- Born
- Birth nameMargrethe Alexandrine Þorhildur Ingrid
- Nickname
- Daisy
- Height5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
- Her mother was a daughter of the Swedish royal family, whose reigning king Folke Hubertus Carl XVI. Gustaf is therefore Margrethe's uncle. As a result of a constitutional change in 1953, with which Frederik IX. had also introduced female succession to the throne, Margrethe was officially sworn in as heir to the throne according to the Danish constitution when she came of age on April 16, 1958. After private school education, which also took Margrethe to England, she graduated from high school in 1960. She then completed a one-year law study abroad at the Sorbonne in Paris. This was followed by studying law, political science, economics and history in Copenhagen and Aarhus. Margrethe completed her studies with further stays abroad at the University of Cambridge and the London School of Economics.
Margrethe was already being prepared for her future high office during her school and university years. While traveling at home and abroad, she got to know her own country and the world as well as the representative functions of the Danish head of state. In 1967, the Crown Princess married the French diplomat Count Henri de Laborde de Monpezat. After she had already taken over the regency at the beginning of 1972 due to her father's illness, she succeeded the late Frederik IX on January 14, 1972. on the throne. Since then, as Chairwoman of the State Council and Head of State, Margrethe II has primarily performed representative functions in coordination with the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister. However, she also uses the public influence given to her for socio-political commitment, through which she has campaigned against increasing xenophobia in recent years.
The Queen and Prince Henrik of Denmark made numerous state trips through Europe, the Far East and North and South America. The general popularity that Margrethe II enjoyed as monarch made the Danish monarchy an institution recognized by the population and still popular today. In addition to state affairs, the Queen is also artistically talented in many ways. In 1977, for example, she illustrated Tolkien's bestseller "Lord of the Rings". She has already made a name for herself as a costume designer for the theater, as an interior designer and as a ballet dancer. Margrethe II of Denmark was, among other things, awarded honorary doctorates from the Universities of Cambridge and London. In 2000 she received an honorary doctorate from the University of Edinburgh. She has two sons with Prince Henrik of Denmark.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Christian_Wolfgang_Barth
- SpousePrins Henrik(June 10, 1967 - February 13, 2018) (his death, 2 children)
- Children
- Parents
- RelativesPrinsesse Benedikte(Sibling)Queen Anne-Marie(Sibling)King Gustaf VI Adolf(Grandparent)Princess Margaret of Connaught(Grandparent)King Frederik VIII(Great Grandparent)King Gustaf V(Great Grandparent)Queen Victoria of Baden(Great Grandparent)Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught(Great Grandparent)Princess Margaret Louise of Prussia Duchess of Connaught(Great Grandparent)Kronprins Christian(Grandchild)Prinsesse Isabella(Grandchild)Prins Vincent(Grandchild)Prinsesse Josephine(Grandchild)H.E. Greve Nikolai(Grandchild)H.E. Greve Felix(Grandchild)Arveprins Knud(Aunt or Uncle)Prince Gustaf Adolf(Aunt or Uncle)Prince Sigvard Bernadotte(Aunt or Uncle)Bertil Gustaf Oskar Carl Eugén(Aunt or Uncle)Carl Johan Bernadotte(Aunt or Uncle)Prins Gustav af Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg(Niece or Nephew)Prinsesse Alexandra af Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg(Niece or Nephew)Prinsesse Nathalie(Niece or Nephew)Crown Prince of Greece Pavlos(Niece or Nephew)Prince Nikolaos(Niece or Nephew)Theodora Greece(Niece or Nephew)Prinsesse Elisabeth(Cousin)Margareta von Schweden(Cousin)Princess Birgitta of Sweden(Cousin)Christina Magnuson(Cousin)King Carl XVI Gustaf(Cousin)Queen Elizabeth II(Cousin)H.E. Greve Henrik(Grandchild)H.E. Komtesse Athena(Grandchild)Dronning Louise(Great Grandparent)King Christian X(Grandparent)Dronning Alexandrine(Grandparent)Grev Ingolf(Cousin)Prinsessan Desirée(Cousin)H.E. Komtesse Athena(Niece or Nephew)
- Reigned as queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until her abdication on 14 January 2024. She became the first female Danish monarch since Margrethe I reigned from 1376 to 1412.
- Is considered a talented painter, giving many art shows and illustrating the 1977 Danish edition of "The Lord of the Rings".
- Sister of Prinsesse Benedikte and Queen Anne-Marie.
- Speaks fluently Danish, Swedish, French, English and German.
- She was known to be a chain smoker and was sometimes nicknamed the "ashtray queen". In 2006, the royal court announced that she would be cutting down on smoking and would no longer smoke in public.
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