Famous People with Name Denmark

Alexandra Of Denmark            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Alexandra Of Denmark: was Queen Consort to Edward VII of the United Kingdom and thus Empress of India during her husband's reign. Prior to that, she was Princess of Wales from 1863 to 1901 (the longest anyone has ever held that title). From 1910, until her death, she was the Queen Mother, being a queen and the mother of the reigning monarch, George V of the United Kingdom, though she was more generally styled "Her Majesty Queen Alexandra".

Abel Of Denmark            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Abel Of Denmark: was Duke of Schleswig from 1232 to 1252 and King of Denmark from 1250 until his death in 1252. Abel's reign was the shortest of any Danish monarch. He was the son of Valdemar II by his wife, Princess Berengária of Portugal, and brother to Eric IV and Christopher I. [1]

Canute V Of Denmark            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Canute V Of Denmark: was a King of Denmark and a co-regent with Sweyn III and Valdemar I between 1146 and 1157.Canute was the son of King Niels' son Magnus, who had slain Canute Lavard, the uncle of Sweyn III. After the abdication of Eric III in 1146, the magnates of Jutland declared him king and for the following years he tried in vain to defeat his rival Sweyn III on Zealand. Canute participated in the 1147 Wendish Crusade. In 1151 he was expelled from Denmark and his request for help from Frederick Barbarossa only resulted in a compromise which made him the inferior co-regent of Sweyn.