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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.
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- Queen Margrethe II. Princess Margrethe, the oldest daughter of King Frederick IX, was born on April 16, 1940. She became the first female Danish sovereign to inherit the throne when she succeeded her father in 1972.
- Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark. Crown Prince Frederik is the oldest son of Margrethe and Henrik, making him first in the line of succession to the throne.
- Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark. Born Mary Elizabeth Donaldson on Feb. 5, 1972, the Crown Princess is the youngest of four children born to Scottish parents John Dalgleish Donaldson, a math professor, and Henrietta Horne, an executive assistant.
- Prince Christian of Denmark. The oldest child of Frederik and Mary, Queen Margrethe's grandson Prince Christian was born on Oct. 15, 2005. The prince's name comes from a long-standing Danish tradition: since 1513, male monarchs have alternated between two names only, Frederik and Christian.
Oct 8, 2022 · The Danish queen has two sons – her eldest and heir, Crown Prince Frederik, and her youngest, Prince Joachim. Both have four children that are part of the royal household's line of succession.
Feb 3, 2023 · On 28 September, to the amazement of the nation and of her own family, Margrethe II announced her decision to slim down and modernise the Danish monarchy by stripping Prince Joachim’s four children, Prince Nikolai, 23, Prince Felix, 20, Prince Henrik, 13, and Princess Athena, 11, of the titles they’ve held since birth.
Jan 7, 2024 · The childhood of Margrethe and her two younger sisters Benedikte and Anne-Marie was spent playing, drawing and exploring the grounds of the royal palaces, where the eldest princess painted an undersea mural in one of the bathrooms.
One year later, in 1969, her second son, Prince Joachim of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, was born. Her elder son, Prince Frederik is the heir apparent to the throne of Denmark. Margrethe with her husband and sons, Frederik and Joachim.
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Apr 12, 2024 · Margrethe II became the queen of Denmark upon the death of her father, King Frederik IX, on January 14, 1972, and occupied the Danish throne for exactly 52 years. On January 14, 2024, she abdicated in favor of her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik, who became King Frederik X.
