragement to the Danish resistance movement against the German occupation during World War II and, along with his father, Christian X, was imprisoned by the Germans (1943-45). A highly popular monarch, he maintained the ties of affection between the people and the royal house.

The eldest son of the future King Christian X and Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Frederick became crown prince in 1912 and joined the Danish Navy in 1917. He rose to the rank of commander by 1935 and in 1946 became rear admiral. He married Ingrid (also in 1935), the only daughter of the crown prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden; their children were Margrethe, Benedikte, and Anne-Marie.

Frederick acted as regent for his father in 1942 and 1947 and succeeded to the throne on his father’s death on April 20, 1947. In June 1953 he signed a new constitution that provided for female succession to the throne and reduced Parliament to one house. In 1964 his daughter Anne-Marie married King Constantine II of Greece, who was exiled in 1967. On his death in January 1972, Frederick was succeeded by his daughter Margrethe.

From: Britannica Online. "Frederick IX"
http://www.eb.com:180/cgi-bin/g?DocF=micro/218/70.html
[Accessed 11 September 1998].


hands3.jpg (2490 bytes) The Left Handshake, by Hilary St. George Saunders, relates the story of Scouting in Denmark and resistance to the German Occupation during World War II
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