by John Choate

The 1st pedigree lists Malcolm MacLeod [GMB3-28F] as the 14th cousin 1 time removed of Frederik IX of Denmark  [LZ8G-7D7] (1899-1972).

The 2nd pedigree lists a Scot, Malcolm MacLeod [GMB3-28F] as the 13th great grandson of a Scot William Sinclair [LCCN-H49]. 

This column is a series about the hobby of family history using  familysearch.org and relativefinder.org. Most anyone can conveniently pinpoint known relationships with prominent  founding fathers, celebrities, and religious leaders. English and Scottish descendants may connect with some 700 people in the data base, if their pedigrees are in Family Search. As of 2024, Family search has 1.67 billion searchable people, with 530 million sources to increase accuracy.  Because Donald John Trump Sr’s ancestors  have many descendants, he has cousins by the dozens. The family trees come from familysearch.org.  Let’s review the Danish Royal lines.

Since the records go back many centuries, many of the names have had whole books of biographies recording their stories. Many English biographies  are featured in the Dictionary of National Biography. The seven character code in brackets [ ]  after a person’s name is the code to find them in FamilySearch.org.  The country is Denmark and the people are Danes.

Denmark, at 16,580 square miles is the size of Massachusetts and Connecticut, is in Scandinavia or Nordic. Denmark is a peninsula and islands in the Baltic Sea on the east, and the North Sea to the west. Denmark borders Germany on the South, and Sweden to the east, and Norway to the west. Danes were settling in the British Isles and France, or Normandy in the 11th century. Wars continued for centuries.  Denmark  joined NATO in 1949.

The 2nd pedigree lists a Scot, Malcolm MacLeod [GMB3-28F] as the 13th great grandson of a Scot William Sinclair [LCCN-H49].  Earl Sinclair was Lord High Chancellor of Scotland between 1454 and 1458 AD. The Lord High Chancellor  was a peer and the principal Great Officer of State, the presiding officer of the Parliament of Scotland, the Keeper of the Great Seal, presiding officer of the Privy Council, and a judge of the College of Justice.  Sinclair’s other titles were 3rd Earl of Orkney (last), 1st Earl of Caithness, 2nd Lord Sinclair, 11th Baron of Roslin.

The 1st pedigree lists Malcolm MacLeod [GMB3-28F] as the 14th cousin 1 time removed of Frederik IX of Denmark  [LZ8G-7D7] (1899-1972], 14th great grandson of the same William Sinclair LCCN-H49].   

The present ruler of Denmark  HM King Frederik X (born 26 May 1968, reign 2024, Frederik Andre Henrik Christian)  son of Her Majesty Queen  Margrethe II (born 1940, reign 1972-2024, formerly Margrethe Alexandrine Pohildur Ingrid) daughter of Frederik IX (reign 1947-1972) [LZ8G-7D7] son of Christian X [LBFW-F3C] (born 1870, reign 1912-1947), son of Frederik VIII [LCX1-39T] (born 1843 reign 1906-1912), son of King Christian IX of Denmark  [L8MT-7KJ] (born 1818, reign 1863-1906) first of the House of Glucksburg. Succeeding  last of the House of Oldenburg second cousin and husband of paternal 1st cousin  of  Frederik VII (reign 1848-1863) son of Christian VIII (reign 1839-1848), son Frederik VI (reign 1808-1839).

Christian IX of Denmark sobriquet was the Father in law of Europe, and descendants include King Frederik X of Denmark, King Philippe of Belgium, King Harald V of Norway, grand Duke Guillaume V of Luxembourg, King Charles 3rd of the United Kingdom, and King Felipe VI of Spain.

Christian IX’s grandsons were Emperor Nicholas II of Russia (last of the Romanov. line, family executed by Bolsheviks in 1918), King Constantine I of the Hellenes, King George V ofUnited Kingdom, King Haakon VII of Norway (formerly Prince Carl of Denmark who married Princess Maud of Wales), besides the Danish Royalty. Queen Sofia of Spain, King Constantine 2nd and Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes. King Michael I of Romania and Queen Anne. Another grandson Ernst August 3rd married Victoria Louise of Prussia, daughter of German Emperor Wilhelm 2nd (Frederick William Victor Albert).

            Coming full circle, Donald John Trump Senior’s  grand father Malcolm MacLeod [GMB3-28F] is a 14th cousin  of Christian X [LBFW-F3C].  Malcolm’s daughter Mary Anne Trump nee MacLeod  is 15th cousin of King Frederik IX.  Malcolm’s grandson Donald Trump Senior is 16th cousin toHer Majesty Queen  Margrethe II. Malcolm’s great grand daughter  Tiffany Trump is 17th cousin to HM King Frederik X.

Source of Danish Royal Family. https://www.kongehuset.dk/en/the-royal-family/the-royal-family/#

[1] https://www.kongehuset.dk/en/the-monarchy-in-denmark/the-royal-lineage/

[1] https://www.kongehuset.dk/en/the-royal-family/hm-queen-margrethe/#

[1] https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/tag/christian-ix-of-denmark/ https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com//?s=christian+ix+of+Denmark&search=Go