Frederik IX of Denmark
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Frederik IX (Danish: Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg; 11 March 1899 – 14 January 1972) was King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972.[3]
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Frederik IX | |
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King of Denmark (more...) | |
Reign | 20 April 1947 – 14 January 1972 |
Predecessor | Christian X |
Successor | Margrethe II |
Born | (1899-03-11)11 March 1899 Sorgenfri Palace, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark |
Died | 14 January 1972(1972-01-14) (aged 72) Municipal Hospital,[1] Copenhagen, Denmark[2] |
Burial | 24 January 1972 Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde, Denmark |
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House | Glücksburg |
Father | Christian X of Denmark |
Mother | Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
Religion | Church of Denmark |
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Born into the House of Glücksburg, Frederik was the elder son of King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine. He became crown prince when his father succeeded as king in 1912. As a young man, he was educated at the Royal Danish Naval Academy. In 1935, he married Princess Ingrid of Sweden. They had three daughters: Margrethe, Benedikte and Anne-Marie. During Nazi Germany's occupation of Denmark, Frederik acted as regent on behalf of his father from 1942 until 1943.[4][5]
Frederik became king on his father's death in early 1947. During Frederik's reign, Danish society changed rapidly, the welfare state was expanded and, as a consequence of the booming economy of the 1960s, women entered the labour market. The modernization brought new demands on the monarchy and Frederik's role as a constitutional monarch. Frederik died in 1972, and was succeeded by his eldest daughter, Margrethe II.[6]