# Christian X of Denmark

> A king who tried to hold real power in the age of parliament — then became a symbol of quiet defiance by riding his horse through occupied Copenhagen each morning without guards.

*King of Denmark (1912–1947) and Iceland (1918–1944)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/christian-x-of-denmark

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 1870-09-26
- **Died:** 1947-04-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Christian X was born 26 September 1870 into the House of Glücksburg, the first Danish-born monarch since Frederick VII; his father and grandfather had been Schleswig princes. He took the throne in 1912 and held it until his death in 1947, also reigning as Kristján X of Iceland from 1918 to 1944. Authoritarian by nature, he sparked the Easter Crisis of 1920 when he dismissed a democratically elected cabinet and installed his own — technically legal, but against the custom of parliamentarianism in place since 1901. Mass protests and a general strike forced him to accept his new role as symbolic figurehead. During the German occupation, his daily unguarded rides through Copenhagen made him a rallying point for Danish resistance, cementing his place as one of Denmark's most popular modern monarchs. In Iceland, the Danish capitulation to Germany was seen as betrayal; the island broke away and declared itself a republic in 1944.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 60.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 16.8 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 25.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 7.4 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1067400/ (@nm1067400)

## Topics
#Politicians, #Historical Figure, #Royalty, #Politics, #19th Century

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_X_of_Denmark)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q156617)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Christian%20X%20of%20Denmark)
- [كريستيان العاشر (ملك الدنمارك)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1_(%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83))
- [كريستيان العاشر](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1)
- [Cristian X de Dinamarca](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristian_X_de_Dinamarca)
- [اوْنونجو کریستیان (دانمارک)](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%92%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88_%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9))
- [X Kristian](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Kristian)
- [Крысціян X](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%81%D1%86%D1%96%D1%8F%D0%BD_X)
- [Кристиан X](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BD_X)
- [Christian X](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_X)
- [Kristijan X, kralj Danske](https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristijan_X%2C_kralj_Danske)
- [Cristià X de Dinamarca](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristi%C3%A0_X_de_Dinamarca)
- [Christian 10.](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_10.)
- [Christian X.](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_X.)
- [Χριστιανός Ι΄ της Δανίας](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A7%CF%81%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%8C%CF%82_%CE%99%CE%84_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%94%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82)
- [Christian X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_X)
- [Kristiano la 10-a (Danio)](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristiano_la_10-a_(Danio))
- [Cristián X de Dinamarca](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristi%C3%A1n_X_de_Dinamarca)
- [Christian X](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_X)
- [Kristian X.a Danimarkakoa](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristian_X.a_Danimarkakoa)
- [کریستیان دهم، پادشاه دانمارک](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%85%D8%8C_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9)
- [Kristian X](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristian_X)
- [Christian X. (Denemark)](https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_X._(Denemark))
- [Christian X](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_X)
- [Wikiquote](https://da.wikiquote.org/wiki/Christian_10.)
- [Kristián X.](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristi%C3%A1n_X.)
- [Christiaan X van Denemarke](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiaan_X_van_Denemarke)
- [Crīstin X Dēna Cyning](https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C4%ABstin_X_D%C4%93na_Cyning)
- [King Frederik X of Denmark](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5152286)

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