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Margrethe II was queen of Denmark from January 1972 until her abdication in January 2024, when her elder son succeeded her as Frederik X. She became Denmark's first female sovereign since Margrethe I in the medieval period and served as the country's constitutional head of state for 52 years. In add...
Harald V became king of Norway on 17 January 1991 following the death of his father, Olav V. A member of the House of Glucksburg, he is Norway's constitutional monarch, with formal duties defined by the constitution and most political authority exercised by elected institutions. Born near Oslo in 19...
The Kingdom of Greece was a state established in 1832 following the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire. It began as a monarchy under the Wittelsbach dynasty with King Otto and was later governed by the House of Glücksburg. The kingdom's territory expanded significantly during the B...
King Frederik X became King of Denmark on 14 January 2024 upon the abdication of his mother Queen Margrethe II, who had reigned for 52 years.
George II of Greece (r. 1922–1924, 1935–1947) was restored to the throne by referendum in 1935 after a republican interlude and led the Greek government in exile during World War II.
Constantine II of Greece (r. 1964–1974) fled into exile after a failed counter-coup in 1967 and was formally deposed when Greeks voted to abolish the monarchy in 1974.
