Royal descendants of Queen Victoria and of King Christian IX

[2] Victoria and Christian's grandchildren were the monarchs of Denmark, Germany/Prussia, Greece, Norway, Russia and the United Kingdom.

Today, the descendants of Victoria and Christian rule over Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Victoria arranged the marriage of her eldest son and heir, the future King Edward VII, to Princess Alexandra of Denmark, the daughter of Christian IX, which took place on 10 March 1863.

[b][8] A son of Christian and brother of Alexandra, Prince William, became King of the Hellenes as George I in 1863 because of his connection with the British royal family.

[c][9] Another daughter of Christian IX, Princess Dagmar of Denmark, married the future Emperor Alexander III of Russia[11] in October 1866,[12] taking the religious name Maria Feodorovna.

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Painting by William Powell Frith depicting the marriage of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII ), Queen Victoria's son, with Princess Alexandra of Denmark , King Christian IX's daughter
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Christian IX in 1898 with his and Queen Victoria's mutual great-grandson Prince Edward of York, later Edward VIII [ a ]