The monarchy of Denmark is a constitutional institution and a historic office of the Kingdom of Denmark. The Kingdom includes Denmark and its territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

Denmark has had absolute primogeniture since 2009.

Monarchy of Denmark

The Danish Act of Succession created on 27 March 1953 said that descendants from King Christian X and his wife, Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin cannot become king or queen, through approved marriages.

Monarchy of Denmark

Current members

The Queen

The Crown Prince (Prince Frederik, The Queen's elder son) The Crown Princess (Princess Mary, The Crown Prince's wife) Prince Christian (The Crown Prince's elder son) Princess Isabella (The Crown Prince's elder daughter) Prince Vincent (The Crown Prince's younger son) Princess Josephine (The Crown Prince's younger daughter) Prince Joachim (The Queen's younger son) Princess Marie (Prince Joachim's second wife) Prince Nikolai (Prince Joachim's eldest son) Prince Felix (Prince Joachim's second son) Prince Henrik (Prince Joachim's youngest son) Princess Athena (Prince Joachim's daughter) The Dowager Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (Princess Benedikte, The Queen's sister) The Queen Consort of the Hellenes (Queen Anne-Marie, The Queen's sister)

Monarchy of Denmark

References

Denmark