Monarchy of Denmark
monarchy of the Kingdom of Denmark
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The monarchy of Denmark is a constitutional institution and a historic office of the Kingdom of Denmark. The Kingdom includes Denmark and its territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland.[1]
King of Denmark | |
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Kongen af Danmark | |
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Incumbent | |
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Frederik X since 14 January 2024 | |
Details | |
Style | His Majesty |
Heir apparent | Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark |
First monarch | Ongendus (first king known by name) |
Formation | 7th or 8th century |
Residence | Amalienborg Palace |
Website | Official website Official Facebook |
Denmark has had absolute primogeniture since 2009.
The Danish Act of Succession[2] created on 27 March 1953 said that descendants from King Christian X and his wife, Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin cannot become king or queen, through approved marriages.
Current members
change- Queen Margrethe
- The King X (Frederik X, Queen Margrethe’s elder son)
- Queen Mary (Queen Mary, The King’s wife)
- Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark (The King’s elder son)
- Princess Isabella (The King's elder daughter)
- Prince Vincent (The King's younger son)
- Princess Josephine (The King's younger daughter)[3][4]
- Prince Joachim (Queen Margrethe’s younger son)
- Princess Marie (Prince Joachim's second wife)
- Count Nikolai (Prince Joachim's eldest son)
- Count Felix (Prince Joachim's second son)
- Count Henrik (Prince Joachim's youngest son)
- Countess Athena (Prince Joachim's daughter)
- The Dowager Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (Princess Benedikte, The Queen's sister)
- The Queen Consort of the Hellenes (Queen Anne-Marie, The Queen's sister)
References
change- ↑ Berend, Nora (22 November 2007). Christianization and the Rise of Christian Monarchy: Scandinavia, Central Europe and Rus' c.900–1200. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139468367 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "ICL — Denmark — Succession to the Throne Act". Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
- ↑ "A Prince and a Princess are born". Archived from the original on 11 January 2011.
- ↑ "Kronprinsesse Mary har født". Archived from the original on 17 March 2011.
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