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Margaret of Denmark (23 June 1456 – 14 July 1486) was Queen of Scotland from 1469 to 1486 by marriage to King James III. She was the daughter of Christian I, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and Dorothea of Brandenburg .
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.
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. Having reigned for exactly 52 years, she was the second-longest reigning Danish monarch after Christian IV .
May 9, 2018 · Margaret of Denmark (1353-1412) was a fourteenth-century Danish queen and first medieval queen to rule in Europe, who united three powerful Scandinavian kingdoms. In the 11th century, the kingdoms of Scandinavia were a relatively new feature of medieval Europe.
Jan 7, 2024 · In her New Year's address, Queen Margrethe announced her time on the throne has come to an end. (Kongehuset/Royal Danish House: Morten Abrahamsen) After five decades on the throne, Margrethe is now abdicating in favour of her son, Crown Prince Frederik.
Jan 23, 2019 · 23 January 2019. |. Stained glass window in the Great Hall at Stirling Castle. Dr Amy Hayes explores the life of Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III, mother of James IV and possibly the most mysterious of all the royal consorts. Margaret of Denmark was queen of Scotland from her marriage to James III in 1469 until her death in 1486.
Sep 12, 2022 · At age 82, the Danish queen, a distant cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth II, has spent 50 years on the throne and is now the only queen among the world's royalty, and the oldest monarch. By...
