hiː wʌzɐ pɹˈɪns wɪð ɐn ɛksˈɛpʃənəli hˈaɪ lˈɛvəl ʌv dˈeɪnɪʃ blˈʌd ɪn hɪz ˈænsɛstɹi: hɪz mətˈɜːnəl ɡɹˈændmʌðɚ, pətˈɜːnəl ɡɹˈændmʌðɚ, ænd pətˈɜːnəl ɡɹˈeɪtɡɹˈændmʌðɚ hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn bˈɔːɹn, ɹᵻspˈɛktɪvli, kˈaʊntɛs ʌv ɹᵻvˈɛntloʊ, kˈaʊntɛs ʌv dˈænɪskɪˌoʊldsˈæmsoʊ, ænd kˈaʊntɛs ʌv ˈɑːlɪfˌɛltlˈændʒɛlənd.
He was a prince with an exceptionally high level of Danish blood in his ancestry: his maternal grandmother, paternal grandmother, and paternal great-grandmother having been born, respectively, Countess of Reventlow, Countess of Danneskiold-Samsøe, and Countess of Ahlefeldt-Langeland.