What is the name of the Queen of Denmark now? Danish royal family: adultery, drunkenness and quarrels over the title

Prince Joachim and Princess Alexandra

Hello dears.
Since we were talking about the Danish royal family at the beginning of this week, I think it would be appropriate to remember the summer of 1967, when Crown Princess Margrethe II of Denmark married the French aristocrat and diplomat Henri Marie Jean Andre, Comte de Laborde de Monpezat. They were married in Holmens Church in Copenhagen on June 10, 1967. As a result of the marriage, the princess's husband received the title "His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark."

The future spouses met quite funny. While studying at the London School of Economics in 1965, Margrethe was invited to lunch at the French Embassy. At that time, Henri, as an embassy employee, was supposed to be present, but was very skeptical towards her - not only was she a princess, she was also Scandinavian :-) It so happened that they were placed next to each other and, to his surprise, Henri liked her . Soon they met again at a gala dinner after some wedding and everything started to work out for them. And progress has been very, very serious.
Margrethe received from Henri wedding ring from Van Cleef and Arpels with two large cushion cut diamonds (6 carats each) (most likely) located diagonally.

On October 4, 1966, the Danish parliament approved the marriage. It was noted that even Socialist candidates agreed to the marriage with the message that it did not signify their approval of the monarchy as a whole. After the marriage was approved by parliament, Danish Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag wished the couple good luck and happy marriage on behalf of the public.
The next morning, Frederick formally asked the Council of State to approve the marriage. Which is what was done.
To celebrate the approval of their marriage by Parliament and the Council of State, Margret and Henri appeared on a balcony in Amalienborg with their parents. A crowd of 5,000 happy Danes gathered to greet them.

Afterwards there was a gala dinner and press conference during which Henri showed his gratitude to the Danes, noting that he plans to become “100% Danish” after his marriage. That same evening there was a banquet for family and government officials, as well as a performance by a private orchestra conducted by King Frederick himself (he was a talented conductor - he had such a passion :-)
The ceremony was originally scheduled for May 25, 1967, but was later moved to June 10, 1967 due to the pregnancy of Margrethe's sister Anne Marie. On 20 May, Anne Marie gave birth to Crown Prince Pavlos. The religious ceremony was to take place at Holmen Church in Copenhagen. Margret was also baptized at Holmen Church.


Erik Jenson, Bishop of Aalborg, was to conduct the religious service. This same Bishop Jenson also officially accepted Henri into the Danish People's (Lutheran) Church under the name Henrik. Before this, Henri was a Catholic.
At Margret's insistence, there were to be no special ceremonies in the church dedicated to royal wedding. The ceremony was supposed to last approximately 20 minutes and consist of the same rituals and practices as any other Danish wedding. The oaths had to be pronounced in Danish.

The designer of the dress was Queen Ingrid's (Margrethe's mother) favorite - Jorgen Bender.
By the way, Margrethe’s sisters also chose the same designer. And her first daughter-in-law Alexandra followed the example of her mother-in-law. According to a long-standing tradition, brides from the Danish royal family get married in a vintage veil they inherited and sew dresses from family Irish lace.

Without lace, the dress itself is quite simple. The long-sleeved, fitted white silk features a square neckline and deep pleats at the hips, creating a flared skirt. On the front of the dress was a piece of heirloom lace that originally belonged to Margaret's grandmother, also Margaret, by the way, the former Crown Princess of Sweden. Well, the large six-meter silk train of the dress stood out, of course.

In addition, there was another interesting feature. In the Lifa area, Margrethe secured an interesting brooch - with a diamond daisy, which she inherited from her grandmother. This is no accident. The daisy is her favorite flower. She was often called that way even in childhood. Therefore, emphasis was placed on this brooch (which the Queen wears to this day). In addition, live daisies were woven into the hair of the bridesmaids, and the main flower in the bride's bouquet were the same daisies.

By the way, the bridesmaids were 4 teenagers: Christine Dahl, Countess Desiree of Rosenborg (daughter of Count Flemming), Anna Oxholm Tillish and Karina Oxholm Tillish. Each of the bridesmaids wore short sleeve blue dresses with daisy lace in their hair.

Well, the crown princess’s head was crowned with the Tiara of the Khedive of Egypt.
This diadem was presented by the Egyptian Khedive to Queen Margrethe's grandmother, Princess Margaret. Because the princess met her future husband (Swedish King Gustav) in Egypt.
By the way, all the girls from the Danish royal family choose this particular tiara for their wedding.

Henri wore a classic groom's outfit: a black tailcoat, matching trousers, a gray vest and a white straight bowtie. He was also wearing a ribbon with a star and the Order of the Elephant, highest order in Denmark. Henri received the Order on his wedding day.

The wedding took place in the late afternoon of June 10, 1967. The wedding procession began at Amalienborg Palace and extended all the way to Holmen Church. Two thousand police were assigned to the streets along the procession due to protests against the royalists. Crowds lined the streets throughout the parade in the form of the royal hussars, led by Margret and Frederick, who rode in the state carriage.




Margrethe and King Frederick entered into song "Sicut Cervus", a sixth-century hymn to Psalm 43. Henri smiled as Frederick led his eldest daughter down the aisle of Holmen's church, which was decorated with white and purple bouquets of flowers.

When she reached the altar, Margret leaned down as Henri kissed her on the cheek. Along with the exchange of vows and the wife's sermon, two hymns are sung in the congregation. Margrethe admired the ring after Henri placed it on his finger, then turned to smile at his parents.


When wedding ceremony was coming to an end new couple turned to the King and Queen to bow and curtsy. Margret and Henri emerged from the church in “Toccata from Symphony No. 5” amid the cheers of gunfire and the ringing of the Holman church bell.


At the end of the service, a gun salute was performed, accompanied by a formation of jets forming the letters "M" and "H" in the sky over Copenhagen. Margret gave Henri a daisy from her bouquet as the couple climbed into the carriage and headed to Amalienborg.


The wedding coincided with the celebration of Copenhagen's 800th anniversary, which made the decorations even more festive. The streets of Copenhagen were decorated with flowers and Danish and French flags.

I hope you found it interesting :-)

On the eve of their visit to Moscow, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and His Royal Highness Prince Henrik gave exclusive interview first deputy general director ITAR-TASS to Mikhail Gusman for ITAR-TASS, Rossiyskaya Gazeta and the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

Mikhail Gusman: Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, thank you very much for the opportunity to meet you again. We are meeting on the eve of your state visit to Russia. You, Your Majesty, were in Russia many years ago. But it was a different country - Soviet Union. Today is your first visit to Russia. With what feelings do you travel to our country, to Russia? What do you expect from this visit?

Queen Margrethe II: We are looking forward to our state visit to Russia. It's been many, many years since I've been to Moscow, but my husband visited there a year ago. I have many friends who have been there last years, and we know that the country has undergone great development and is seeing great changes.

This is known in general, but many people have told me how interesting it is to see how this country is now flourishing, how Moscow is developing, how even more buildings in St. Petersburg have been restored, returned to their original colors and appearance. And this cannot but please those who, like me, like ancient buildings. The possibility of a visit to Russia at the present time has for both of us great importance. In this way we will be able to promote the establishment of ties between our countries that have known each other for a long time, right from the time they took notice of each other in ancient historical times, and it will be interesting for us to meet with the current Russia that I know about now only by hearsay.

Guzman: Your Royal Highness, as I know, you have already been to Moscow several times and you will have special program in Moscow. What do you find most interesting in the upcoming program in Russia?

Prince Henrik: I have been to Russia several times since our official visit many years ago. During these trips I saw great developments taking place, especially industrial and social development. And therefore, a large delegation of Danish industrialists who were interested in further establishing contacts with the Russians was created to travel with us. For this reason, I will participate in many meetings and symposiums to see perspectives and gain hope for further development our economic relations.

Guzman: Your Majesties' official program is very eventful. But I also know: there will be a fairly large unofficial program. What do you find most attractive and most interesting in this informal part?

Queen Margrethe II: We plan to follow the walking routes that foreigners usually take and see the Kremlin cathedrals. This is what my great-great-aunt remembered, what she talked about when she was in Denmark, this was a dear memory for her and others during the Danish period of her life. And my father knew them. After your revolution, many Russians lived in Denmark and died here, and my father knew them well. And I think that she and her aunt loved each other very much. She was such a charming old lady. AND wonderful person. So for me, the fact that a few years ago you transported her coffin to St. Petersburg for reburial meant a lot! Because I understand what it would mean to my father. The unofficial part of our visit will take place in St. Petersburg after two days of official events. And we look forward to the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of Empress Maria Feodorovna, who is known to us as Dagmara. She was my father's great-aunt, who knew her well. After the revolution, she fled to Denmark and lived here until her last days. As I said, my father knew her well and loved her, and I think the feelings were mutual. My father told me a lot about her, so for me she is not just historical figure, she was a person whom I knew and knew well, and I will be very interested in St. Petersburg also because, as I know, a lot has been done to restore the buildings in which she lived in Russia for many, many years .

Guzman: Your Majesty, you often spend your holidays doing art. Maybe you can tell us something that you know in the field of Russian art, that you especially appreciate?

Queen Margrethe II: Well, many years ago, when I was doing some illustrations, I found that there were things that could inspire me a lot. These are illustrations for Russian fairy tales by the artist Bilibin. I'll show them to you, I think they must be very famous. I had a book in English - a collection of Russian fairy tales. It belonged to my mother. She loved her very much and was very attached to Russia. But this book has been translated into English language, and the tales were beautifully illustrated by Bilibin. It was the first time in my life that the illustrations were so clear. They were very simple. That's why I loved this book so much. It's not that I would recognize Bilibin's work if I saw it. But I know that in some ways the way he illustrated this book is what I like best. And, for example, last year I saw an exhibition that took place in London, it was dedicated to Diaghilev - stage models and costume designs for ballets. There I saw something similar, and it inspired me very much. high degree. I was absolutely in awe.

Guzman: Looking into history, we will see that the experience of Russian-Danish relations is unique for Europe. Russia and Denmark never actually fought. What, in your opinion, is the secret of this disposition of our countries, our peoples towards each other?

Queen Margrethe II: There may be many theories about how we have been able to maintain peace with each other for many centuries. This could be because we live in the same part of the world, and because we, in fact, had no contradictions, and one can only rejoice at this. Usually, contradictions arise with neighbors, but at the same time, it is easier to find compromises with neighbors.

Prince Henrik: We have many contacts with the peoples of the Baltic, and we obviously sympathize with each other, we have never fought with each other, and this also means something.

Guzman: Your Royal Highness, Your wife, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe, in my opinion, has the most a large number of Russian roots than any other head of state in Europe. As far as I know, in your family history There is no Russian blood, and yet I have a question for you: what does Russia mean to you?

Prince Henrik: Russians are of great importance because they are a strong nation, a great and powerful people, who were perhaps feared, perhaps loved, but who have always been part of our general history. I can consider Russians and Russia as part of good friends in Europe and at the same time as a great nation.

Guzman: At the beginning of today's meeting, Your Majesty, you recalled some of your Russian relatives. Which of them comes to your mind first of all? With whom, let’s say, do you mentally communicate more often?

Queen Margrethe II: I must say that the closest relative related to Russia, or rather, the closest family ties connecting us with Russia, pass through my father’s grandmother, born princess Mecklenburg in Germany. Her mother, born in Russia, was Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna, whom my father knew well and highly valued. She died long before I was born, and she was a person I knew a lot about. I knew that she really was from Russia. As for the rest, this is the empress whom we called Dagmara. She and I have common roots, she was the sister of my great-grandfather.

Guzman: Your Majesty, in January 2012 it will be 40 years since you ascended the throne. And this will, as I understand it, be a celebration for the Danes of the 40th anniversary of your royal reign. Looking back on this journey, what seems most significant to you? What would you like to remember now over these past 40 years?

Queen Margrethe II: It is hard to say. And it's really hard for me to realize that it's been 40 years since I became queen. Sometimes it seems to me that I became her a long time ago, and sometimes it seems to me that this happened only the day before yesterday, when my father died and I took his place. Generation follows generation, and it is difficult to name any specific event that seems significant. (addressing her husband) Can you remember anything special that you remember during these years? It's hard to name something specific.

Prince Henrik: For us, these are ordinary family events; our children got married and gave birth to grandchildren. For us, this is the most important thing, because we know that everything goes on, the race continues.

Guzman: Your Majesty, how do you see the significance of the monarchy in modern Denmark?

Queen Margrethe II: I think that one of the main goals of the monarchy is that it is able to unite people, unite the country. We represent modern traditions, but at the same time we are the living embodiment of history. And, as I personally think, the fact that we are all growing, that we were all once children, is very important. This happened to everyone, including my parents, my father, myself, and also my aunts. And as we grow up, we understand that we have a responsibility to the world and to our country. And anyone who lives in the country, of course, bears a huge responsibility to their country. And my husband and I are in a special position - we represent our country. And in a sense, we represent the history of our country. We have a huge responsibility. And I think this is a very significant responsibility. This is difficult, and this is what our lives are full of, and this means our sincere desire to live up to expectations.

Guzman: I have a question for you, Your Royal Highness. How do you see the importance of the monarchy in modern Denmark?

Prince Henrik: I think, if I have to sum it up, it's continuity. The monarchy has its roots in a thousand-year, no, more than two-thousand-year history. But this is history, and it must continue, because the monarchy has its basis in history, and this basis is the family, why not, if the family is talented, and it is important that one generation succeeds another and so on in the future. She is a symbol of continuity, a symbol of history and, I would say, a symbol of stability, because we are politically independent, we are not chosen, and that is good. So we symbolize continuity. In addition, we represent the family, we are a symbol of the family, a symbol of the pinnacle of power. In fact, we do not have power, but we are representatives of power, a symbol of power. Thus, we follow the dictates of time, and we live on the cutting edge of the moment of time. As heirs to the monarchy, we cannot live in the 21st century as monarchs lived in the 18th or 19th centuries. We live as representatives of the monarchy in our time. And we have our responsibilities precisely because we are a symbol of power and a symbol of our country.

Queen Margrethe II: It's right. I think we can say that Crown Prince Frederik (Crown Prince, the Queen's son. - Author's note) had the same opportunities that I had as a child. He grew up here in the country, in the royal family and with the same task. His royal roots are not only in the country, but also in the activities that he will eventually lead. He will be with us on our upcoming trip to Russia, and that makes me very happy. We enjoy traveling with him.

Guzman: Your Majesty, you once uttered the following slogan: “With love in God, love of the people.” How did this slogan come about? What meaning do you put into it today?

Queen Margrethe II: I made my motto the same way as my father and my grandparents did - I chose it myself. I thought about this for a long time when my father was still alive, before his death. For a long time I couldn’t make a decision, but I really wanted something from what was in my father’s motto - “With God for Denmark.” I really wanted to keep the word “God” in my motto, because such an activity is beyond my ability alone. In Denmark there was a king who gave the country (the Constitution) the Basic Law in 1849 - it was Frederick VII. His motto was “The love of the people is my strength.” In my opinion, it was a wonderful motto, and I believed that the Strength of Denmark was more important than my strength, this should be understood, and I understand it this way: with God's help and with people's love Denmark can be strong, but it is also that I must help Denmark become strong with the help people's love. The motto turned out to be a bit long, but I tried to express in it things that are important to me, and it seems to me that I understand it the same way now, despite the fact that almost 40 years have passed.

Guzman: Your Majesty! Our conversation will be watched by millions of television viewers. We are meeting with you on the eve of your state visit to our country. Russians are waiting for you with an open heart. May I ask Your Majesty and You, Your Royal Highness, to directly address Russian television viewers, millions of Russians, and say a few words to them?

Queen Margrethe II: We are looking forward to our visit to Russia. It will be interesting to see your country again, as well as Moscow and St. Petersburg. We wish all the best to the Russian people and your entire country.

Guzman: I don’t know, Your Majesty, to what extent protocol allows an ordinary citizen to compliment the Queen, but this is the third time we are meeting you, and I would like to say that you look beautiful.

Queen Margrethe II: Thank you very much, I'm touched.

Guzman: And before thanking you for the conversation, let me present you with our modest souvenirs - a traditional Palekh box made by our masters.

Queen Margrethe II: Very beautiful, thank you very much, that’s very kind of you. Thank you very much.

Guzman: And this book is “Palaces of St. Petersburg” for you, Your Highness. I know that you are a big fan of our Northern capital. Let me hand it to you.

Prince Henrik: We will be glad to see Russia again and contribute to deepening friendship between the Russian people and the Danish people, as well as expanding our knowledge about ancient history Russia and its modern history.

Queen Margrethe II: Thank you for this conversation too.

He had no intention of meeting the Crown Princess. But the first meeting was the beginning long road love. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Prince Consort Henrik of Denmark have been together for 50 years. Sometimes it can be difficult for them, but wisdom and patience help them cope with difficulties.

Margrethe Alexandrina Thorhildur Ingrid

Little Margarete with her parents.

She was born at Alienborg Castle in Copenhagen on April 16, 1940, to Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid. By this time, the tiny Danish kingdom had been occupied for a week Nazi Germany. The birth of a baby among a couple of monarchs in such a difficult time for the country gave hope for the revival of a free country.

The baby's parents believed that Denmark should have a monarch who would receive an excellent education and be distinguished by his intelligence and good manners. That is why, along with studying in a regular school, future queen I had to study hard at home, following all the instructions of the visiting teachers.

Young Princess Margarete.

One higher education for a monarch, naturally, is not enough, and Princess Margaret, after studying philosophy at the University of Copenhagen, studied archeology at Cambridge, social science at Aarhus and the Sorbonne, and economics at the London School.

Together with his grandfather, the Swedish king, young princess took part in excavations near Rome. It was Gustav VI Adolf who was the first to note the girl’s far from mediocre artistic abilities.

Margarete at the excavations.

From 1958, Crown Princess Margaret became a member of the Council of State, which gave her the responsibility of replacing her father at meetings and representing Denmark internationally.
From that moment on, Margaret went on official visits to different countries, attended receptions and parties. One of these receptions became the meeting place for the princess and her future husband.

Henri Marie Jean André, Comte de Laborde de Monpezat

Henri Marie Jean Andre.

Henri Marie Jean Andre in his youth.

Princess Margarethe and Prince Henrik in their youth.

When Henri was told that the Crown Princess of Denmark herself would be present at the dinner party to which he was invited, he was about to resolutely refuse the invitation. It seemed to him that the princess must certainly be arrogant, arrogant, extremely capricious and very selfish.

However, reality did not at all correspond to his fantasies. At the reception, he saw a charming young lady with a charming smile, excellent manners and the ability to support any conversation.

When Henri arrived in Denmark, Margarete herself met him at the airport, not trusting anyone. She herself wanted to meet on Danish soil the one who occupied all her thoughts in Lately. The tender meeting of the lovers left no doubt that things were heading towards a wedding. The very next day after Henri arrived in Denmark, on October 5, 1966, the engagement of Crown Princess Margarete of Denmark and Comte de Laborde de Monpeza was announced.

Wedding of Princess Margarethe and Comte de Laborde de Monpezat.

Royal co-creation

In early 1972, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascended the throne after the death of her father. By this time, two children were already growing up in the family: Frederic and Joakim. Prince Henrik was somewhat burdened by his second role under the queen, but he had enough patience to direct his energies to raising children and creativity. He writes and publishes collections of poetry, finding in them solace and peace of mind.

Queen Margarete II of Denmark and Prince Henrik with their sons.

However, against the backdrop of his bright and talented wife, Prince Henrik was losing. She paints pictures, illustrates books, draws scenery and costumes for theatrical productions. But he still remains only her husband, and with the title of only Prince Consort.

As much as the Danes love and extol their queen, being proud of her talents and respecting her for her fairness and openness, they are also offended by the behavior of Prince Henrik, who is constantly offended by the lack of attention to himself.

Queen Margarethe II of Denmark and Prince Henrik.

However, the Queen of Denmark has enough wisdom and patience so that Prince Henrik does not feel left out. In 2002, the prince was not appointed to perform royal duties in Margarete's absence, entrusting them to his eldest son, Frederic. Offended by this turn, Prince Henrik went to family estate in Cahors, but the queen immediately followed him. They spent some time together, after which they returned safely to Denmark.

And yet it is love.

And in 2016, Prince Henrik resigned as a member of the royal house and officially announced his retirement. However, Queen Margaret II herself does not care at all what status her husband is. The main thing is that there are real feelings between them.

The famous queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, wife of the Norwegian king Haakon VI. A far-sighted and decisive politician. Bring the idea to life Scandinavian unity: in June 1397 she achieved the enthronement of her great-nephew Eric of Pomerania as the all-Scandinavian king of Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

Philippa of England(1393rd)

Daughter of Henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England, wife of Eric of Pomerania.

Dorothea of ​​Brandenburg (1430—1495)

AND wife of Christopher III of Bavaria.

Queen Dowager Dorothea married the new king, which marked the beginning of the reign of a new dynasty . They had five children.

Christina Saxonskaya (1461—1521)

Wife of Johann (aka Hans), King of Denmark.

Rody gave him four children.

Isabella of Habsburg (Isabella of Austria) (1501—1526)

Daughter b King Philip I of Castile and Juana the Mad, wife of the King of DenmarkChristiana II. She got married at the age of 14, with the groom having a permanent mistress. After the death of his rival, the husband turned his attention to his wife. She gave birth to three children. When Christian II was overthrown in 1523 by nobles who supported his uncle Frederick, the new king decided to keep a good relationship with Isabella's family. He personally wrote a letter to Germany, offering her a pension as queen dowager and allowing her to remain in Denmark under his protection while Christian II fled to Holland. However, Isabella sent him a reply letter, beginning with the words “ubi rex meus, ibi regna mea” (Latin: “where my king is, there is my kingdom”). She left Denmark with her husband and children. Isbella died at the age of 24.

Anne of Brandenburg ( - ) - princess and married Duchess.

Anna was the eldest of the daughters and his princess wife , daughter of the Duke of Saxony And .

in the wedding of Anna with the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Frederick I, the future king of Denmark under the name . Frederick was the fourth son Danish king And .

The marriage of Anna and Friedrich produced two children.

Sofia Pomeranian (1498-1568)

Daughter of Bogislaw, Duke of Pomerania. Wife (second) of Frederick I, King of Denmark. She bore him six children.

Dorothea of ​​Saxe-Lauenburg (1511—1571)

Daughter of Duke Magnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg and Duchess Catherine of Brunswick, wife of King Christian III. Her sister Katherine was the first wife of the Swedish king Gustav I. Dorothea gave birth to five children.

Sophia von Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1557-1631)

At the age of fourteen, Sophia married her cousin, King Frederick II of Denmark, who was thirty-seven at the time. Their marriage was arranged at the insistence of the council of state, after the king was forbidden to marry his mistress Anne Hardenberg. Despite the age difference, the couple lived in harmony. Both were loving and caring parents, and Sofia later showed persistence and firmness regarding the marriage of her children. So, against the will of the council, she arranged the engagement and subsequent marriage of her second daughter in 1589with the Scottish king. She gave birth to seven children.

Anna Catherine of Brandenburg (1575-1612)

Eldest daughter of Elector Joachim III Frederick Brandenburgsky and his first wife Catherine of Brandenburg-Kustrinskaya. Wife of King Christian IV. This marriage produced six children.

Sophia Amalia of Brunswick (1628-1685)

Princess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, whose energetic, passionate and ambitious disposition had a strong influence not only on the fate of her husband Frederick III, but also on the whole of Denmark. She gave birth to eight children.

Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (1650-1714)

The wife of Christian V, gave birth to Christian 8 children. He had 6 more children from his mistress Amelia Motte (1654-1719), whom he introduced to the royal court at the age of 16. She was the daughter of his teacher and received the title of Countess of Samsø in 1677. Charlotte Amalie tolerated the king's second family all her life.

Queen Charlotte Amalie became very popular in Denmark from 1700, when she took an active part in the country's defense againsttroops of the Swedish king. She also contributed greatly to Denmark's acceptance of those expelled from France., to whom Christian V granted various privileges by decree in 1685. In 1689, with the personal participation of the queen, the first Reformed church was consecrated in Copenhagen. Charlotte Amalie also achieved religious freedom in Denmark for all members of Reformed religious communities.

Louise of Mecklenburg-Gustowska (1667-1721)

The wife of Frederick IV, who, without divorcing his first wife, in 1712 kidnapped 19-year-old Countess Anna Sophia Reventlov from Clausholm Castle (near Randers) and secretly married her in Skanderborg. He gave her the title of Duchess of Schleswig. When Queen Louise died, the king remarried Anna Sophia in Copenhagen on April 4, 1721, and officially declared her queen. Of the eight children from two marriages, only two survived to adulthood (both from their first marriage).

Sophia Magdalena of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1700-1770)

Wife of King Christian VI. When her husband died, she ordered a memorial in the neoclassical style, which marked the beginning of the spread of this artistic movement in Denmark. The monument was made of marble and completed in 1768, but was not erected until 1777. It is a sarcophagus with two female figures"Sorgen" ("Sorrow") and "Berømmelsen" ("Fame").

Louise of Great Britain (1724-1751)

Fifth and youngest daughter George, Prince of Wales and Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach. The first wife of Frederick V. bore him five children. She died during her sixth pregnancy from a female illness.

Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1729—1796)

Daughter of Duke Ferdinand Albrecht II of Brunswick-Bevern and his wife Antoinette Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Second wife of Frederick V. Taking advantage of her husband's weakness, Juliana Maria tried to humiliate her stepson Christian, crown prince, and promote her son Frederick (1753-1805). When Frederick V died in 1766, and Christian VII ascended the throne and married Caroline Matilda, the sister of King George III of England, Juliana Maria was very unhappy with this; when his son, the future Frederick VI, was born, she began to think about violent coup. She was a regent for her mentally ill stepson. Her power continued until the crown prince (the future Frederick VI) grew up.

Caroline Matilda of Great Britain (1751—1775)

Wife of the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark, sister of King George III of Great Britain. Had love affair with the court physician, the German Struensee. She gave birth to a daughter from him. In 1772, Struensee was overthrown and executed as a result of a coup d'etat. The queen and her six-month-old daughter Louise were arrested and imprisoned in the fortress; then, by the verdict of a special commission, she was divorced from her husband. Expelled from the country. She died at the age of 23 in Germany from scarlet fever.

Maria Sophia of Hesse-Kassel ( — )

During her regency, the princess proved herself to be a good statesman and reformer, wrote several books about her husband’s dynasty, was actively involved in charity work, for which she earned the love of the Danish people. Widowed, she left public life, but was a symbol of the old dynasty.

Eight children were born in the family and only two daughters reached adulthood.

Caroline-Amalia Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1796-1881)

Caroline Amalia was born into the Duke's familyFrederick Christian II of Augustenburg.

Wife of Christian VIII. After becoming queen, she devoted a lot of time and money to charity, especially to orphanages and hospitals. Caroline Amalia was a very popular queen

The husband died in 1848 from blood poisoning.

Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817-1898)
The wife of King Christian IX of Denmark, the grandmother of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, the grandmother of King George V of Great Britain. In marriage, she gave birth to six children, all of whom made good dynastic combinations.

Lovisa of Sweden (1851-1926)
The only daughter of the Swedish king Charles XV and Louise of the Netherlands. From the Bernadotte dynasty. Frederick's mother initially intended to marry her son to one of the daughters of Queen Victoria of England, but Victoria did not want her daughters to marry a foreign heir to the throne and leave England. The bride was found in Sweden. Wife of Frederick VIII. She gave birth to eight children.

Alexandrina of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1879-1952)
Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, wife of Christian X, Queen Consort of Denmark (1912-1947). Her mother is Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna. The queen gave birth to two sons.

Ingrid of Sweden (1910-2000)
Daughter of King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden, wife of Frederick IX. She gave birth to three daughters, including Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.

Margrethe II (b. 1940) - Queen of Denmark.
Since the right of succession to the throne passed through the male line, and Frederick IX had only daughters, it became necessary to change the law of succession to the throne (introduced on 27 March 1953), which allowed Margrethe, Princess of Denmark, to assume the title of Crown Princess and subsequently assume the throne. On June 10, 1967, then-Crown Princess Margrethe married the French diplomat Count Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Montpezat (born June 11, 1934, near Bordeaux), who on the occasion of the marriage received the title “His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark.” Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik have two sons: Crown Prince Frederik André Henrik Christian (born 26 May 1968) and Prince Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian (born 7 June 1969).

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