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Prince Axel of Denmark
Prince Axel of Denmark, was a member of the Danish royal family, businessman and sports administrator. He was the second son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark and Princess Marie of Orléans, and a grandson of King Christian IX of Denmark.
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business · Danish prince (1888–1964) · naval officer · businessperson · also Prince Axel of Denmark, Denmark
Born 12 August 1888 · Died 14 July 1964 · Q2004187
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1977· 1 entry
The site of her and Axel's residence in Bernstorff was bought in 1978 by the British Government and became the residence of Britain's ambassador in Denmark
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1964· 1 entry
Died 1964-07-14.
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1963· 2 entries
Axel was nominated to become the first honorary member of the IOC
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Axel became the first honorary member of the IOC in history
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1958· 1 entry
Axel, a member of the IOC taking part in the session, officially proposed making the work composed by Spyridon Samaras the official Olympic anthem
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1954· 1 entry
Which became known as the "Cruise of the Kings" and was attended by over 100 royals from all over Europe
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1948· 1 entry
During his visit to Melbourne, Australia as an IOC member and an executive of the 1956 Summer Olympics organising committee, he discussed also widely possible expansion of the SAS air business in Australia, in his capaci
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1947· 2 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog (1947).
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Axel and Margaretha, together with their sons, Princes Georg and Flemming, were among the official guests at the wedding of Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and Philip, Duke of Edi
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1939· 1 entry
The right to use the whole Bernstorff estate passed to Axel, but he chose to remain in the more modest Bernstorffshøj
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1932· 1 entry
Axel travelled over 160,000 kilometres around the world in advance of his duties
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1919· 1 entry
Awarded Royal Order of the Seraphim (1919).
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1906· 2 entries
Awarded Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog (1906).
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Awarded Knight of the Order of the Elephant (1906).
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1888· 1 entry
Born 1888-08-12.
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