Profile of Queen Margrethe II

Updated: 2014-04-21 11:51

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Margrethe II, born on April 16, 1940, is the queen regnant of Denmark. As the eldest child of King Frederik IX and Ingrid of Sweden, she succeeded her father upon his death on January 14, 1972. The Queen's motto is "God's help, the love of The People, Denmark's strength".

Profile of Queen Margrethe II
Queen Margrethe II [Photo/icpress.cn]
The Act of Succession of March 27, 1953 gave women the right of succession to the Danish throne but only secondarily. On the occasion of her accession to the throne on Jan 14, 1972, Queen Margrethe II became the first Danish Sovereign under the new Act of Succession.

In 1967, the Queen married Henri Marie Jean André, Count of Laborde de Monpezat, with whom she has two sons: Crown Prince Frederik, born in 1968, and Prince Joachim, born in 1969.

The Queen's mother tongue is Danish. In addition, she speaks French, Swedish, English and German.

In 1989, the Queen was awarded the Mother-Tongue Society's prize, and received the Adeil Order in 1990.