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King of England, Denmark, Norway and parts of Sweden (first contemporary portrait of a Danish king) Harthacnute: 1028-1042: also King of England: Magnus I Olafsson: 1042-1047: also King of Norway: Sweyn II: 1047-1076: Every following Danish monarch are descended from him Harald III: 1076-1080: the soft: Canute IV: 1080-1086: first royal saint ...
Christian X ( Danish: Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm; 26 September 1870 – 20 April 1947) was King of Denmark from 1912 until his death in 1947. He was also the only King of Iceland as Kristján X, holding the title as a result of the personal union between Denmark and independent Iceland between 1918 and 1944.
Cnut ( / kəˈnjuːt /; [3] Old Norse: Knútr Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈknuːtr]; [a] c. 990 – 12 November 1035), also known as Canute and with the epithet the Great, [4] [5] [6] was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035. [1] The three kingdoms united under Cnut's rule are ...
Jan 12, 2024 · FILE - Danish Crown Prince Frederik delivers his speech to Danish Queen Margrethe II at the gala banquet at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. As a teenager, Crown Prince Frederik felt uncomfortable being in the spotlight, and pondered whether there was any way he could avoid becoming king.
Jan 14, 2024 · Denmark’s prime minister has proclaimed Frederik X king on the balcony of Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, after Queen Margrethe II formally signed her abdication, ending her 52-year reign ...
Jan 14, 2024 · Frederik X is now the King of Denmark, following the formal abdication of his mother, Queen Margrethe II. Tens of thousands of Danes have gathered in Copenhagen to witness the historic succession ...
And in 1905, Christian IX’s grandson, Carl, became King of Norway as Haakon VII. The Royal House of Denmark was thus directly related to many of Europe's reigning royal houses. Christian IX’s son, Frederik VIII, was 63 when he finally acceded to the throne in 1906. When he died in 1912, he was succeeded by his eldest son, Christian X, who ...
