Prince Axel of Denmark

Infobox Danish Royalty|highness
name = Prince Axel
full name = Axel Christian George

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imgw = 180px
caption = Prince Axel
reign =
title = Prince Axel of Denmark
styles = "HH" Prince Axel of Denmark
royal house = House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
spouse =Princess Margaretha of Sweden
issue = Prince George Valdemar
Prince Flemming "(later Count of Rosenborg)"
date of birth = birth date|1888|8|12|df=y
place of birth = Copenhagen, Denmark
date of death = death date and age|1964|7|14|1888|8|12|df=y
place of death = Copenhagen, Denmark
father = Prince Valdemar of Denmark
mother = Princess Marie of Orléans

Prince Axel Christian George of Denmark (12 August 1888, Copenhagen – 14 July 1964, Copenhagen) was a Danish prince.

Prince Axel was the second son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark and his wife, Princess Marie d'Orléans. On 22 May 1919, he married Princess Margaretha of Sweden, the eldest daughter of Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland, in Stockholm. They had two sons:

*Prince George Valdemar Karl Axel (1920-1986)
*Prince Flemming Valdemar Charles Axel, later Count Flemming of Rosenborg (b. 1922)

Prince Axel was a member of the International Olympic Committee in 1932 and sometime director of Scandinavian Airlines System.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

*12 August 1888 – 14 July 1964: "His Highness" Prince Axel of Denmark