Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark


HM The Queen of Denmark

Titles	Queen of Denmark
Reign	14 January 1972 - present
Coronation
Predecessor	Frederik IX
Heir	Frederika, Crown Princess of Denmark
Biographical Information
Born	16 April 1940 (age 85) Copenhagen, Denmark
Spouse	Henri, Count of Monpezat (m. 1984; w. 1992)
Issue	Frederika, Crown Princess
Name	Margrethe Alexandrine Porhildur Ingrid
House	Glucksburg
Father	King Frederik IX of Denmark
Mother	Princess Ingrid of Sweden
Religion	Lutheran

Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (born Princess Margrethe of Denmark on 16 April 1940) is the current reigning Queen of Denmark.

Life

Margrethe was born the eldest child of King Frederik IX of Denmark and Princess Ingrid of Sweden.

When Margrethe was born, female succession to the Danish throne. In 1953, succession law was amended to allow for male preference primogeniture. In 2009, Margrethe amended the laws once again to allow for absolute primogeniture.

Marriage and Issue

TBA

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Frederika, Crown Princess	12 November 1985		Prince Gabriel of Brazil (m. 2021); has issue

Residences

Christiansborg Palace; Official Residence
Christian IX’s Palace; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
Fredensborg Palace;
Grasten Palace; Summer Residence of the Danish Royal Family (June-August)

Sartorial Information

Tiara Collection

As Queen, Margrethe has access to the entirety of the Danish Tiara Collection. Below are the tiaras that she personally owns.

(1956) Turquoise Daisy Bandeau; 16th birthday gift from her parents
(1984) Iveagh Tiara; Wedding gift from her mother-in-law
(1984) Alexandrine's Russian Sapphire Tiara; Wedding gift from her mother

Clothing Collection

Titles and Honours

1940-1972 Princess Margrethe of Denmark
1972-present Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark

National Honours

Order of the Elephant (1947)

Order of the Dannebrog (1972)

Foreign Honours

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Ancestry


Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
King Frederik IX of Denmark	King Christian X of Denmark Princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin	King Frederik VIII of Denmark Princess Louise of Sweden Grand Duke Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia	King Christian IX of Denmark Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel King Charles XV of Sweden Princess Louise of the Netherlands Grand Duke Frederick Francis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Princess Augusta of Reuss Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia Princess Cecilie of Baden
Princess Ingrid of Sweden	King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden Princess Margaret of Connaught	King Gustaf V of Sweden Princess Victoria of Baden Prince Arthur of the United Kingdom Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia	King Oscar II of Sweden Princess Sophia of Nassau Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden Princess Louise of Prussia Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt

Lines of Succession


Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark House of Glucksburg Born: 16 April 1940
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Danish throne	Followed by
Incumbent preceded by Frederik IX	Incumbent	Frederika, Crown Princess of Denmark