Margrethe II of Denmark (b. 1940)

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Key Dates

Birth

1940 April 16, 1940 →

Biography

Margrethe II is a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until her abdication on 14 January 2024. Having reigned for exactly 52 years, she is the second-longest-reigning Danish monarch after Christian IV.

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Timeline

1940

Birth

queen regnant

April 16 →

1972

Event

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederick or Christian since 1513.

January 14 →

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