[CHRISTIAN IX

Peter ELFELT (1866-1931) was a Danish photographer and film director known as the first movie pioneer in Denmark when he began making documentary films in 1897.Christian's family links with Europe's royal families earned him the sobriquet the father-in-law of Europe. Four of Christian's children sat on the thrones (either as monarchs or as consorts) of Denmark, Greece, the United Kingdom and Russia. Christian's grandsons included Nicholas II of Russia, Constantine I of Greece, George V of the United Kingdom, Christian X of Denmark and Haakon VII of Norway.