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Frederick IX of Denmark

1899 - 1972

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Frederik IX (Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg; 11 March 1899 – 14 January 1972) was King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972. Frederik was born into the House of Glücksburg during the reign of his great-grandfather King Christian IX. He was the first child of Prince Christian of Denmark and Princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (later King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine). He became crown prince when his father succeeded as king in 1912. As a young man, he was educated at the Royal Danish Naval Academy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick IX of Denmark is the 269th most popular politician (up from 403rd in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 10th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Danish Politician.

Frederick IX was King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972. He was the son of Christian X and Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He married Ingrid of Sweden, with whom he had four children. In 1947, he succeeded to the throne on the death of his father.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Frederick IX of Denmark ranks 269 out of 19,576. Before him are Golda Meir, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Mehmed IV, Enver Hoxha, and Konrad Adenauer. After him are Paul von Hindenburg, Mehmed I, Elagabalus, Olav V of Norway, Edward the Martyr, and Lucius Verus.

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Among people born in 1899, Frederick IX of Denmark ranks 5. Before him are Huang Xianfan, Ernest Hemingway, Jorge Luis Borges, and Alfred Hitchcock. After him are Al Capone, Lavrentiy Beria, Vladimir Nabokov, Yasunari Kawabata, Friedrich Hayek, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, and Humphrey Bogart. Among people deceased in 1972, Frederick IX of Denmark ranks 5. Before him are Edward VIII, Harry S. Truman, Maria Goeppert Mayer, and Ip Man. After him are Ezra Pound, Yasunari Kawabata, M. C. Escher, Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Neilia Hunter Biden, Kwame Nkrumah, and Paul-Henri Spaak.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Frederick IX of Denmark ranks 9 out of 1,032. Before him are Margrethe II of Denmark (1940), Niels Bohr (1885), Hans Christian Ørsted (1777), Søren Kierkegaard (1813), Harald Bluetooth (935), and Haakon VII of Norway (1872). After him are Margaret I of Denmark (1353), Christian X of Denmark (1870), Karl Adolph Gjellerup (1857), Vitus Bering (1681), Christian VIII of Denmark (1786), and Maria Feodorovna (1847).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Frederick IX of Denmark ranks 4. Before him are Cnut the Great (995), Harald Bluetooth (935), and Haakon VII of Norway (1872). After him are Margaret I of Denmark (1353), Christian X of Denmark (1870), Christian VIII of Denmark (1786), John, King of Denmark (1455), Ivar the Boneless (900), Christian VI of Denmark (1699), Gorm the Old (900), and Christian II of Denmark (1481).

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