hɪz fˈɑːðɚ wʌzðə hˈɛd ʌvðə sˈiːnjɚ kɐdˈɛt bɹˈæntʃ ʌvðə ɹˈuːlɪŋ hˈaʊs ʌv dˈɛnmɑːɹk, ænd ðˈʌs ðə nˌɪɹɪst æɡnˈæɾɪk kˈɪn ʌvðə kˈɪŋz ʌv dˈɛnmɑːɹk.
His father was the head of the senior cadet branch of the ruling house of Denmark, and thus the nearest agnatic kin of the kings of Denmark.