Margrethe II o Denmark
Margrethe II (Dens pronunciation: [mɑˈɡ̊ʁæːˀd̥ə], full name: Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid; born 16 Aprile 1940) is the queen regnant o Denmark. As the eldest bairn o Keeng Frederick IX an Ingrid o Swaden, she succeedit her faither upon his daith on 14 Januar 1972. On her accession, she acame the first female monarch o Denmark syne Margrethe I, ruler o the Scandinavian kintras in 1375–1412 durin the Kalmar Union.
Margrethe II | |||||
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Queen o Denmark | |||||
Ring | 14 Januar 1972 – present | ||||
Predecessor | Frederick IX | ||||
Heir apparent | Crown Prince Frederik | ||||
Prime Meenisters | See leet for:
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Born | Amalienborg Palace, Denmark | 16 Aprile 1940||||
Spouse | Henrik, Prince Consort o Denmark (1967–2018, his daith) | ||||
Issue Detail | Croun Prince Frederik Prince Joachim | ||||
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Hoose | House o Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg[1] | ||||
Faither | Frederick IX | ||||
Mither | Ingrid o Swaden | ||||
Releegion | Kirk o Denmark | ||||
Seegnatur | ![]() | ||||
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Margrethe wis born in 1940, a week efter the invasion o Denmark bi Nazi Germany, but did nae acome heiress presumptive till 1953, when a constitutional amendment allaeed weemen tae inherit the throne (efter it acame clear that King Frederick wis unlikely tae hae ony male issue). In 1967, she mairit Henri de Laborde de Monpezat (11 Juin 1934 - 13 Februar 2018), wi whom she haes twa sons: Croun Prince Frederik (born 26 Mey 1968) an Prince Joachim (born 7 Juin 1969).
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ Maclagan, M & Louda, J., Lines of Succession, London, Orbis Publishing, 1981 Tables 20 and 22
Freemit airtinsEedit
- The Queen's Homepage Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
- The Offeecial Wabsteid o The Danish Monarchy Archived 2013-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Tapestries for HM The Queen o Denmark