Margrethe II of Denmark
Margrethe II of Denmark (* April 16, 1940 in Copenhagen as Margrethe Alexandrine Ingrid Þorhildur ) is January 15, 1972 as the Queen of Denmark (Danish: Danmarks Dronning ) the head of state of Denmark. She is a member of the House of Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg- Glücksburg, a branch line of the House of Oldenburg. Margrethe was until 1972 Danish ( Kron ) princess and until 1944 Icelandic princess.
Family
Margrethe II was the eldest daughter of Frederik IX. of Denmark (1899-1972) and his wife Ingrid of Sweden (1910-2000) was born. It is the last Danish princess who also received an Icelandic name with the name Þorhildur.
Margrethe II is the sister of Princess Benedikte of Sayn -Wittgenstein- Berleburg ( born April 29, 1944) and Anne -Marie of Greece ( born August 30, 1946). After her father had been proclaimed King in 1947, her uncle Knut of Denmark Crown Prince was initially before 1953, a revision of the Constitution Margrethe allowed the succession of her father. Since 1967 she is with the French Count Henri de Laborde de Monpezat ( Prince Henrik of Denmark) married. With him, she has two sons, Crown Prince Frederik ( born May 26, 1968) and Prince Joachim ( born June 7, 1969).
Personal
It comes from the house of Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg- Glücksburg and in addition to her role as Queen of Denmark also gained as a graphic artist and painter a certain notoriety. She has drawn different stamps and books illustrated, among others 1977 - under the pseudonym Ingahild Grathmer - the Danish edition of the Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien. Next she is in Denmark a recognized designer of church vestments, theater costumes and sets. In 2009, she designed costumes and decor for the first time for a movie, The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale of the same name.
HM Queen Margrethe II HRH Prince Consort Henrik
- HRH Crown Prince Frederik HRH Crown Princess Mary HRH Prince Christian
- HRH Princess Isabella
- HRH Prince Vincent
- HRH Princess Josephine
- SH Prince Nikolai
- SH Prince Felix
- SH Prince Henrik
- IH Princess Athena
HRH Princess Benedikte HM Queen Anne -Marie of Greece
IH Princess Elisabeth
When she was born in 1940, her grandfather King Christian X was also the King of Iceland, so they also received the Icelandic name Þorhildur ( Þ is the Icelandic letter thorn, which is pronounced like the English voiceless th).
1950, now known as design classic Margrethe mixing bowls were among others designed by her uncle and named after her.
Even before she became queen, Margrethe II Cambridge (UK), Aarhus, London and Paris had in Copenhagen, studied law and political science, history, economics and archeology. She speaks her native language French, Swedish, English and German.
Margrethe II enjoys very high reputation in the Danish people. The parliamentary monarch takes almost exclusively true representative duties, but this fills her with devotion. Margrethe II is the Danish state. Every law requires their signature before it becomes effective; However, it must be countersigned by a minister respectively. The Queen appoints new government after the parliamentary elections. You will be informed by Prime Minister Helle Thorning -Schmidt and the foreign minister regularly about the current political situation. Margrethe II accepts but personally no influence on the politics of the day.
Not without controversy was her role as a chain smoker; since 2007, she does not smoke anymore in public.
My motto is: Guds hjælp, folkets kærlighed, Danmarks Styrke ( God's help, people love Denmark's strength ).
Residences
The official residences of the Queen are Amalienborg Palace and Fredensborg Palace in Copenhagen on. During the summer she lives traditionally a few weeks Castle Grave stone near Sønderborg ( Sonderborg dt ), the widow's seat of her deceased mother Ingrid in 2000. She also regularly uses Marselisborg in Aarhus, where the royal family often gathers for Christmas. For visits within and outside Denmark you stand further the Royal Yacht Dannebrog as the official residence. The official residences includes the traditional lock Sorgenfri in Copenhagen, which has not previously been used by Queen Margrethe, but since 1991 by her cousin, Count Christian of Rosenborg ( 1942-2013 ) and his wife Anne Dorte.
Ancestors and descendants
King Christian IX. (1818-1906) ∞ 1842 Princess Louise of Hesse -Kassel (1817-1898)
King Karl XV. (Sweden) (1826-1872) ∞ 1850 Princess Louise of Orange- Nassau (1828-1871)
Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II (Mecklenburg ) ( 1823-1883 ) ∞ 1849 Princess Augusta Reuss to Schleiz - Koestritz (1822-1862)
Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich Romanov (1832-1909) ∞ 1857 Princess Cecilia of Baden (1839-1891)
King Oscar II ( Sweden) ( 1829-1907 ) ∞ 1857 Princess Sophia of Nassau (1836-1913)
Grand Duke Friedrich I of Baden (1826-1907) ∞ 1856 Princess Louise of Prussia (1838-1923)
Prince Albert of Saxe- Coburg and Gotha (1819-1861) ∞ 1840 Queen Victoria ( United Kingdom) (1819-1901)
Prince Frederick Charles Nicholas of Prussia (1828-1885) ∞ 1854 Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt- Dessau (1837-1906)
King Frederick VIII (1843-1912) ∞ 1869 Princess Louise of Sweden (1851-1926)
Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III. (Mecklenburg ) ( 1851-1897 ) ∞ 1879 Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna Romanova (1860-1922)
King Gustav V ( Sweden) ( 1858-1950 ) ∞ 1881 Princess Victoria of Baden (1862-1930)
Duke William Arthur of Connaught (1850-1942) ∞ 1879 Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia (1860-1917)
King Christian X (1870-1947) ∞ 1898 Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg -Schwerin (1879-1952)
King Gustav VI. Adolf ( Sweden) ( 1882-1973 ) ∞ 1905 Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882-1920)
King Frederick IX. (1899-1972) ∞ 1935 Princess Ingrid of Sweden (1910-2000)
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ( b. 1940 ) ∞ 1967 Henri de Laborde de Monpezat ( b. 1934 )
Crown Prince Frederik ( b. 1968 ) ∞ 2004 Mary Donaldson ( b. 1972 )
Prince Joachim to Denmark ( b. 1969 ) ∞ 1 1995-2005 Alexandra Manley ( b. 1964 ) ∞ 2, 2008 Marie Cavallier ( b. 1976 )
Prince Christian to Denmark (* 2005)
Princess Isabella of Denmark ( * 2007)
Prince Vincent to Denmark (* 2011)
Princess Josephine to Denmark (* 2011)
Nikolai to Denmark (* 1999)
Prince Felix of Denmark ( * 2002)
Prince Henrik to Denmark (* 2009)
Princess Athena to Denmark ( * 2012 )