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The monarchs of Denmark have a long history of royal and noble titles. Historically Danish monarchs also used the titles 'King of the Wends' and 'King of the Goths'. Upon her accession to the throne in 1972 Queen Margrethe II abandoned all titles except the title 'Queen of Denmark'.
Danish and Nordic legendary stories, chronicles and sagas often have accounts of Danish kings and dynasties stretching further back in time than the 7th century, but the historicity of the content and interpretations of these stories are often put to doubt. Chochilaicus—see Hugleik and Hygelac—c. 515 AD, mentioned by Gregory of Tours (538 ...
The Danish royal family is the dynastic family of the monarch of Denmark. [1] While some members of the Danish royal family 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.
Denmark’s monarchy traces its origins to 10th-century Viking king Gorm the Old, making it the oldest in Europe and one of the oldest in the world.
King of Denmark r. 1076–1080: Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter: Canute IV the Holy c. 1042 –1086 King of Denmark r. 1080–1086: Adela of Flanders c. 1064 –1115: Eric I Evergood c. 1060 –1103 King of Denmark r. 1095–1103: Boedil Thurgotsdatter d. 1103: Svend Svendsen d. 1104: Ulvhild Håkansdotter c. 1095 –1148: Niels c. 1065 –1134 King ...
While the Danish monarchy stretches back more than 1,000 years, today its royals have a limited role under the country’s constitution. Danes are immensely proud of their royal family and ...
The following year Mary moved to Denmark where she became fluent in Danish and converted to the Lutheran Church. The couple became engaged in October 2003, marrying in May 2004 in a high profile ...
The history of Denmark as a unified kingdom began in the 8th ... The peasantry and the early absolute monarchy in Denmark, 1660–1708 (Copenhagen, 1979) Jensen ...