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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.
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
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
In 2016, she contributed to a book about Denmark's history. [ 20 ] Until her abdication, Margrethe served as colonel-in-chief of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment , an infantry regiment of the British Army , following a tradition dating back to 1906 when Edward VII , married to Alexandra of Denmark , appointed his brother-in-law, Frederik ...
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
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 of Denmark may refer to: Margaret Fredkulla (1080s–1130), wife of king Niels of Denmark; Margarethe of Bohemia (1186–1212), a.k.a. Queen Dagmar, first wife of Valdemar II of Denmark; Margaret Sambiria (1230–1282) of Pomerelia, wife of king Christopher I of Denmark; Martha of Denmark (1277–1341), wife of King Birger Magnusson of ...
A 2016 Vanity Fair article written by Reinaldo Herrera, a friend of the sisters, described the queen's unconventional show of emotion. Queen Mother Margaret Queen (Tim Graham Photo Library via ...