hiː wʌz klˈoʊsli ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tə kˈɪŋz kɹˈɪstʃən ɹˌoʊmən sˈɛvən, fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪk vˌiːˈaɪ ænd kɹˈɪstʃən ɹˌoʊmən ˈeɪt ʌv dˈɛnmɑːɹk θɹuː hɪz mˈʌðɚ ænd wʌzɐ klˈeɪmənt fɚðə dˈeɪnɪʃ θɹˈoʊn ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z.
He was closely related to Kings Christian VII, Frederick VI and Christian VIII of Denmark through his mother and was a claimant for the Danish throne in the 1860s.