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By: Annemarie Göbbel
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Denmark is the oldest monarchy in the world, but has a modern, adapted royal family whose members are numerous.
So that there is no confusion, we present them.
1 / 11Queen Margrethe II during her New Year's speech on December 31, 2023, where she announced her resignation.
© Keld Navntoft/dpa
2 / 11As of January 14, Queen Mary, previously known as Crown Princess Mary, born Mary Donaldson of Tasmania.
© Martti Kainulainen/dpa
3 / 11King Frederik
© Hasse Nielsen @Kongehuset
4 / 11Heir to the throne Prince Christian on his 18th birthday with dad Frederik and grandma Queen Margrethe.
© Mads Claus Rasmussen/dpa
5 / 11Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary with their children (from left) Prince Christian, Prince Vincent, Princess Isabella, Princess Josephine and at a photo session in the holiday resort of Verbier in Switzerland.
© Valentin Flauraud/dpa
6 / 11Prince Hendrik of Denmark (83, † 2018), Margrehte's husband and Frederik's X father since 1967.
French native Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat.
© Henrik_Montgomery/dpa
7 / 11Prince Joachim, Frederik's one and a half year younger brother, with his second wife Marie Countess of Monpezat, together they have the children Athena and Hendrik.
Prince Joachim has two sons from his first marriage to Alexandra von Frederiksborg: Nikolai and Felix.
© PPE/Imago
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8 / 11Alexandra Christina, Countess of Frederiksborg is an economist and the divorced wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark.
The marriage lasted from 1995 to 2005. © Kay Nietfeld/dpa
9 / 11Count Nikolai (left) and Count Felix (right), the two older sons of Prince Joachim of Denmark from his first marriage to Alexandra.
Including Prince Hendrik from his second marriage.
© Dean Pictures/Imago
10 / 11imago0243749448h.jpg © PPE/Imago
11 / 11Princess Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg is a Danish princess.
She is the younger sister of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark © PPE/Imago
Copenhagen – The runestones of Jelling, a small town near Vejle in East Jutland, are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
They tell of the legendary Harald Bluetooth, the first king of a united Denmark more than 1,000 years ago.
Today's Queen Margrethe II (83) also descends from Harald Bluetooth - and she has numerous relatives.
Surprised and delighted, Frederik X and Mary are welcomed to the throne after Margrethe II
Frederik from January 14th Frederik X, Queen Margrethe and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark are currently at the head of the Danish royal family (photomontage).
© Hasse Nielsen/kongehuset.dk & Niels_Ahlmann_Olesen/dpa & Keld Navntoft/dpa
On January 14, 1972, at the age of 31, Queen Margrethe II took over the throne from the late King Frederik IX.
(72, † 1972).
But then something happens that no one expected and that is almost unique in Danish history: Margrethe II, the world's longest-serving monarch, abdicates the throne on January 14, 2024 in favor of her son Frederik.
Their son Frederik X. (55) and his wife Mary (51) take over the reins.
Harald Bluetooth is a thing of the past, but who else is there?
We present the Danish royal family on the occasion of the coronation.
Sources used:
kongehuset.dk