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3 days ago · Denmark’s defeat in 1864 led to the fall of the National Liberal government. Under Christian IX (1863–1906) a Conservative government was appointed, and in 1866 a new constitution was adopted. It introduced electoral rules that gave weighted votes to great landowners and civil servants, thus securing the distinctly conservative leaning of ...
1 day ago · Frederik X (Frederik André Henrik Christian, pronounced [ˈfʁeðˀʁek] born 26 May 1968) is King of Denmark. He acceded to the throne following his mother's abdication on 14 January 2024. [3][4] Frederik is the elder son of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik. He was born during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King Frederik IX, and ...
5 days ago · Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, along with Princess Theodora and Matthew Kumar, hosted a Dinner at the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens. On the eve of the wedding, the couple will host a welcome dinner with live music in honour of the 250 special guests at the Byzantine and Christian Museum of Athens, one of the most beautiful museums in the world, with its magnificent gardens, an oasis in the heart of the city.
3 days ago · Queen Ingrid of Denmark and King George VI of the United Kingdom leave the Danish Embassy in London after a banquet on May 9, 1951 (SuperStock/Alamy) Though Ingrid inherited the use of other grand suites of jewelry as Crown Princess, and then Queen, of Denmark, she continued to wear the Khedive of Egypt Tiara for gala occasions throughout her long life.
5 days ago · Over the years, however, Christian VIII had become much more conservative and, as king of Denmark, did not consider the time ripe to moderate the absolute monarchy. He confined himself, therefore, to modernizing the administration, especially between 1837 and 1841, through a program of establishing local government and granting some ...
2 days ago · According to the order of succession of Denmark and Schleswig, the crowns of both Denmark and Schleswig would pass to Duke Christian of Glücksburg, who became Christian IX. The transmission of the duchy of Holstein to the head of the (German-oriented) branch of the Danish royal family, the House of Augustenborg , was more controversial.
3 days ago · King Frederik, Queen Mary live inside Frederik VIII's Palace along with their children Crown Prince Christian, 18, Princess Isabella, 17, and twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, 13.
