Queen Margrethe marks Golden Jubilee

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark marks the 50th anniversary of her succession to the throne of Europe’s oldest continuous monarchy
   

April 16, 1940: Margrethe Alexandrine Thorhildur Ingrid born one week after Nazi invasion of Denmark, eldest child of future King Frederick IX and Princess Ingrid of Sweden

1953: Becomes heir presumptive following change in Danish constitution permitting
female succession

1959: Graduates from school in Copenhagen, later studies archaeology at Cambridge and political science at Aarhus University, Sorbonne and London School of Economics

1967: Marries Count Henri de Laborde de Monpezat – French diplomat who becomes Prince Henrik. They have two sons, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim

Jan 14, 1972: On her father’s death, becomes first female sovereign of Denmark since Margrethe I – ruled Scandinavian kingdoms from 1375-1412 during Kalmar Union

2018: Prince Henrik dies at age 83

Jan 14, 2022: Margrethe, 81, celebrates Golden Jubilee


Margrethe can trace heritage over 1000 years to king Gorm the Old, believed to be born around 900


Sources: Kongehuset.dk, University of Cambridge
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