Denmark: Heads of State: 1863-2024

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Denmark: Heads of State: 1863-2024
Royal House: Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Glücksborg Af Guds Nåde Konge til Danmark, de Venders og Goters, Hertug til Slesvig, Holsten, Stormarn, Ditmarsken, Lauenborg og Oldenborg (1 Dec 1918 - 16 Jun 1944: Af Guds Nåde Konge til Danmark og Island, de Venders og Goters, Hertug til Slesvig, Holsten, Stormarn, Ditmarsken, Lauenborg og Oldenborg) \| By the Grace of God, King of Denmark, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn, Dithmarschen, Lauenburg and Oldenburg (1 Dec 1918 - 16 Jun 1944: By the Grace of God, King of Denmark and Iceland, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn, Dithmarschen, Lauenburg and Oldenburg)
15 Nov 1863 - 29 Jan 1906	Christian 9. [1]
	personal name: Christian Frederik
29 Jan 1906 - 14 May 1912	Frederik 8.
	personal name: Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl
14 May 1912 - 20 Apr 1947	Christian 10. [2]
	personal name: Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm
20 Apr 1947 - 14 Jan 1972	Frederik 9.
	personal name: Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg
Af Guds Nåde Danmarks Dronning \| By the Grace of God, Queen of Denmark
14 Jan 1972 - 14 Jan 2024	Margrethe 2. [3]
	personal name: Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid
Af Guds Nåde Danmarks Konge \| By the Grace of God, King of Denmark
14 Jan 2024 -	Frederik 10.
	personal name: Frederik André Henrik Christian


[1]	Also in Schleswig (Slesvig), Holstein, and Lauenburg.
[2]	Also in Iceland.
[3]	Succeeded to the throne upon the death of her predecessor (14 Jan 1972). A new royal style was introduced in a proclamation of accession issued on 15 Jan 1972 (Denmark State Gazette. No. 201, 16 Jan 1972, p. 2). The ordinal "2." chosen with reference to Dronning Margrethe Valdemarsdatter, who ruled Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, but not as queen regnant.

Last update: 16 Jan 2024