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Events from the year 1940 in Denmark.
Margrethe II is a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 1972 until her abdication in 2024. Having reigned for 52 years, she is the longest-serving female monarch in Danish history.
Frederik IX was King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972. Born into the House of Glücksburg, Frederik was the elder son of King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine of Denmark. He became crown prince when his father succeeded as king in 1912. As a young man, he was educated at the Royal Danish Naval Academy. In 1935, he married Princess Ingrid of Sweden and they had three daughters, Margrethe, Benedikte and Anne-Marie. During Nazi Germany's occupation of Denmark, Frederik acted as regent on behalf of his father from 1942 until 1943. Frederik became king on his father's death in early 1947. During Frederik IX's reign Danish society changed rapidly, the welfare state was expanded and, as a consequence of the booming economy of the 1960s, women entered the labour market. The modernization brought new demands on the monarchy and Frederik's role as a constitutional monarch. Frederik IX died in 1972, and was succeeded by his eldest daughter, Queen Margrethe II.
Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Dowager Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg is a member of the Danish royal family. She is the second daughter and child of King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark. She is the younger sister of the previous Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II, and therefore the aunt of Margrethe's son, the current King of Denmark, Frederik X. She is also the older sister of Queen Anne-Marie of Greece.
Frederik X is King of Denmark. He succeeded to the throne following his mother's abdication on 14 January 2024.
Mary is Queen of Denmark as the wife of King Frederik X.
The Danish Act of Succession, adopted on 5 June 1953, restricts the throne to those descended from Christian X and his wife, Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, through approved marriages. By a change in the law in 2009, succession is governed by absolute primogeniture.
The Danish royal family is the dynastic family of the monarch of Denmark. All members of the Danish royal family except King Frederik X, Queen Mary and Queen Margrethe II hold the title of Prince(ss) of Denmark. Descendants of Margrethe II additionally bear the title Count(ess) of Monpezat. Children of the monarch are accorded the style of His/Her Royal Highness. The King and Queen are styled Majesty.
Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, is the heir apparent to the Danish throne. He is the eldest child of King Frederik X and Queen Mary. He was born during the reign of his paternal grandmother, Queen Margrethe II. He became Crown Prince of Denmark following the abdication of his grandmother on 14 January 2024.
Princess Isabella of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat is a member of the Danish royal family. She is the second child and elder daughter of King Frederik X and Queen Mary.
Events from the year 1977 in Denmark.
Events from the year 2004 in Denmark.
Events from the year 1912 in Denmark.
Events from the year 1921 in Denmark.
Events from the year 1946 in Denmark.
Events from the year 1969 in Denmark.
Events from the year 1972 in Denmark.
Events from the year 1826 in Denmark.
Events from the year 1855 in Denmark.
Events from the year 1870 in Denmark.
Events from the year 1743 in Denmark.
