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King Christian X of Denmark

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The Resume

    (September 26, 1870-April 20, 1947)
    Born in Copenhagen, Denmark
    King of Denmark (1912-47) and Iceland (1918-44)

Why he might be annoying:

    He precipitated a constitutional crisis when he tried to dismiss the cabinet (1920).
    He spent the last five years of his reign as an invalid after falling off his horse.
    Despite popular legend, he did not wear a yellow star to show solidarity with Denmark's Jews during the Nazi occupation in WWII.

Why he might not be annoying:

    During the occupation, he rode his horse daily through Copenhagen without a guard, acknowledging greetings from the Danes while ignoring salutes from German soldiers.
    He ticked off Hitler by responding to a long message congratulating the King on his 72nd birthday with a perfunctory 'Best thanks' telegram.
    During a cabinet meeting he said that if the Germans tried to make the country's Jews wear an identifying badge 'perhaps then we should all wear it.'
    At his funeral, an armband of the Danish resistance movement was placed on his coffin in tribute to his symbolic importance during WWII.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 26 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 93.75% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 18 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 70 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 85 Votes: 48.24% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 90 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 94 Votes: 56.38% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 151 Votes: 68.21% Annoying