Prince Gorm of Denmark

Prince Gorm of Denmark ( born February 24, 1919 Jaegersborghus in Gentofte, Copenhagen, † 26 December 1991 in Copenhagen ) was a member of the Danish royal family, and thus a member of the House of Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg- Glücksburg, a branch line of the House of Oldenburg.

Origin and family

Prince Gorm was the fourth child of Prince Harald of Denmark and his wife Princess Helena of Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg- Glücksburg. His grandparents, the Danish King Frederick VIII and Queen Louise were paternal. Prince Gorm had four siblings. His sister Caroline - Mathilde formed with her husband Prince Knut from 1947, the successor couple, until 1953 came a change in the succession rules in favor of today's ruling Queen Margrethe II. Prince Gorm parents had initially Jaegersborghus, a stately home in the Copenhagen suburb of Gentofte. Later the family lived in a villa in Copenhagen uptown Ryvangen.

Life

After graduating from high school Østersøgades made ​​Prince Gorm from his military service in the Royal Guard. He then went through the military school of the Danish army. In later years he worked as a businessman and farmer.

During the time of the German occupation of Denmark in World War II Prince Gorm went to Sweden and joined the brigade, there Danska ( German "Danish Brigade" ) to. This military unit was led by Danish officers and pursued the goal to free Denmark from German occupation. This Prince Gorm took a very different path than its originally from Germany mother, Princess Helena, who sympathized with the German occupiers and was therefore made in the war for two years in the country during World War II.

Prince Gorm led a quiet and retired life. He remained unmarried and has no children. He was winner of the elephant - Order.