Life
Prince Flemming was the youngest son of Prince Axel of Denmark (himself a son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark) and Princess Margaretha of Sweden.
He renounced his rights to the throne in 1949 and took the title Count of Rosenborg. Flemming served in the Royal Danish Navy and achieved the rank of Commander.
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