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In light of the news that Queen Margrethe will abdicate for her son, Prince Frederik, we're taking a look back at Denmark's royal family over the years, with sweet snaps of the matriarch, Queen ...
Queen of Denmark r. 1388–1412: Haakon VI 1340–1380 King of Norway: Henry II c. 1317 –1381/84 Count of Holstein-Rendsburg: Ingeborg of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1343/1345–1395: Henry III c. 1337 –1383 Duke of Mecklenburg: Ingeborg of Denmark 1347–1370: Olaf II 1370–1387 King of Denmark r. 1376–1387: Catherine Elisabeth of Brunswick ...
Margrethe II, her siblings and her descendants belong to the House of Glücksburg, which is a branch of the royal House of Oldenburg. Margrethe II's children and male-line descendants also belong agnatically to the Laborde de Monpezat family, and were given the concurrent title Count/Countess of Monpezat by royal decree on 30 April 2008. [2]
The Danish queen celebrated her golden jubilee this year. Here, take a look back at Queen Margrethe's life—from her childhood in Copenhagen through her annual summer vacation in France.
Henrik lighting a cigarette for Margrethe, 1966. Queen Margrethe II has had a number of health issues. Since the 1990s, she has undergone several operations on her right knee due to injuries and osteoarthritis. In 1994, she was treated for cervical cancer. [43] In 2003, she underwent a 4.5 hour long operation for spinal stenosis. [44]
First cousin to King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Queen Margrethe II became the first female ruler of Denmark in over 500 years when she ascended the throne in 1972. Like Carl, Margarethe traces her ...
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Queen Margrethe II's family came together and put on a united front for a special occasion. On Sunday, the monarch was joined by her entire family on the balcony of Amalienborg Palace in honor of ...