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Succession to the Danish Throne. Denmark uses the same system of (male-preference) primogeniture as the United Kingdom. An order of succession is a formula or algorithm that determines who inherits an office upon the death, resignation, or removal of its current occupant. ... A monarchy, (from the Greek monos, one, and archein, to rule) is a form of government that has a monarch as Head of State. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Historical flag of Ethiopia (adopted by Feb. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Monaco. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Primogeniture is the common tradition of inheritance by the first-born of the entirety of a parents wealth, estate or office; or in the absence of children, by collateral relatives, in order of seniority of the collateral line. ...

The Succession to the Throne Act adopted on 27 March 1953 restricts the throne to those descended from King Christian X and his wife, Queen Alexandrine, through approved marriages. (Interestingly, the Act actually specifies descent from both Christian X and Alexandrine.) March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Christian X of Denmark (Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm) (September 26, 1870 – April 20, 1947) was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and of Iceland between 1918 and 1944. ... Queen Alexandrine of Denmark (December 24, 1879- December 28, 1952) was the consort of King Christian X of Denmark She was born a Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, in the city of Schwerin. ...

Dynasts lose their right to the throne if they marry without the permission of the monarch given in the Council of State. Individuals born to unmarried dynasts or to former dynasts that married without royal permission, and their descendants, are excluded from the throne. Further, when approving a marriage, the monarch can impose conditions that must be met in order for any resulting offspring to have succession rights. Part II, Section 9 of the Danish Constitution of 5 June 1953 provides that the parliament will elect a king and determine a new line of succession should a situation arise where there are no eligible descendants of King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine.

1. HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (elder son of Queen Margrethe II)
2. The son of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, speculated to be named HRH Prince Christian of Denmark
3. HRH Prince Joachim of Denmark (younger son of Queen Margrethe II)
4. HH Prince Nikolai of Denmark (elder son of Prince Joachim and Princess Alexandra)
5. HH Prince Felix of Denmark (younger son of Prince Joachim and Princess Alexandra)
6. HRH Princess Benedikte of Denmark (daughter of King Frederick IX) and sister of Queen Margrethe II)
7. HH Princess Elisabeth of Denmark (granddaughter of King Christian X through his second son, Prince Knud)

Prior to the 1953 Act of Succession, the throne passed by Salic Law to those descended from King Christian IX who was the grandfather of King Christian X. The monarch in 1953, King Frederik IX, had three daughters but no sons. Under the Salic Law, the heir to the throne was Prince Knud, the King's younger brother. Prince Knud was far less popular than the King was. Further, Knud's mother-in-law, Princess Helena, was accused of supporting the Nazi movement during the Second World War. These factors, combined with a belief that the Salic Law was outdated, resulted in the movement to change the succession law so that Frederik's oldest daughter, the then Princess Margrethe, could inherit the throne. Royal Highness (abbreviation HRH) is a style His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness. ... Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark Crown Prince Frederik in soldier uniform HRH Crown Prince Frederik André Henrik Christian of Denmark (born May 26, 1968) is the eldest son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Prince Henrik. ... Queen Margrethe II (Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid) born 16 April 1940, is the Queen regnant and head of state of Denmark and is styled HM The Queen. ... Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark Crown Prince Frederik in soldier uniform HRH Crown Prince Frederik André Henrik Christian of Denmark (born May 26, 1968) is the eldest son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Prince Henrik. ... Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (née Mary Elizabeth Donaldson), born 5 February 1972 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is the wife of Crown Prince Frederik, the heir apparent to the Danish throne. ... Prince Christian of Denmark will be, according to near-unanimous media reports and popular speculation, the name of the baby boy born on 15 October 2005 to Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, the Australian-born Crown Princess Mary. ... Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian, Prince of Denmark (born June 7, 1969), is the younger son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and her husband, Prince Consort Henrik of Denmark. ... Highness, often used with a personal possessive pronoun (His/Her/Your Highness, the first two abbreviated HH) and/or an adjective referring to the rank of the dynasty (e. ... His Highness Prince Nikolai of Denmark (Nikolai William Alexander Frederik) (b. ... His Highness Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian, Prince of Denmark (b. ... Her Royal Highness Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid, Princess of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, née Glucksburg, born 29 April 1944) is a daughter of King Frederick IX of Denmark and Queen Ingrid. ... Frederik IX of Denmark (Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg) (March 11, 1899 – January 14, 1972) was King of Denmark from April 20, 1947 until January 14, 1972. ... Princess Elisabeth of Denmark (Elisabeth Caroline-Mathilde Alexandrine Helena Olga Thyra Feodora Estrid Margarethe Désirée) (b. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Christian IX of Denmark (April 8, 1818 – January 29, 1906) was King of Denmark from November 15, 1863 to January 29, 1906. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Nazism. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Prince Knud had three children. Ingolf lost his rights to the throne in 1968 when he married without the monarch's permission. He was given the title Count of Rosenborg at that time. Similarly, Knud's younger son, Christian, lost his royal rights and became a Count of Rosenborg when he married without royal permission in 1971. In Denmark, those deprived of their rights to the throne also lose their royal rank and title. Count Ingolf and Count Christian are not to be referred to as princes except in an historical context from the period before they lost their rights. Only Knud's daughter, the unmarried Princess Elisabeth, retains her rights to the throne and the title "Princess of Denmark."

Queen Margrethe II's youngest sister, Princess Anne Marie, married King Constantine II of Greece in 1964. In view of the fact that she was marrying a foreign ruler, King Frederik IX decided that neither Anne Marie nor her children would have any right to the Danish throne. When the Queen's other sister, Princess Benedikte, married Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in 1968, King Frederik IX decreed that her children would need to be raised in Denmark in order to have succession rights. Since the condition was not met, Princess Benedikte's three children do not have any right to the Danish Throne. Her Majesty Anne-Marie Dagmar Ingrid, Queen of the Hellenes was born on 30 August 1946 at Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen. ... King Constantine II in 1967 Constantine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, formerly Constantine II, King of the Hellenes (in Greek Konstantinos II, Vasilefs ton Ellinon or Κωνσταντίνος Β, Βασιλεύς των Ελλήνων) (born June 2, 1940), was King of Greece from 1964 until the final abolition of the monarchy in 1974. ...

Prior to 1953, various descendants of King Christian IX had succession rights in Denmark. The new Act of Succession terminated those rights but left the individuals involved in possession of their titles. This created a class of people with royal titles but no rights to the throne. As a distinction, those entitled to inherit the throne are called "Prins til Danmark" (Prince to Denmark) while those without succession rights are referred to as "Prins af Danmark" (Prince of Denmark).

Although the Greek, Norwegian, and British Royal Families are genealogically part of the Danish Royal family, they are not descended from King Christian X and do not have any rights to the Danish throne. Norwegian and British Royalty dropped all references to Denmark in their titles but Greek Royals continue to use the title "Prince(ss) of Greece and Denmark."