CHRISTIAN X


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Christian X

If the Germans want to put the yellow Jewish star in Denmark, I and my whole family will wear it as a sign of the highest distinction.
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In the Nazi occupation of Denmark in World War II a regulation was issued requiring Jews to wear a yellow Star of David on their clothing:. The day after these words were spoken, the king rode his horse in public, wearing the yellow star prominently on his tunic.

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Christian X
© Peter Elfelt (1866–1931)
Christian X
  • Born: September 26, 1870
  • Died: April 20, 1947
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Christian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947, and the only King of Iceland (as Kristján X) between 1918 and 1944. He was a member of the House of Glücksburg, a branch of the House of Oldenburg, and the first monarch since King Frederick VII born into the Danish royal family; both his father and his grandfather were born as princes of a ducal family from Schleswig. Among his siblings was King Haakon VII of Norway . His son became Frederick IX of Denmark .