Ingrid of Sweden

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Ingrid of Sweden
Queen of Denmark
Princess Ingrid of Sweden and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark as newly engaged in 1935. Photo: Jaeger.
Titles	HM Queen Ingrid of Denmark (1972-2000) HM The Queen of Denmark (1947-1972) HRH The Crown Princess of Denmark (1935-1947) HRH Princess Ingrid of Sweden (1910-1935)
Born	28 March 1910(1910-03-28)
Birthplace	Stockholm
Died	7 November 2000 (aged 90)
Place of death	Copenhagen
Consort	20 April 1947 - 14 January 1972
Consort to	Frederik IX
Issue	Margrethe II, Benedikte, Anne-Marie
Royal House	House of Glücksburg House of Bernadotte
Father	Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
Mother	Princess Margaret of Connaught

Princess Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louise Margareta of Sweden , (28 March 1910 – 7 November 2000) was the queen consort of King Frederik IX of Denmark.

She was the third child of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught. She also was a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Ingrid's mother died in 1920 while carrying her sixth child. Her father married Lady Louise Mountbatten three years later. Louise was a cousin of Ingrid's. There were no children of this second marriage, only a stillborn daughter.

In 1928, Ingrid met the Prince of Wales and was seen by some as a possible wife for the heir to the British throne, who was her second cousin. Her mother, Margaret of Connaught, and the then Prince of Wales' father, King George V, were first cousins, both being grandchildren of Queen Victoria. [1]. However, no engagement took place. [2]

Princess Ingrid married Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark and Iceland, on 24 May 1935. They were related in several ways. In descent from Oscar I of Sweden, they were third cousins. In descent from Leopold I, Grand Duke of Baden, they were third cousins. In descent from Paul I of Russia, Frederick was a fourth cousin of Ingrid's mother. She became the Queen of Denmark upon her husband's accession to the throne on 20 April 1947. The couple had three children:

1. Margrethe II of Denmark (born 1940)
2. Princess Benedikte (born 1944)
3. Princess Anne-Marie, (born 1946), former Queen of Greece (1964-1973)

After her death in 2000, Queen Ingrid was interred next to her husband outside Roskilde Cathedral near Copenhagen.

Royal titles
Preceded by Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin	Queen consort of Denmark 1947–1972	Succeeded by Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark

[edit] Ancestors

Styles of Queen Ingrid of Denmark
Reference style	Her Majesty
Spoken style	Your Majesty
Alternative style	Ma'am

16. Oscar I of Sweden

8. Oscar II of Sweden

17. Josephine of Leuchtenberg

4. Gustav V of Sweden

18. Wilhelm, Duke of Nassau

9. Sofia of Nassau

19. Princess Pauline of Württemberg

2. Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden

20. Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden

10. Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden

21. Princess Sophie of Sweden

5. Victoria of Baden

22. William I, German Emperor

11. Princess Louise of Prussia

23. Augusta of Saxe-Weimar

1. Ingrid of Sweden

24. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

12. Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

25. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

6. Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught

26. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent

13. Victoria of the United Kingdom

27. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

3. Princess Margaret of Connaught

28. Prince Charles of Prussia

14. Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia

29. Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar

7. Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia

30. Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau

15. Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt

31. Princess Friederike of Prussia

[edit] Trivia

Ingrid was known for her love of driving and often refused a chauffeur, preferring to drive herself around Copenhagen in a Daimler Majestic or Rolls Royce.

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