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The Father-in-law of Europe is a sobriquet which has been used to refer to two European monarchs of the late 19th and early 20th century: Christian IX of Denmark and Nicholas I of Montenegro, both on account of their children's marriages to foreign princes and princesses. The fact that each was a monarch of moderate or modest power (and thus a marriage would not threaten the delicate balance of power) and the number of children each had allowed them to marry their children to heirs of greater fortunes across the continent. ==Christian IX of Denmark== The children of King Christian IX (1818-1906) and Queen Louise (1817-1898) of Denmark included: * King Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843-1912) * Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom (1844-1925) queen consort of King Edward VII (1841-1910) * King George I of Greece, formerly Prince Wilhelm of Denmark (1845-1913) * Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia (1847-1928), formerly Princess Dagmar of Denmark; empress consort of Tsar Alexander III * Thyra of Denmark (1853-1933), who married Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover Christian IX used to gather his children, children-in-law and grand children for the so-called ''Fredensborg days'' at Fredensborg Palace north of Copenhagen in the summer time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Christian 9. med familie, 1886 )〕 Christian and Louise's grandchildren included King George V of the United Kingdom, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, King Constantine I of Greece and both King Haakon VII & his consort, Queen Maud of Norway. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Father-in-law of Europe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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