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When she married Haakon VI of Norway in 1363, he was co-King of Sweden, making Margaret queen consort, and despite being deposed, they never relinquished the title. From 24 February 1389 [1] to 28 October 1412, she was Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and founder of the Kalmar Union, which united the Scandinavian countries
Modern grave of Queen Margaret at Cambuskenneth Abbey. Margaret of Denmark (23 June 1456 – 14 July 1486) was Queen of Scots from 1469 to 1486 by marriage to King James III. She was the daughter of Christian I, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and Dorothea of Brandenburg.
Margaret Sambiria (1230–1282) of Pomerelia, wife of king Christopher I of Denmark; Margaret I of Denmark (1353–1412), wife of Haakon VI of Norway, daughter of Valdemar IV of Denmark, mother of Olaf II of Denmark, also ruled Scandinavia as de facto queen regnant; Margrethe II of Denmark (b. 1940), head of state of Denmark 1972-2024
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.
Margaret I of Denmark (1353–1412), de facto Queen Regnant of Denmark, Norway and Sweden in the early 15th century; Margrethe II of Denmark (born 1940), Queen Regnant of Denmark from 1972 to 2024; Tui Manu'a Matelita (1872–1895), born Margaret Young, Queen of Manu'a in the late 19th century
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 ...
Margaret of Denmark 1305–1340: Catherine of Anhalt-Bernburg c. 1330 –1390: Valdemar III 1314–1364 King of Denmark r. 1326–1329: Albert II c. 1318 –1379 Duke of Mecklenburg: Christopher c. 1341/1344 –1363 Duke of Lolland: Margaret I 1353–1412 Queen of Denmark r. 1388–1412: Haakon VI 1340–1380 King of Norway: Henry II c. 1317 ...
Margrethe II (Danish: [mɑˈkʁeˀtə]; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until her abdication on 14 January 2024.