Editing Christian X (section)

===Marriage===
[[Image:Christian and Alexandrine H.jpg|thumb|upright|Prince Christian and [[Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|Princess Alexandrine]] with their son [[Frederik IX of Denmark|Frederik]] in 1900|left]]

As a young man, Prince Christian fell in love with the French [[Princess Marguerite d'Orléans|Princess Marguerite of Orléans]], who was the younger sister of his uncle [[Prince Valdemar of Denmark|Prince Valdemar]]'s wife [[Princess Marie of Orléans (1865–1909)|Princess Marie of Orléans]]. The feelings, however, were not reciprocated, and after a few years of unhappy infatuation, she married in 1896 [[Marie Armand Patrice de Mac Mahon]], 2nd Duke of Magenta, son of the French [[Marshal]] and [[President of France|President]] [[Patrice de MacMahon]].{{sfn|Jespersen|2007|p=71-76}}

During a stay in [[Cannes]] in March 1897, Christian met and fell in love with [[Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]; she was a daughter of [[Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]], and [[Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia]]. They were engaged in [[Schwerin]] on 24 March 1897 and married in Cannes on 26 April 1898. She eventually became his [[queen consort]]. They had two sons:

* Prince Frederik (1899–1972), later King [[Frederick IX of Denmark]]
* Prince Knud (1900–1976), later [[Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark]]

The couple were given Christian VIII's Palace at [[Amalienborg|Amalienborg Palace]] in Copenhagen as their residence and [[Sorgenfri Palace]] north of Copenhagen as a summer residence. Furthermore, the couple received [[Marselisborg Palace]] in [[Aarhus]] as a wedding present from the people of Denmark in 1898. In 1914, the King also built the [[villa]] [[Klitgården]] in [[Skagen]].