Died 1972-01-14.
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Frederik IX of Denmark
Frederik IX was King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972.
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politics · King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972 · monarch · musician · conductor · also Frederik IX of Denmark, Frederik IX, King Frederik IX of Denmark, Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg, King Frederick IX of Denmark, Frederick IX
Born 11 March 1899 · Died 14 January 1972 · Q151312
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1972· 2 entries
And was succeeded by his eldest daughter, Margrethe II
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1957· 1 entry
Awarded Royal Victorian Chain (1957).
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1953· 1 entry
An Act of Succession was passed, primarily changing the method of succession to male-preference primogeniture, allowing his daughters to succeed him if he had no sons
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1948· 1 entry
One year into the king's reign, the Faroe Islands obtained home rule and became a self-governing country within the Danish Realm
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1947· 1 entry
Career landmark: monarch of Denmark (1947–1972).
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1935· 1 entry
And among the wedding guests were the King and Queen of Denmark, the King and Queen of Belgium and the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway
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1934· 1 entry
The Crown Prince Frederik Range in Greenland was named after him when it was first mapped by Sir Martin Lindsay during the British Trans-Greenland Expedition
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1926· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1926).
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1922· 1 entry
Frederik was engaged to Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark, his double second cousin, through King Christian IX of Denmark and the other through Frederick Francis II
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1917· 1 entry
Awarded Royal Order of the Seraphim (1917).
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1914· 1 entry
The King also built the villa Klitgården in Skagen in Northern Jutland
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1912· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Elephant (1912).
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1899· 1 entry
Born 1899-03-11.
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