For more information about the Danish Royal Family, past and present, see Unofficial Royalty: Danish Index. Unless otherwise noted, all photos below are from Wikipedia.
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- King Frederik X
- Queen Mary
- Queen Margarethe II
- Crown Prince Christian
- Princess Isabella
- Prince Vincent
- Princess Josephine
- Prince Joachim
- Princess Marie
- Princess Benedikte
Full Name: Frederik André Henrik Christian
Title: His Majesty The King
Reign: January 14, 2024 – present
Born: May 26, 1968 at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen
Parents: Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Henri de Laborde de Monpezat
Place in line of succession to the Danish throne: 1
Married: Mary Elizabeth Donaldson on May 14, 2004 at Copenhagen CathedralChildren:
– HRH Crown Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John, born October 15, 2005
– HRH Princess Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe, born April 21, 2007
– HRH Prince Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander, born January 8, 2011
– HRH Princess Josephine Sofia Ivalo Mathilda, born January 8, 2011Education:
- 1974-1981: Krebs’ Skole in Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1982-1983: École des Roches in Normandy, France
- 1983-1986: Øregaard Gymnasium in Hellerup, Denmark
- 1992-1993: Harvard University, Science of Government
- 1994: Danish UN mission in New York, training position
- 1995: University of Aarhus in Denmark, Masters of Political Science
- 1998-1999: Danish Embassy in Paris, First Secretary
- 2001-2002: Royal Danish Defense College, training for leaders
Link: Unofficial Royalty: King Frederik X of Denmark
Full Name: Mary Elizabeth Donaldson
Title: Her Majesty The Queen
Born: February 5, 1972 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Parents: John Dalgleish Donaldson and Henrietta Clark
Married: Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark on May 14, 2004 at Copenhagen CathedralChildren:
– HRH Crown Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John, born October 15, 2005
– HRH Princess Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe, born April 21, 2007
– HRH Prince Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander, born January 8, 2011
– HRH Princess Josephine Sofia Ivalo Mathild, born January 8, 2011Education:
- 1975: Clear Lake City Elementary School in Houston, Texas
- 1975-1977: Sandy Bay Infants School in Hobart, Tasmania
- 1978-1982: Waimea Heights Primary School in Hobart, Tasmania
- 1983-1986: Taroona High School in Hobart, Tasmania
- 1986-1988: Hobart Matriculation College in Hobart, Tasmania
- 1989-1994: University of Tasmania, Bachelors of Commerce and Law
- 1994-1996: The Advertising Federation of Australia, Certificate in Advertising; Australian Direct Marketing Association, Certificate in Direct Marketing
Link: Unofficial Royalty: Queen Mary of Denmark
Photo Credit: The Danish Monarchy, Photographer: Jacob Jørgensen
Full Name: Margrethe Alexandrine Þorhildur Ingrid
Title: Her Majesty Queen Margrethe
Reign: January 14, 1972 – January 14, 2024
Born: April 16, 1940 at Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen
Parents: King Frederik IX of Denmark and Princess Ingrid of Sweden
Married: Henri de Laborde de Monpezat on June 10, 1967 at Holmens Kirke in CopenhagenChildren:
– HRH Crown Prince Frederik André Henrik Christian (King Frederik X), born May 26, 1968
– HRH Prince Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian, born June 7, 1969Grandchildren:
– HE Count Nikolai of Monpezat, son of Prince Joachim and Alexandra Manley (1999)
– HE Count Felix of Monpezat, son of Prince Joachim and Alexandra Manley (2002)
– HRH Prince Christian, son of Crown Prince Frederik and Mary Donaldson(2005)
– HRH Princess Isabella, daughter of Crown Prince Frederik and Mary Donaldson (2007)
– HE Count Henrik of Monpezat, son of Prince Joachim and Marie Cavalier (2009)
– HRH Prince Vincent, son of Crown Prince Frederik and Mary Donaldson (2011)
– HRH Princess Josephine, daughter of Crown Prince Frederik and Mary Donaldson (2011)
– HE Countess Athena of Monpezat, daughter of Prince Joachim and Marie Cavalier (2012)Education:
- 1946-1959: Zahles Skole
- 1955-1956: North Foreland Lodge, in Hampshire, England
- 1960: Copenhagen University, Philosophy
- 1960-1961: Cambridge University, diploma in prehistoric archaeology
- 1961-1962: Aarhus University, political science
- 1963: Sorbonne, political science
- 1965: London School of Economics, political science
Link: Unofficial Royalty: Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
Credit – HRH The Crown Princess, The Danish Monarchy
Full Name: Christian Valdemar Henri John
Title: His Royal Highness The Crown Prince
Born: October 15, 2005 at Copenhagen University Hospital
Parents: King Frederik X and Mary Donaldson
Place in line of succession to the Danish throne: 1Education:
2007 – 2011: Queen Louise’s Children’s House in Fredensborg, Denmark
2011 – present: Trane Overgaard School in Gentofte, DenmarkLink: Unofficial Royalty: Crown Prince Christian of Denmark
Full Name: Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe
Title: His Royal Highness Princess Isabella
Born: April 21, 2007 at Copenhagen University Hospital
Parents: King Frederik X and Mary Donaldson
Place in line of succession to the Danish throne: 2Link: Unofficial Royalty: Princess Isabella
Full Name: Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander
Title: His Royal Highness Prince Vincent
Born: January 8, 2011 at Copenhagen University Hospital
Parents: King Frederik X and Mary Donaldson
Place in line of succession to the Danish throne: 3Link: Unofficial Royalty: Prince Vincent
Full Name: Josephine Sofia Ivalo Mathilda
Title: Her Royal Highness Princess Josephine
Born: January 8, 2011 at Copenhagen University Hospital
Parents: King Frederik X and Mary Donaldson
Place in line of succession to the Danish throne: 4Link: Unofficial Royalty: Princess Josephine
Full Name: Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian
Title: His Royal Highness Prince Joachim
Born: June 7, 1969 at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen
Parents: Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Henri de Laborde de Monpezat
Place in line of succession to the Danish throne: 5Married: (1) Alexandra Christina Manley on November 18, 1995 at the Chapel of Frederiksborg Castle at Hillerød, divorced April 8, 2005
Children:
HE Count Nikolai William Alexander Frederik of Monpezat, born August 28, 1999
HE Prince Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian of Monpezat, born July 22, 2002Married: (2) Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier on May 24, 2008 at Møgeltønder Church in Sonderjutland
Children:
HE Count Henrik Carl Joachim Alain of Monpezat, born May 4, 2009
HE Countess Athena Marguerite Françoise Marie of Monpezat, born January 24, 2012Education:
- 1974-1982: Krebs’ Skole in Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1982-1983: École des Roches in Normandy, France
- 1983-1986: Øregaard Gymnasium in Hellerup, Denmark
- 1986-1987: Worked on a farm in Wagga Wagga in Australia
- 1991-1993: Den Classenske Agerbrugskole Næsgaard, agrarian economics on the Island of Falster, Denmark
Link: Unofficial Royalty: Prince Joachim
Full Name: Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier
Title: Her Royal Highness Princess Marie
Born: February 6, 1976 in Paris, France
Parents: Alain Cavallier and Françoise Grassiot
Married: Prince Joachim of Denmark on May 24, 2008 at Møgeltønder Church in SonderjutlandChildren:
HE Count Henrik Carl Joachim Alain of Monpezat, born May 4, 2009
HE Countess Athena Marguerite Françoise Marie of Monpezat, born January 24, 2012Education:
- 1981-1989: Primary school in Paris
- 1989-1993: Beau-Soleil International Boarding School in Villars, Switzerland
- 1993-1995: Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts USA
- 1997-1999: Marymount Manhattan College in New York, New York, USA
Link: Unofficial Royalty: Princess Marie
Full Name: Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid
Title: Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte
Born: April 29, 1944 at Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen
Parents: King Frederik IX of Denmark and Princess Ingrid of Sweden
Place in line of succession to the Danish throne: 10
Married: HH Prince Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg on February 3, 1968 in the Chapel of Fredensborg Palace (deceased March 13, 2017)Children:
– HH Prince Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, born January 12, 1969
– HH Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, born November 20, 1970
– HH Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, born May 2, 1975Note: Princess Benedikte’s children and grandchildren are not in the line of succession to the Danish throne
- King Frederik X
