Princess Benedikte of Denmark
Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Dowager Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg RE, SKmd, D.Ht. (Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid, born 29 April 1944) is a member of the Danish royal family. She is the second daughter and child of King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark. She is the younger sister of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, and therefore the aunt of Margrethe's son, the current King of Denmark, Frederik X. She is also an older sister of Queen Anne-Marie of Greece.
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Benedikte at the wedding of Princess Madeleine of Sweden, 8 June 2013 | |||||
| Born | 29 April 1944 Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||
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| Issue | Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Princess Alexandra, Countess Michael Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille Princess Nathalie | ||||
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| House | Glücksburg | ||||
| Father | Frederik IX of Denmark | ||||
| Mother | Ingrid of Sweden | ||||
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Princess Benedikte often represents the Danish monarch at official or semi-official events. She and her late husband, Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, had three children. Princess Benedikte is currently tenth and last in the line of succession to the Danish throne.