| Frederik IX | |||||
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_-_Det_Kongelige_Bibliotek_(KE062449).jpg) Frederick IX in 1947 | |||||
| King of Denmark | |||||
| Reign | 20 April 1947 – 14 January 1972 | ||||
| Predecessor | Christian X | ||||
| Successor | Margrethe II | ||||
| Born | 11 March 1899 Sorgenfri Palace, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark | ||||
| Died | 14 January 1972 (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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Frederik IX (Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg; 11 March 1899 – 14 January 1972) was King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972.[3]
Frederik was born into the House of Glücksburg during the reign of his great-grandfather King Christian IX. He was the first child of Prince Christian of Denmark and Princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (later 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 April 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]
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