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Margrethe II. 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.
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 ...
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Dec 31, 2023 · STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Denmark's Queen Margrethe II announced Sunday that she plans to leave the throne to make way for her son, Crown Prince Frederik. The queen announced during her New Year's ...
Dec 31, 2023 · Queen Margrethe II and Queen Elizabeth II in the year 2000. Queen Margrethe is a popular figure in Denmark, and many Danes had expected her to remain on the throne until her death.
Dec 31, 2023 · The French-born prince died in 2018. Queen Margrethe II pictured earlier this year with her son and heir, Crown Prince Frederik, 55. Queen Margrethe II announced her surprise abdication in a new ...
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Dec 31, 2023 · Dec. 31, 2023. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, the longest-serving monarch in Europe, unexpectedly declared that she would abdicate her throne after more than a half-century, announcing in her New ...
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 is "God’s help, the love of The People, Denmark’s strength". Queen Margrethe's monogram.
