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Also Known As Margrethe Alexandrine Thorhildur Ingrid
Born April 16, 1940 (age 86) • Copenhagen • Denmark
Notable Family Members father Frederick IX • son Frederik X

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Margrethe II
Margrethe II
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark stands on steps with Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent, and Princess Josephine at Princess Isabella's confirmation.
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Anker Jørgensen
prime minister of Denmark
Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Helle Thorning-Schmidt
prime minister of Denmark
Margaret I
Margaret I
queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
King Frederik of Denmark
Frederik X
king of Denmark
Canute
Canute (I)
king of England, Denmark, and Norway
An Australian queen
Queen Mary of Denmark
queen of Denmark
Mette Frederiksen
Mette Frederiksen
prime minister of Denmark
Johannes Ewald, engraving by Johan Frederik Clemens, 1779.
Johannes Ewald
Danish poet
Christian II
Christian II
Scandinavian king
Valdemar IV Atterdag
Valdemar IV Atterdag
king of Denmark
Valdemar II, coin, 13th century; in the Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen
Valdemar II
king of Denmark
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
prime minister of Denmark
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Saxo Grammaticus
Danish historian
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Hans Tausen
Danish religious reformer
Valdemar I
Valdemar I
king of Denmark
John of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden; detail from a plaster cast of his tombstone, original sculpture by Claus Berg, c. 1513; in the Cathedral of St. Canute, Odense, Den.
John
king of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
Frederick I
Frederick I
king of Denmark and Norway
Sweyn II
Sweyn II Estridsen
king of Denmark
Christian X
Christian X
king of Denmark
Frederick VII
Frederick VII
king of Denmark

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