List of princesses of Denmark
This is a list of Danish princesses from the establishment of hereditary monarchy by Frederick III in 1648. Individuals holding the title of princess would usually also be styled "Her Royal Highness" (HRH) or "Her Highness" (HH).
List of Danish princesses since 1648
Not a Danish princess by birth but created a princess of Denmark |
Portrait | Name | Born | Died | Royal lineage | Notes |
Anna Sophie | 1647 | 1717 | Daughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Married John George III, Elector of Saxony on 9 October 1666, widowed in 1691. | |
![]() | Frederica Amalia | 1649 | 1704 | Daughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Married Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp on 24 October 1667, widowed in 1695. |
![]() | Wilhelmine Ernestine | 1650 | 1706 | Daughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Married Charles II, Elector Palatine on 20 September 1671, widowed in 1685. |
![]() | Ulrika Eleonora | 1656 | 1693 | Daughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Married Charles XI, King of Sweden on 6 May 1680. |
Dorethea | 1657 | 1658 | Daughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Died in infancy. | |
![]() | Sophia Hedwig | 1677 | 1735 | Daughter of Christian V and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel | Died unmarried. |
Christiane Charlotte | 1679 | 1689 | Daughter of Christian V and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel | Died unmarried. | |
Mary | 1685 | 1687 | Granddaughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Also a princess of Great Britain by birth. Died in infancy. | |
Anna Sophie | 1686 | 1687 | Granddaughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Also a princess of Great Britain by birth. Died in infancy. | |
Mary | 1690 | 1690 | Granddaughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Also a princess of Great Britain by birth. Died in infancy. | |
![]() | Charlotte Amalie | 1706 | 1782 | Daughter of Frederick IV and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow | Died unmarried. |
Christiane Amalie | 1723 | 1724 | Daughter of Frederick IV and Anne Sophie Reventlow | Died in infancy. | |
Louise | 1724 | 1724 | Daughter of Christian VI and Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach | Died in infancy. | |
![]() | Louise | 1726 | 1756 | Daughter of Christian VI and Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach | Married Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen on 1 October 1749. |
![]() | Sophia Magdalena | 1746 | 1813 | Daughter of Frederick V and Louise of Great Britain | Heir presumptive to the throne of Denmark 3 June 1747 – 29 January 1749. Married Gustav III, King of Sweden on 1 October 1766, widowed in 1792. |
![]() | Wilhelmina Caroline | 1747 | 1820 | Daughter of Frederick V and Louise of Great Britain | Married William I, Elector of Hesse on 1 September 1764. |
![]() | Louise | 1750 | 1831 | Daughter of Frederick V and Louise of Great Britain | Married Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel on 30 August 1766. |
![]() | Louise Auguste | 1771 | 1843 | Daughter of Christian VII and Caroline Matilda of Great Britain | Married Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg on 27 May 1786, widowed in 1814. |
Juliana Marie | 1784 | 1784 | Granddaughter of Frederick V and Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | Died in infancy. | |
![]() | Juliane Sophie | 1788 | 1850 | Granddaughter of Frederick V and Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | Married Princess Wilhelm of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld on 22 August 1812, widowed 1834. |
![]() | Louise Charlotte | 1789 | 1864 | Granddaughter of Frederick V and Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | Married Prince William of Hesse-Kassel on 10 November 1810; mother of Queen Louise. |
Marie Louise | 1792 | 1793 | Daughter of Frederick VI and Marie of Hesse-Kassel | Died in infancy. | |
![]() | Caroline | 1793 | 1881 | Daughter of Frederick VI and Marie of Hesse-Kassel | Married Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark on 1 August 1829, widowed 1863. |
Louise | 1795 | 1795 | Daughter of Frederick VI and Marie of Hesse-Kassel | Died in infancy. | |
Juliana Louise | 1802 | 1802 | Daughter of Frederick VI and Marie of Hesse-Kassel | Died in infancy. | |
Frederikke Marie | 1805 | 1805 | Daughter of Frederick VI and Marie of Hesse-Kassel | Died in infancy. | |
![]() | Vilhelmine Marie | 1808 | 1891 | Daughter of Frederick VI and Marie of Hesse-Kassel | First Marriage Prince Frederick of Denmark on 1 November 1828, divorced in 1837. Second Marriage Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg on 19 May 1838, widowed in 1871. |
![]() | Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia | 1844 | 1925 | Daughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Born a princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, created a Danish princess in 1853. Married Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India on 10 March 1863, widowed in 1910. |
![]() | Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar | 1847 | 1928 | Daughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Born a princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, created a Danish princess in 1853. Married Alexander III, Emperor of Russia on 9 November 1866, widowed in 1894. |
![]() | Thyra Amalie Caroline Charlotte Anna | 1853 | 1933 | Daughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Married Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, on 21/22 December 1878, widowed in 1923. |
![]() | Alexándra | 1870 | 1891 | Granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Also a princess of Greece by birth. Married Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia on 17 June 1889. |
![]() | Louise Caroline Josephine Sophie Thyra Olga | 1875 | 1906 | Daughter of Frederik VIII and Louise of Sweden | Married Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe on 5 May 1896. |
![]() | María | 1876 | 1940 | Granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Also a princess of Greece by birth. First Marriage Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia on 30 April 1900, widowed in 1919 Second Marriage Perikles Ioannidis on 16 December 1922. |
![]() | Ingeborg Charlotte Caroline Frederikke Louise | 1878 | 1958 | Daughter of Frederik VIII and Louise of Sweden | Married Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland on 27 August 1897, widowed in 1951. |
![]() | Thyra Louise Caroline Amalie Augusta Elisabeth | 1880 | 1945 | Daughter of Frederik VIII and Louise of Sweden | Died unmarried. |
Ólga | 1880 | 1880 | Granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Also a princess of Greece by birth. Died in infancy. | |
![]() | Dagmar Louise Elisabeth | 1890 | 1961 | Daughter of Frederik VIII and Louise of Sweden | Married Jørgen Castenskjold on 23 November 1922 |
![]() | Margrethe Françoise Louise Marie Helene | 1895 | 1992 | Granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | First Roman Catholic Danish princess since the Reformation. Married Prince René of Bourbon-Parma on 9 June 1921, widowed in 1962. |
![]() | Helen | 1896 | 1982 | Great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Also a princess of Greece by birth. Married Carol II, King of Romania on 10 March 1921, divorced in 1928. |
![]() | Olga | 1903 | 1997 | Great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Also a princess of Greece by birth. Married Prince Paul of Yugoslavia on 22 October 1923, widowed in 1976. |
![]() | Irene | 1904 | 1974 | Great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Also a princess of Greece by birth. Married Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta on 1 July 1939, widowed in 1948. |
![]() | Elizabeth | 1904 | 1955 | Great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Also a princess of Greece by birth. Married Carl Theodor, Count of Toerring-Jettenbach on 10 January 1934. |
![]() | Margaríta | 1905 | 1981 | Great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Also a princess of Greece by birth. Married Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg on 20 April 1931, widowed in 1960. |
![]() | Theodora | 1906 | 1969 | Great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Also a princess of Greece by birth. Married Berthold, Margrave of Baden on 17 August 1931, widowed in 1963. |
![]() | Marina | 1906 | 1968 | Great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Also a princess of Greece by birth. Married Prince George, Duke of Kent on 29 November 1934, widowed in 1942. |
![]() | Eugénie | 1910 | 1989 | Great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Also a princess of Greece by birth. First Marriage Dominik Rainer Radziwiłł on 30 May 1938, divorced in 1946. Second Marriage Raimundo, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino on 28 November 1949, divorced in 1965. |
Feodora Louise Caroline-Mathilde Viktoria Alexandra Frederikke Johanne | 1910 | 1975 | Granddaughter of Frederik VIII and Louise of Sweden | Married Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe on 9 September 1937, widowed in 1974. | |
![]() | Cecilie | 1911 | 1937 | Great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Also a princess of Greece by birth. Married Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse on 2 February 1931. |
![]() | Caroline-Mathilde Louise Dagmar Christine Maud Augusta Ingeborg Thyra Adelheid | 1912 | 1995 | Granddaughter of Frederik VIII and Louise of Sweden | Married Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark on 8 September 1933, widowed in 1976. |
![]() | Katherine | 1913 | 2007 | Great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Also a princess of Greece by birth. Married Richard Brandram on 21 April 1947, widowed in 1994. |
![]() | Sophie | 1914 | 2001 | Great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Also a princess of Greece by birth. First Marriage Prince Christoph of Hesse on 15 December 1930, widowed in 1943. Second Marriage Prince George William of Hanover on 23 April 1946. |
![]() | Alexandrine-Louise Caroline-Mathilde Dagmar | 1914 | 1962 | Granddaughter of Frederik VIII and Louise of Sweden | Married Count Luitpold of Castell-Castell on 22 January 1937, widowed in 1941. |
![]() | Alexandra | 1921 | 1993 | Great-great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Also a princess of Greece by birth. Married Peter II, King of Yugoslavia on 20 March 1944, widowed in 1970. |
Elisabeth Caroline-Mathilde Alexandrine Helena Olga Thyra Feodora Estrid Margrethe Désirée | 1935 | 2018 | Granddaughter of Christian X and Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Died unmarried. | |
![]() | Sofía Margarita Victoria Federica | 1938 | Great-great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Also a princess of Greece by birth. Married Juan Carlos I, King of Spain on 14 May 1962. | |
![]() | Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid later, Margrethe II | 1940 | Daughter of Frederik IX and Ingrid of Sweden | Styled as "Princess Margrethe of Denmark" until her succession in 1972 as Margrethe II. Married Henri de Laborde de Monpezat on 10 June 1967, widowed in 2018. | |
![]() | Irene | 1942 | Great-great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Also a princess of Greece by birth | |
![]() | Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid | 1944 | Daughter of Frederik IX and Ingrid of Sweden | Married Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg on 3 February 1968, widowed in 2017. | |
![]() | Anne-Marie Dagmar Ingrid | 1946 | Daughter of Frederik IX and Ingrid of Sweden | Married Constantine II, King of the Hellenes on 18 September 1964. | |
![]() | Alexía | 1965 | Great-great-great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Also a princess of Greece by birth. As Greece abolished the monarchy in 1973, she now only claims the title in pretense, although she was legally a princess of Greece from her birth until 1973. Daughter of Anne-Marie. Married Carlos Morales Quintana on 9 July 1999. | |
![]() | Theodóra | 1983 | Great-great-great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Also a princess of Greece by birth. As Greece abolished the monarchy in 1973, she only claims the title in pretense. Daughter of Anne-Marie. | |
![]() | María Olympía | 1996 | Great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Also a princess of Greece by birth. As Greece abolished the monarchy in 1973, she only claims the title in pretense. | |
![]() | Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe | 2007 | Granddaughter of Margrethe II and Henri de Laborde de Monpezat | Additionally created Countess of Monpezat on 30 April 2008. | |
![]() | Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda | 2011 | Granddaughter of Margrethe II and Henri de Laborde de Monpezat | Additionally Countess of Monpezat by birth. | |
![]() | Athena Marguerite Françoise Marie | 2012 | Granddaughter of Margrethe II and Henri de Laborde de Monpezat | Lost her title of princess 1 January 2023.[1] Additionally Countess of Monpezat by birth. |
References
- ^ "Changes in titles and forms of address in the Royal Family". The Royal House. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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Danish princesses
Generations are numbered from the implementation of hereditary monarchy by Frederick III in 1660.
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- Louise, Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen1
- Sophia Magdalena, Queen of Sweden1
- Wilhelmina Caroline, Electress of Hesse1
- Louise, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel1
- Alexandra, Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India4
- (Dagmar) Empress Maria Feodorovna of All the Russias4
- Thyra, Crown Princess of Hanover and Duchess of Cumberland
- Princess Louise of Schaumburg-Lippe
- Princess Ingeborg, Duchess of Västergötland
- Princess Thyra
- Princess Dagmar, Mrs. Castenskiold
- Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia2
- Grand Duchess Maria Georgievna of Russia2
- Princess Margaret of Bourbon-Parma
- Princess Feodora of Schaumburg-Lippe
- Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark
- Princess Alexandrine, Countess of Castell-Castell
- Helen, Queen Mother of Romania2
- Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta2
- Lady Katherine Brandram2
- Princess Eugénie, Duchess of Castel Duino2
- Princess Olga of Yugoslavia2
- Princess Elizabeth, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach2
- Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent2
- Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg2
- Theodora, Margravine of Baden2
- Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine2
- Princess Sophie of Hanover2
- Princess Alexía, Mrs. Morales2
- Princess Theodora2
1 Also princess of Norway
2 Also princess of Greece
3 Also princess of Iceland
4 Not Danish princess by birth, but created princess of Denmark
Princesses that lost their title are shown in italics
2 Also princess of Greece
3 Also princess of Iceland
4 Not Danish princess by birth, but created princess of Denmark
Princesses that lost their title are shown in italics