Benedikte at the wedding of Princess Madeleine of Sweden, 8 June 2013
Born
(1944-04-29) 29 April 1944 (age 80) Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Spouse
Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
(m. 1968; died 2017)
Issue
Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Alexandra, Countess Michael Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille Princess Nathalie
Names
Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid
House
Glücksburg[1]
Father
Frederik IX of Denmark
Mother
Ingrid of Sweden
Danish royal family
The King The Queen
The Crown Prince
Princess Isabella
Prince Vincent
Princess Josephine
Queen Margrethe II
Prince Joachim Princess Marie
Count Nikolai of Monpezat
Count Felix of Monpezat
Count Henrik of Monpezat
Countess Athena of Monpezat
Extended royal family
The Dowager Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
Greek royal family
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Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-BerleburgRE, 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.
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.[2]
^"150 years of the House of Glücksborg". 15 November 2013. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
^Succession to the throne Archived 8 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine – Official website of the Danish Monarchy
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