Danish royal family tree
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This line includes HM King Christian IX
of Denmark
and his patrilineal
descendants, also known as the Glücksburg
dynasty
and offshoot descendants after constitutional changes allowed female succession. Also see Line of succession to the Danish throne
.
Christian IX of Denmark
Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...
of Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and his patrilineal
Patrilineality
Patrilineality is a system in which one belongs to one's father's lineage. It generally involves the inheritance of property, names or titles through the male line as well....
descendants, also known as the Glücksburg
Glücksburg
Glücksburg is a small town in the district Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.It is situated on the south side of the Flensburg Fjord, an inlet of the Baltic Sea, approx. 10 km northeast of Flensburg...
dynasty
Dynasty
A dynasty is a sequence of rulers considered members of the same family. Historians traditionally consider many sovereign states' history within a framework of successive dynasties, e.g., China, Ancient Egypt and the Persian Empire...
and offshoot descendants after constitutional changes allowed female succession. Also see Line of succession to the Danish throne
Line of succession to the Danish Throne
Denmark used a system of male-preference primogeniture until 2009. The male preference cognatic primogeniture was changed in favour of an absolute primogeniture...
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- Christian IX, King of Denmark (1818–1906)
- 1842: Louise of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) (1817–1898)
- Frederick VIIIFrederick VIII of DenmarkFrederick VIII was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912.-Early life:Frederick was born on 3 June 1843 in the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen as Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior male line of the House of Oldenburg descended from Christian III of Denmark and who had...
, King of Denmark (1843–1912)- 1869: Louise of SwedenLovisa of Sweden|align=right|Louise of Sweden was Queen of Denmark as the spouse of King Frederick VIII of Denmark. She was the only daughter of King Charles XV of Sweden and Louise of the Netherlands .-Early life:...
(1851–1926), also "Lovisa of Sweden"- Christian XChristian X of DenmarkChristian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944....
, King of Denmark & Iceland (1870–1947)- 1898: Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-SchwerinAlexandrine of Mecklenburg-SchwerinAlexandrine Auguste of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was the queen consort of King Christian X of Denmark.-Family:She was born a Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, in the city of Schwerin...
(1879–1952)- Frederick IXFrederick IX of DenmarkFrederick IX was King of Denmark from 20 April 1947 until his death on 14 January 1972....
, King of Denmark (1899–1972)- 1935: Ingrid of SwedenIngrid of SwedenIngrid of Sweden was a Swedish princess and the queen consort of King Frederick IX of Denmark.-Background:...
(1910–2000)- Margaret IIMargrethe II of DenmarkMargrethe II is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of Denmark. In 1972 she became the first female monarch of Denmark since Margaret I, ruler of the Scandinavian countries in 1375-1412 during the Kalmar Union.-Early life:...
, Queen of Denmark (b. 1940)- 1967: Henri de Laborde, Count of MonpezatHenrik, Prince Consort of DenmarkHenrik, Prince Consort of Denmark , is the husband of the Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II.-Early life:Henrik was born in Talence, Gironde, France...
(b. 1934), also "Henrik"- Frederik, Crown Prince of DenmarkFrederik, Crown Prince of DenmarkFrederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, is the heir apparent to the throne of Denmark. Frederik is the elder son of Queen Margrethe II and Henrik, the Prince Consort.-Name and christening:...
(b. 1968)- 2004: Mary Elizabeth Donaldson (b 1972)
- Prince Christian Valdemar Henri JohnPrince Christian of DenmarkPrince Christian Valdemar Henri John of Denmark, Count of Monpezat , is a member of the Danish Royal Family. He is the elder son of Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, the Australian born Crown Princess Mary. He is a grandson of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and her husband Prince Henrik...
(b. 2005) - Princess Isabella Henrietta Ingrid MargrethePrincess Isabella of DenmarkPrincess Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat , is a member of the Danish Royal Family. She is the daughter of Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, the Australian-born Crown Princess Mary....
(b. 2007) - Prince Vincent Frederik Minik AlexanderPrince Vincent of DenmarkPrince Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander of Denmark, Count of Monpezat , is a member of the Danish Royal Family. He is the third child and youngest son of Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, the Australian-born Crown Princess Mary. He is also the sixth grandchild and youngest grandson of Queen...
(b. 2011) - Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo MathildaPrincess Josephine of DenmarkPrincess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat , is a member of the Danish Royal Family. She is the fourth and youngest child of Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, the Australian-born Crown Princess Mary, and the seventh and youngest grandchild of Queen Margrethe II of...
(b. 2011)
- Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John
- 2004: Mary Elizabeth Donaldson (b 1972)
- Prince Joachim of DenmarkPrince Joachim of DenmarkPrince Joachim of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, , is a member of the Danish Royal Family. He is the younger son of Queen Margrethe II and Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark....
(b. 1969)- 1995–2005 (div.): Alexandra Christina Manley (b. 1964)
- Prince Nikolai William Alexander FrederikPrince Nikolai of DenmarkPrince Nikolai William Alexander Frederik of Denmark, Count of Monpezat , is a member of the Danish Royal Family. He is the elder son of Prince Joachim and his former wife, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg...
(b. 1999) - Prince Felix Henrik Valdemar ChristianPrince Felix of DenmarkPrince Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian of Denmark, Count of Monpezat , is a member of the Danish Royal Family. He is the younger son of Prince Joachim and his former wife, Alexandra Christina, Countess of Frederiksborg...
(b. 2002)
- Prince Nikolai William Alexander Frederik
- 2008: Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier (b. 1976)
- Prince Henrik Carl Joachim AlainPrince Henrik of DenmarkPrince Henrik of Denmark, Count of Monpezat is a Danish prince and a member of the Danish Royal Family.-Danish prince:Prince Henrik is the third and youngest son of Prince Joachim. The prince is Joachim's first child with his second wife, Princess Marie of Denmark...
(b. 2009)
- Prince Henrik Carl Joachim Alain
- 1995–2005 (div.): Alexandra Christina Manley (b. 1964)
- Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
- 1967: Henri de Laborde, Count of Monpezat
- BenedictaPrincess Benedikte of DenmarkPrincess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, , , is the second daughter of King Frederick IX of Denmark and Ingrid of Sweden...
(b. 1944), also "Benedikte"- 1968: Richard, Hereditary Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (b. 1934)
- Anne-MarieQueen Anne-Marie of GreeceQueen Anne-Marie of Greece is the wife of former King Constantine II of Greece, who was deposed in referendums in 1973 and in 1974. Her title "Queen of Greece" is not recognized under the terms of the republican Constitution of Greece...
(b. 1946), Queen Anne-Marie of Greece- 1964: Constantine IIConstantine II of Greece|align=right|Constantine II was King of Greece from 1964 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1973, the sixth and last monarch of the Greek Royal Family....
, King of Greece (b. 1940)
- 1964: Constantine II
- Margaret II
- 1935: Ingrid of Sweden
- Canute (1900–1976), also "Knud"
- 1933: Caroline-MatildaPrincess Caroline-Mathilde of DenmarkPrincess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark and Iceland was a crown princess of Denmark by marriage to Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark.-Birth:...
(1912–1995)- ElizabethPrincess Elisabeth of DenmarkPrincess Elisabeth of Denmark, is the daughter of Hereditary Prince Knud and Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark.-Biography:She is a first cousin of Queen Margrethe II, and is last in...
(b. 1935) - IngolfCount Ingolf of RosenborgCount Ingolf of Rosenborg, , is a grandson of King Christian X of Denmark and first cousin of the present Queen Margrethe II...
, Count of Rosenburg (b. 1940)- 1968: Inge Terney (1938–1996)
- 1998: Sussie Hjorhøy (b. 1950)
- ChristianCount Christian of RosenborgCount Christian of Rosenborg, a former Danish and Icelandic prince now Grev Christian af Rosenborg , who was high in the line of hereditary succession to the throne of Denmark until the new right of females of the royal family to inherit the crown displaced his branch of the dynasty in favor of...
, Count of Rosenborg (b. 1942)- 1971: Anne-Dorthe Maltoft-Nielsen (b. 1947)
- Elizabeth
- 1933: Caroline-Matilda
- Frederick IX
- 1898: Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Christian X
- 1869: Louise of Sweden
- Frederick VIII
- 1842: Louise of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) (1817–1898)
See also
- Danish monarchs family treeDanish monarchs family treeThis is the Danish monarchs family tree from 1047 to the present ruler, queen Margrethe II of Denmark.See also: Denmark — History of Denmark — List of Danish monarchs — Danish royal family tree-1047-1523:...
- List of members of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg