Countess Anne Dorte of Rosenborg

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 on 7 February 1971, earning her the title Her Excellency Countess Anne Dorte of Rosenborg.

Countess Anne Dorte
BornAnne Dorte Maltoft-Nielsen
(1947-10-03)3 October 1947
Frederikssund, Denmark
Died2 January 2014(2014-01-02) (aged 66)
Gentofte Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
Spouse
(m. 1971; died 2013)
IssueCountess Josephine
Countess Camilla
Countess Feodora
Names
Anne Dorte
FatherVilly Edgar Vilhelm Maltoft-Nielsen
MotherBodil Marie Elisabeth Maltoft

Since 1991, Anne Dorte and Christian of Rosenborg resided in a detached classical wing of the royal palace Sorgenfri in Lyngby near Copenhagen.

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