M0107300 (mär-grā′tə) Born 1940. Queen of Denmark who inherited the throne from her father in 1972 after adoption of a new act of succession (1953) that gave women the right of accession.
Margrethe II
(Danish marˈɡreːdə) n (Biography) born 1940, queen of Denmark from 1972
Mar•gre•the II
(mɑrˈgreɪ tə) n. born 1940, queen of Denmark since 1972.
Margrethe II
Margrethe II
Born Apr. 16, 1940, in Copenhagen. Queen of Denmark since January 1972. Member of the Glücksburg dynasty; daughter of King Frederick IX. Became crown princess in 1958.
Margrethe II studied state law, international law, economics, and archaeology at the University of Copenhagen, the University of Århus, Cambridge University, and the Sorbonne.