Glücksburg Castle is considered the cradle of European royalty and Christian IX. "Europe’s father-in-law". Since the Danish royal family lacked a successor for the throne, the Glücksburger duke was appointed king in 1863. He had six children, all of whom he skillfully took care of. His son George became King of Greece and his daughter Dagmar tsarina of Russia. To this day, the Glücksburgers are related to the Danish Queen Margrethe II through Christian IX. In 1863, King Christian IX felt compelled to sign the "November Verfassung” (November Constitution), which led to the German-Danish War in 1864. After fierce fighting, Prussia and Austria won, and Denmark had to cede the duchies of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg to Prussia and Austria.
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