Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. Apr 12, 2024 · Margrethe Alexandrine Thorhildur Ingrid. Born: April 16, 1940, Copenhagen, Denmark (age 84) Margrethe II (born April 16, 1940, Copenhagen, Denmark) was the queen of Denmark who ascended to the throne upon the death of her father, King Frederik IX, and occupied the Danish throne for exactly 52 years. On January 14, 2024, she abdicated in favor ...

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  2. Jan 7, 2024 · After half a century as Denmark's mother, Margrethe will rest alone In 2017, when Henrik announced that he did not wish to be buried with Margrethe , the queen said she accepted his decision.

  3. Margrethe II (Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid; born 16 April 1940) was the Queen regnant of Denmark from 1972 until her abdication in 2024. Life. Princess Margrethe was born at Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen. Her parents were Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid. She was baptised on 14 May 1940 at the Naval Church in Copenhagen.

  4. Margrethe married Henri Marie Jean André (1934–2018), Count de Laborde de Monpezat, in 1967, later Prince Henrik of Denmark. The couple had two sons, Crown Prince Frederik (X) (born 1968) and Prince Joachim (born 1969). On January 14, 1972, she ascended the Danish throne as Queen Margrethe II.

  5. Jan 10, 2024 · Queen Margrethe II will break the nearly 900-year-old tradition of lifelong reign in Denmark. The abdication ceremony is scheduled for Sunday January 14, coinciding with the 52nd anniversary of ...

  6. Jan 14, 2022 · Not far behind is Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, 75, who has reigned for 48 years. He is Queen Margrethe's first cousin. Records. The modern record is held by Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, crowned under the name of Rama IX in June 1946. He reigned for 70 years and four months before dying in October 2016.

  7. People also ask

  8. Dec 31, 2023 · Queen Margrethe of Denmark has announced her reign will end in January 2024. She will abdicate her throne on January 14th 2024, the 52nd anniversary of her accession. She became one of the most suc…

  1. People also search for