Frederick IX of Denmark, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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King of Denmark 1947-1972
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Place of Birth: Sorgenfri Palace, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
About Frederick IX of Denmark
- Frederick IX (Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg; 11 March 1899 – 14 January 1972) was King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972. Born into the House of Glücksburg, Frederick was the elder son of King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine of Denmark.
- 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 was married to Princess Ingrid of Sweden and they had three daughters, Margrethe, Benedikte and Anne-Marie.
- During Nazi Germany's occupation of Denmark, Frederick acted as regent on behalf of his father from 1942 until 1943. Frederick became king on his father's death in early 1947.
- During Frederick IX'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 Frederick's role as a constitutional monarch.
- Frederick IX died in 1972, and was succeeded by his eldest daughter, Margrethe II.
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