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Margrethe II (Danish: [mɑˈkʁeˀtə]; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until her abdication on 14 January 2024.
Jan 7, 2024 · After five decades on the throne, Margrethe is now abdicating in favour of her son, Crown Prince Frederik. The 6-foot tall chain-smoking monarch is expected to dedicate her retirement to the ...
Margaret I (Danish: Margrete Valdemarsdatter; March 1353 – 28 October 1412) was Queen regnant of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (which included Finland) from the late 1380s until her death, and the founder of the Kalmar Union that joined the Scandinavian kingdoms together for over a century.
Dec 31, 2023 · The 83-year-old is the world's only reigning queen and the longest serving current monarch in Europe, taking the throne after the death of her father King Frederik IX in 1972.
Margrethe Alexandrine Þorhildur Ingrid, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II was born on 16 April 1940 at Amalienborg as the daughter of Frederik IX (d. 1972) and Queen Ingrid, born Princess of Sweden (d. 2000). Queen Margrethe’s motto was "God’s help, the love of The People, Denmark’s strength". Queen Margrethe's monogram.
Jan 12, 2024 · What to know about the abdication of Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II. Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, Europe’s longest reigning monarch, announced Sunday that she plans to abdicate after 52 years and hand over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Queen Margrethe II, Denmark’s monarch for more than half a ...
Dec 31, 2023 · 31 December 2023. Denmark's Queen Margrethe II announced her surprise abdication in a new year TV address on Sunday evening. The 83-year-old is the longest-serving living monarch in Europe,...
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