Prior to his son's wedding, Prince Knud sought to convince his brother that Ingolf should be allowed to retain his royal title after marriage.Familie Journalen, (Interview with Count Ingolf of Rosenborg), 14 May 1990, Danish But the king refused, on the grounds that other males of the dynasty who had been demoted to counts of Rosenborg upon marriage might try to reclaim their royal rank if Ingolf were allowed to do so, despite marrying a commoner as they had done. So, in 1968, Ingolf forfeited his rights to the throne and took the title count of Rosenborg. His younger brother Christian did the same three years later.
