# Margrethe II of Denmark

> She held the Danish throne for exactly 52 years before doing what European monarchs almost never do: she walked away. On her own terms, on the anniversary of her accession, she handed the crown to her son and became the first Danish monarch to abdicate in nearly 900 years.

*Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024 (born 1940)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/margrethe-ii-of-denmark

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Country:** Denmark
- **Born:** 1940-04-16
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Born in 1940 during her grandfather Christian X's reign, Margrethe became heir presumptive at thirteen when Denmark amended its constitution to let women inherit the throne. She succeeded her father Frederik IX in January 1972 and settled into a reign that would span half a century. She married French diplomat Henri de Laborde de Monpezat in 1967 and had two sons, Frederik and Joachim. Outside the ceremonial work she illustrated Tolkien, designed costumes, and built sets - hands-on creative work that ran parallel to the throne. Support for the monarchy climbed steadily through her decades in power, reaching eighty percent by the time she stepped down. On 14 January 2024, fifty-two years to the day after she became queen, she abdicated and her elder son became Frederik X.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 70.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.3 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 26.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 7.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #4

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0219308/ (@nm0219308)
- **WEBSITE**: http://kongehuset.dk

## Topics
#Business Professionals, #Historical Figure, #Royalty, #Painting, #Screenwriting, #20th Century

## Timeline
- **2022** - Nordic Language Prize
- **1989** - Nersornaat in gold
- **1978** - Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
- **1973** - Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Falcon
- **1966** - Grand Cross of the Order of Merit
- **1963** - Order of the Precious Crown, 1st Class
- **1958** - Royal Order of the Seraphim
- **1947** - Knight of the Order of the Elephant
- **1940** - Born

## Sources
- [瑪嘉烈二世](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%91%AA%E5%98%89%E7%83%88%E4%BA%8C%E4%B8%96)
- [Margrethe II](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margrethe_II)
- [Margherita II di Danimarca](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margherita_II_di_Danimarca)
- [Margarida II da Dinamarca](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margarida_II_da_Dinamarca)
- [Margrethe II van Denemarken](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margrethe_II_van_Denemarken)
- [Małgorzata II](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma%C5%82gorzata_II)
- [Маргрете II](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5_II)
- [マルグレーテ2世 (デンマーク女王)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%862%E4%B8%96_(%E3%83%87%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E5%A5%B3%E7%8E%8B))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102139)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margrethe_II_of_Denmark)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Margrethe%20II%20of%20Denmark)
- [Маргрэтэ II](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%80%D1%8D%D1%82%D1%8D_II)
- [Маргрете II](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5_II)
- [দ্বিতীয় মার্গরেটে](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87)
- [Marc'harid II Danmark](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc'harid_II_Danmark)
- [Margareta II Danska](https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margareta_II_Danska)
- [Margarida II de Dinamarca](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margarida_II_de_Dinamarca)
- [Markéta II.](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%C3%A9ta_II.)
- [Margrethe II, brenhines Denmarc](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margrethe_II%2C_brenhines_Denmarc)
- [Margrethe 2.](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margrethe_2.)
- [Margrethe II.](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margrethe_II.)
- [Μαργαρίτα Β΄ της Δανίας](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AF%CF%84%CE%B1_%CE%92%CE%84_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%94%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82)
- [Margrethe II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margrethe_II)
- [Margareta la 2-a (Danio)](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margareta_la_2-a_(Danio))
- [Margarita II de Dinamarca](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margarita_II_de_Dinamarca)
- [Margrethe II](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margrethe_II)
- [Wikiquote](https://cs.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mark%C3%A9ta_II.)
- [Wikiquote](https://da.wikiquote.org/wiki/Margrethe_2.)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Margrethe_II_of_Denmark)
- [Wikiquote](https://ig.wikiquote.org/wiki/Margrethe_II_of_Denmark)

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