HE Count Flemming of Rosenborg
(Danish: HE Greve Flemming af Rosenborg)
Second son of HH Prince Axel of Denmark and Princess Margaretha of Sweden. His paternal grandparents were Prince Valdemar of Denmark and Princess Marie d'Orleans. His maternal grandparents were Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland, and Princess Ingeborg of Denmark.
He graduated from Oregaard Gymnasium in 1941, and joined the Danish Royal Navy, where he served first as a Lieutenant in 1946, and ultimately as Commander of the 1958th.
He later embarked on a business career in his father-in-law's company, becoming Director of the A/S Nielsen contracting firm. He also served on the boards of several other companies, including Nakskov Shipyard, Danish Shell, Frederiksholms Brickworks and Svendborg Shipyard.
His charitable memberships included those of the Scandinavian Seaman's Home in Foreign Ports and as President of the Royal Danish Aeroclub.
Born Prince Flemming of Denmark and Iceland, he renounced his rights to the Danish throne in 1949, upon his marriage to commoner, Alice Ruth Nielsen. He took the title Count of Rosenborg for himself and his descendants.
Following his retirement from business, he and Ruth spent several years in Essex, England, and then settled in the south of France.
He was taken ill on a private cruise with the Norwegian royal family and died in Antibes at the age of 80.
Flemming is survived by his wife Ruth; three sons, Kai, Birger and Carl Johan; a daughter, Désirée; and ten grandchildren.
(Danish: HE Greve Flemming af Rosenborg)
Second son of HH Prince Axel of Denmark and Princess Margaretha of Sweden. His paternal grandparents were Prince Valdemar of Denmark and Princess Marie d'Orleans. His maternal grandparents were Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland, and Princess Ingeborg of Denmark.
He graduated from Oregaard Gymnasium in 1941, and joined the Danish Royal Navy, where he served first as a Lieutenant in 1946, and ultimately as Commander of the 1958th.
He later embarked on a business career in his father-in-law's company, becoming Director of the A/S Nielsen contracting firm. He also served on the boards of several other companies, including Nakskov Shipyard, Danish Shell, Frederiksholms Brickworks and Svendborg Shipyard.
His charitable memberships included those of the Scandinavian Seaman's Home in Foreign Ports and as President of the Royal Danish Aeroclub.
Born Prince Flemming of Denmark and Iceland, he renounced his rights to the Danish throne in 1949, upon his marriage to commoner, Alice Ruth Nielsen. He took the title Count of Rosenborg for himself and his descendants.
Following his retirement from business, he and Ruth spent several years in Essex, England, and then settled in the south of France.
He was taken ill on a private cruise with the Norwegian royal family and died in Antibes at the age of 80.
Flemming is survived by his wife Ruth; three sons, Kai, Birger and Carl Johan; a daughter, Désirée; and ten grandchildren.
HE Count Flemming of Rosenborg
(Danish: HE Greve Flemming af Rosenborg)
Second son of HH Prince Axel of Denmark and Princess Margaretha of Sweden. His paternal grandparents were Prince Valdemar of Denmark and Princess Marie d'Orleans. His maternal grandparents were Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland, and Princess Ingeborg of Denmark.
He graduated from Oregaard Gymnasium in 1941, and joined the Danish Royal Navy, where he served first as a Lieutenant in 1946, and ultimately as Commander of the 1958th.
He later embarked on a business career in his father-in-law's company, becoming Director of the A/S Nielsen contracting firm. He also served on the boards of several other companies, including Nakskov Shipyard, Danish Shell, Frederiksholms Brickworks and Svendborg Shipyard.
His charitable memberships included those of the Scandinavian Seaman's Home in Foreign Ports and as President of the Royal Danish Aeroclub.
Born Prince Flemming of Denmark and Iceland, he renounced his rights to the Danish throne in 1949, upon his marriage to commoner, Alice Ruth Nielsen. He took the title Count of Rosenborg for himself and his descendants.
Following his retirement from business, he and Ruth spent several years in Essex, England, and then settled in the south of France.
He was taken ill on a private cruise with the Norwegian royal family and died in Antibes at the age of 80.
Flemming is survived by his wife Ruth; three sons, Kai, Birger and Carl Johan; a daughter, Désirée; and ten grandchildren.
(Danish: HE Greve Flemming af Rosenborg)
Second son of HH Prince Axel of Denmark and Princess Margaretha of Sweden. His paternal grandparents were Prince Valdemar of Denmark and Princess Marie d'Orleans. His maternal grandparents were Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland, and Princess Ingeborg of Denmark.
He graduated from Oregaard Gymnasium in 1941, and joined the Danish Royal Navy, where he served first as a Lieutenant in 1946, and ultimately as Commander of the 1958th.
He later embarked on a business career in his father-in-law's company, becoming Director of the A/S Nielsen contracting firm. He also served on the boards of several other companies, including Nakskov Shipyard, Danish Shell, Frederiksholms Brickworks and Svendborg Shipyard.
His charitable memberships included those of the Scandinavian Seaman's Home in Foreign Ports and as President of the Royal Danish Aeroclub.
Born Prince Flemming of Denmark and Iceland, he renounced his rights to the Danish throne in 1949, upon his marriage to commoner, Alice Ruth Nielsen. He took the title Count of Rosenborg for himself and his descendants.
Following his retirement from business, he and Ruth spent several years in Essex, England, and then settled in the south of France.
He was taken ill on a private cruise with the Norwegian royal family and died in Antibes at the age of 80.
Flemming is survived by his wife Ruth; three sons, Kai, Birger and Carl Johan; a daughter, Désirée; and ten grandchildren.
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