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- 1947-1972: King of Denmark
- House of Oldenburg
Biography
Frederick IX of Denmark was born 11 March 1899 Sorgenfri in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark to Christian X of Denmark (1870-1947) and Alexandrine von Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1879-1952) and died 14 January 1972 Copenhagen, Denmark of unspecified causes. He married Ingrid av Sverige (1910-2000) 24 May 1935 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Frederik IX (Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg) was King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972.[1]
Frederik was born into the House of Glücksburg during the reign of his great-grandfather King Christian IX. He was the first child of Prince Christian of Denmark and Princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (later King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine). He became crown prince when his father succeeded as king in 1912. As a young man, he was educated at the Royal Danish Naval Academy. In 1935, he married Princess Ingrid of Sweden. They had three daughters: Margrethe, Benedikte and Anne-Marie. During Nazi Germany's occupation of Denmark, Frederik acted as regent on behalf of his father from 1942 until 1943.[2][3]
Frederik became king on his father's death in April 1947. During Frederik's reign, Danish society changed rapidly, the welfare state was expanded and, as a consequence of the booming economy of the 1960s, women entered the labour market. The modernization brought new demands on the monarchy and Frederik's role as a constitutional monarch. Frederik died in 1972, and was succeeded by his eldest daughter, Margrethe II.[4]
Birth and family
Four generations — four kings: King Christian IX, Crown Prince Frederik (VIII), Prince Christian (X) and Prince Frederik (IX) in 1903
Template:House of Glücksburg (Denmark) Prince Frederik was born on 11 March 1899 at his parents' country residence, the Sorgenfri Palace, located on the shores of the small river Mølleåen in Kongens Lyngby north of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand in Denmark, during the reign of his great-grandfather King Christian IX.[5] His father was Prince Christian of Denmark (later King Christian X), the eldest son of Crown Prince Frederik and Princess Louise of Sweden (later King Frederik VIII and Queen Louise). His mother was Alexandrine von Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1879-1952), the eldest daughter of Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia.
Marriage and Issue
The newly engaged Princess Ingrid of Sweden and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, 1935
15 March 1935, a few days after his 36th birthday, his engagement to Princess Ingrid of Sweden (1910–2000), a daughter of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf (later King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden) and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught, was announced. They had gotten engaged in private in the beginning of February.[6] Frederik and Ingrid were related in several ways. In descent from Oscar I of Sweden and Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden, they were double third cousins. In descent from Paul I of Russia, Frederik was a fourth cousin of Ingrid's mother. They married in Stockholm Cathedral on 24 May 1935. Their wedding was one of the greatest media events of the day in Sweden in 1935, and among the wedding guests were the King and Queen of Denmark, the King and Queen of Belgium and the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway.
Upon their return to Denmark, the couple were given Frederik VIII's Palace at Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen as their primary residence and Gråsten Palace in Northern Schleswig as a summer residence.
Their daughters are:
- Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (1940-), married to Count Henri de Laborde of Monpezat and has two sons. She would succeed her father to the royal throne of Denmark, reigning from 1972-2024, when she abdicated to her son, Frederick X.
- Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944-), married to Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and has three children
- Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark (1946-), born 30 August 1946, married to King Constantine II of Greece, and as his queen-consort they have five children.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Margrethe II of Denmark (1940-) | 16 April 1940 Copenhagen, Denmark | Henri de Laborde de Monpezat (1934-2018) | |
| Benedikte of Denmark (1944-) | |||
| Anne-Marie of Denmark (1946-) | 30 August 1946 Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark | Constantine II of Greece (1940-) | |
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Frederick IX of Denmark (1899-1972) | 11 March 1899 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark | 14 January 1972 Copenhagen, Denmark | Ingrid av Sverige (1910-2000) |
| Knud of Denmark (1900-1976) | |||
See Also
- Frederick Oldenburg
- Oldenburg Family
- Oldenburg in Lower Saxony
Notable Descendants
- Royal Line King of Denmark.
Notable Ancestors
- Charlemagne (747-814) - via House of Ravensburg.
- House of Oldenburg - Danish Royal Family - Line of Succession to the Throne.
References
- ^ "Frederik 9". http://www.kongernessamling.dk/amalienborg/person/frederik-9/.
- ^ "Queen Anne-Marie". https://www.greekroyalfamily.gr/en/queen-anna-maria.html.
- ^ "H.K.H. Prinsesse Benedikte". 28 November 2015. http://kongehuset.dk/den-kongelige-familie/hkh-prinsesse-benedikte.
- ^ "The Royal Lineage". 7 April 2016. http://kongehuset.dk/en/the-monarchy-in-denmark/the-royal-lineage.
- ^ Hindø, Lone; Boelskifte, Else (2007) (in da). Kongelig Dåb. Fjorten generationer ved Rosenborg-døbefonten. Forlaget Hovedland. p. 101-107. ISBN 978-87-7070-014-6.
- ^ Mandal, Marcus (director) (1999) (in Danish). Frederik – Konge til alle tider (Television production). DR. https://www.dr.dk/drtv/se/frederik-_-konge-til-alle-tider_431914.
- Bramsen, Bo (1992) (in da). Huset Glücksborg. Europas svigerfader og hans efterslægt. (2nd ed.). Copenhagen: Forlaget Forum. ISBN 87-553-1843-6.
- Fabricius Møller, Jes (2013) (in da). Dynastiet Glücksborg, en Danmarkshistorie. Copenhagen: Gad. ISBN 9788712048411.
- Jespersen, Knud J.V. (2007) (in da). Rytterkongen. Et portræt af Christian 10.. Copenhagen: Gyldendal. ISBN 978-87-02-04135-4.
- Lerche, Anna; Mandal, Marcus (2003). A royal family : the story of Christian IX and his European descendants. Copenhagen: Aschehoug. ISBN 9788715109577.
External links
- wikipedia:en:Frederik IX of Denmark - English Version
- Frederik IX of Denmark, De.Wikipedia.org, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederik_IX., retrieved 02 Jan 2025 - German Version
- Frederik IX of Denmark at thePeerage
- Frederik IX of Denmark, Geni.com, https://www.geni.com/people/Frederik-IX-King-of-Denmark/4117966, retrieved 02 Jan 2025
- Frederik IX of Denmark, FamilySearch.org, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LZ8G-7D7, retrieved 02 Jan 2025
- Frederik IX of Denmark, Genealogics.org, https://genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00007222&tree=LEO, retrieved 02 Jan 2025
- Frederik IX of Denmark, FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9422986/frederik_ix_of_denmark, retrieved 02 Jan 2025
Succession Charts
- The Royal Lineage Archived 14 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine at the website of the Danish Monarchy
- Christian X at the website of the Royal Danish Collection at Amalienborg Palace
- Newspaper clippings about Frederick IX of Denmark in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBWScript error: No such module "EditAtWikidata".
Frederik IX House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg Born: 11 March 1899 Died: 14 January 1972
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| Preceded by Christian X |
King of Denmark 1947–1972 |
Succeeded by Margrethe II |
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