Princess Benedikte of Denmark

Princess Benedikte
Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Countess of Monpezat
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 Princess Alexandra, Countess Michael Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille Princess Nathalie
Full name Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid
House	Glücksburg[1]
Father	Frederick IX of Denmark
Mother	Ingrid of Sweden

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg RE, 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 Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark. She is the younger sister of the reigning Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II, and the older sister of Queen Anne-Marie of Greece.

She is the widow of Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. They have three children. Princess Benedikte is currently 11th in the line of succession to the Danish throne.^[2]

Titles

29 April 1944-3 February 1968 Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte of Denmark

3 February 1968-13 March 2017 Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

13 March 2017 Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, Dowager Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

1. ↑ "150 years of the House of Glücksborg". 15 November 2013. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
2. ↑ Succession to the throne Archived 8 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine – Official website of the Danish Monarchy