Margrethe II
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Margrethe II 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. Having reigned for exactly 52 years, she is the second
Margrethe II in 2012
Margrethe (left) with her parents and sisters, 1954
Princess Margrethe in 1960.
Margrethe received by Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser and First Lady Tahia Abdel Nasser at the Abdeen Palace, Cairo, in November 1962
Frederik IX
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Frederik IX was King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972.
Margrethe II
…of Glücksburg, a cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg, during the reign of her paternal grandfather, King Christian X. She is the eldest child of King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid (born Princess of Sweden). She became heir presumptive to her father in 1953 when a constitutional amendment allowed women to inherit…
Four generations — four kings: King Christian IX, Crown Prince Frederik (VIII), Prince Christian (X) and Prince Frederik (IX) in 1903
Crown Prince Frederik, c. 1914
The newly engaged Princess Ingrid of Sweden and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, 1935
King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid, c. 1950s