Prince Axel of Denmark
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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.
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