Countess Anne Dorte of Rosenborg
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Countess Anne Dorte of Rosenborg (née Anne Dorte Maltoft-Nielsen; 3 October 1947 – 2 January 2014) was a Danish countess. She was the wife of Count Christian of Rosenborg, the grandson of King Christian X of Denmark. Prince Christian had to give up his princely rank in order to marry her because she was a commoner. The couple married in Kongens Lyngby Kirke, Kongens Lyngby, on 7 February 1971,[1] earning her the title Her Excellency Countess Anne Dorte of Rosenborg. She was daughter of Villy Edgaard VIlhelm Nielsen, Procurator, and wife Bodil Marie Elisabeth Maltoft.[2]
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Born | Anne Dorte Maltoft-Nielsen (1947-10-03)3 October 1947 Frederikssund, Denmark | ||||
Died | 2 January 2014(2014-01-02) (aged 66) Gentofte Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||
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Issue | Countess Josephine Countess Camilla Countess Feodora | ||||
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Father | Villy Edgar Vilhelm Maltoft-Nielsen | ||||
Mother | Bodil Marie Elisabet Maltoft |
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Since 1991, Anne Dorte and Christian of Rosenborg resided in a detached classical wing of the royal palace Sorgenfri in Lyngby near Copenhagen.[3]