Ingrid of Sweden
| Ingrid of Sweden | |
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| Queen consort of Denmark | |
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| Princess Ingrid of Sweden | |
| Tenure | 20 April 1947 – 14 January 1972 |
| Spouse | Frederick IX of Denmark |
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| Margrethe II of Denmark Princess Benedikte Anne-Marie, Queen of the Hellenes |
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| House | House of Glücksburg House of Bernadotte |
| Father | Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden |
| Mother | Princess Margaret of Connaught |
| Born | 28 March 1910(1910-03-28) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 7 November 2000 (aged 90) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Burial | Roskilde Cathedral |
Ingrid of Sweden (Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louise Margareta; 28 March 1910 – 7 November 2000) was the queen consort of King Frederik IX of Denmark.
She was born in Stockholm the third child of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught. She also was a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Ingrid's mother died in 1920 while carrying her sixth child. Her father married Lady Louise Mountbatten three years later. Louise was a second cousin of Ingrid's. There were no children of this second marriage, only a stillborn daughter.
In 1928, Ingrid met the Prince of Wales and was seen by some as a possible wife for the heir to the British throne, who was her second cousin. Her mother, Margaret of Connaught, and the then Prince of Wales' father, King George V, were first cousins, both being grandchildren of Queen Victoria.[1] However, no engagement took place.[2]
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Marriage and issue
Princess Ingrid married Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark and Iceland, in Stockholm on 24 May 1935. They were related in several ways. In descent from Oscar I of Sweden, they were third cousins. In descent from Leopold I, Grand Duke of Baden, they were third cousins. In descent from Paul I of Russia, Frederick was a fourth cousin of Ingrid's mother. She became the Queen of Denmark upon her husband's accession to the throne on 20 April 1947. The couple had three children:
- Margrethe II of Denmark (born 1940)
- Princess Benedikte (born 1944)
- Princess Anne-Marie, (born 1946), former Queen of Greece (1964–1973)
After her death in Fredensborg Palace, Fredensborg, in 2000, Queen Ingrid was interred next to her husband outside Roskilde Cathedral near Copenhagen.
Ancestors
| Styles of Queen Ingrid of Denmark as consort |
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| Reference style | Her Majesty |
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| Spoken style | Your Majesty |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
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| Preceded by Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
Queen consort of Denmark 1947–1972 |
Succeeded by Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark |
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