Prince Harald of Denmark was a member of the Danish Royal Family.
Background
He was the fourth child and third son of Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife, Princess Louise of Sweden and Norway, and thus brother to Christian X of Denmark. Prince Harald was born on 8 October 1876 at Charlottenlund Palace north of Copenhagen. His father was Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark (later King Frederick VIII), the eldest son of Christian IX of Denmark and Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel.
His mother was Crown Princess Louise, the only daughter of Charles XV of Sweden and Princess Louise of the Netherlands.
Career
The prince served in the Royal Danish Army for most of his life, and reached the rank of Lieutenant General. At the age of 17, Prince Harald entered a military career as was customary for princes at the time. He later served with the Guard Hussar Regiment.
Until 1935, however, he and his family were able to stay at Jægersborghus but then moved to a villa in the northern part of Copenhagen.
At the age of 50, Prince Harald retired from active service with the rank of Major General. During World World War II, Princess Helena became very unpopular because of her sympathy for the German occupation of Denmark and the Nazi party.
She was allowed to return to Denmark in 1947, when Prince Harald fell gravely illinois She stayed with her spouse until his death two years later.
Prince Harald died on 30 March 1949 in Copenhagen.
He was buried at Roskilde Cathedral. Harald and Helena had five children:.
Membership
Like other members of the Danish royal family, his economic situation was influenced by the failure of Den Danske Landmandsbank in 1923. After the war, Princess Helena was not brought to trial, being a member of the royal family who did not wish any publicity on the matter, but was exiled from Denmark 30 May 1945 and placed under house arrest at the Glücksburg Castle in Germany.
