Current queen of denmark
Margrethe II of Denmark
Margrethe II (Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid; born 16 April ) was the Queen regnant of Denmark from until her abdication in
Life
[change | change source]Princess Margrethe was born at Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen. Her parents were Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid.
She was baptised on 14 May at the Naval Church in Copenhagen. As King Christian X of Denmark was also the King of Iceland at the time of her birth, the Princess was given an Icelandic name, Þórhildur (spelled with the Icelandic thorn character, simplified as "th").
She studied archaeology at Girton College, Cambridge, from to She was also at the London School of Economics in
Margrethe was not born to be monarch, even though she was the eldest child of the Crown Prince, later King.
At the time of her birth, only males could ascend the throne of Denmark.
Queen margrethe ii biography Queen Margrethe is patron of many national organisations, institutions, and foundations and is an honorary member of various associations and societies. Margrethe became queen on January 14, , after the death of her father. Travel Insurance. Artistic work.The act of succession was changed in
Her father King Frederik IX died in , and Queen Margrethe II became the first female Danish Sovereign.[1][2]
In , her husband Prince Henrik died of pneumonia in February and her first cousin Princess Elisabeth died in June.
On 31 December , during her annual New Year's Eve address, Margrethe announced that she will abdicate the throne in favour of her son, Crown Prince Frederik, on 14 January , exactly 52 years after she ascended the throne to Frederik X.[3][4]
Title
16 April January Her Royal Highness Princess Margrethe of Denmark
14 January January Her Majesty The Queen of Denmark
14 January Her Majesty Queen Margrethe
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑"Queen Margrethe of Denmark Announces She Will Abdicate in January After 52 Years on Throne".
People. Retrieved 15 January
- ↑Queen Margrete I ruled Denmark, Norway and later also Sweden between and She was a Danish princess, who married the King of Norway, and thus became Queen. She had a baby boy, and when her husbond died, the little boy was formally chosen to be king of both Norway and Denmark.Queen margrethe ii biography wikipedia Discover it Cash Back Credit Card. The engagement was announced on 5 October On 14th January, — 52 years after I succeeded my beloved father — I will step down as Queen of Denmark. She was baptised on 14 May at the Naval Church in Copenhagen.
Because the new king was still very young, his mother, Queen Margrete ruled in his name. The young king died when he was 17 years old, but his mother continued to rule both countries, and from Sweden was added, and she became the ruler of all of Scandinavia. She was however never a Sovereign.
- ↑"Denmark's Queen Margrethe II announces surprise abdication on live TV".
Reuters. 31 December
- ↑Einarsdóttir, Silja Björklund (31 December ). "Dronning Margrethe av Danmark går av". NRK.
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