Princess Benedikte of Denmark
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Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, (born Princess Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid of Denmark), (born 29 April 1944), is the second daughter of King Frederick IX of Denmark
and Ingrid of Sweden
. She is the younger sister of the reigning Queen
of Denmark
, Margrethe II
, and the older sister of Queen
Anne-Marie of Greece
.
and Queen of Denmark
, Prince Gustav of Denmark
, The King of Sweden
, Count Sigvard Bernadotte af Wisborg
, Sir Alexander Ramsay, The Queen of the United Kingdom
, Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark
, Princess Margaret of Denmark, and Princess Ingeborg of Sweden
.
Church to Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
, born in Giessen on 29 October 1934. He is the son of Prince Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
(1907–1944) and his wife, Margareta Fouché
(1909–2005). The King decreed that her children would need to be raised in Denmark in order to have succession rights. Since the condition was not met, Princess Benedikte's three children are not in line to succeed to the throne
Princess Benedikte is very much involved in the scout/guide
organization in Denmark as well as internationally. When she was a child, a special scout unit was created, so that she could join the guides. Now her involvement is more at the organisational level as she is chairman for Pigespejdernes fællesråd
(Joint Committee of Girl Guides in Denmark). She is protector for De grønne pigespejdere
(The Green Girl Guides, Denmark) and Det Danske Spejderkorps (The Danish Guide and Scout Association). In addition she is patron of the Olave Baden Powell Society (OB-PS), a support organisation for the international girl guide/scout organisation WAGGGS.
She is an honorary member of the St Georges Guilds in Denmark. In 2007 she was awarded with a prize of honour by this Scout association for adults.
The children of Princess Benedikte are styled as Highnesses in Denmark by order-in-council. Elsewhere they are Serene Highnesses by courtesy.
Mr Bjarne Erbo Grønfeldt, Deputy Private Secretary to HM The Queen, confirms that HRH Princess Benedikte of Denmark's coat of arms consists of a shield of her late father's coat of arms supported by two savages holding clubs, surrounded by the Order of the Elephant, all under a canopy ensigned with a crown of her rank.
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Frederick IX of Denmark
Frederick IX was King of Denmark from 20 April 1947 until his death on 14 January 1972....
and Ingrid of Sweden
Ingrid of Sweden
Ingrid of Sweden was a Swedish princess and the queen consort of King Frederick IX of Denmark.-Background:...
. She is the younger sister of the reigning Queen
Queen regnant
A queen regnant is a female monarch who reigns in her own right, in contrast to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reigning king. An empress regnant is a female monarch who reigns in her own right over an empire....
of Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, Margrethe II
Margrethe II of Denmark
Margrethe II is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of Denmark. In 1972 she became the first female monarch of Denmark since Margaret I, ruler of the Scandinavian countries in 1375-1412 during the Kalmar Union.-Early life:...
, and the older sister of Queen
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
Anne-Marie of Greece
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece is the wife of former King Constantine II of Greece, who was deposed in referendums in 1973 and in 1974. Her title "Queen of Greece" is not recognized under the terms of the republican Constitution of Greece...
.
Biography
Her godparents were The KingChristian X of Denmark
Christian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944....
and Queen of Denmark
Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Alexandrine Auguste of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was the queen consort of King Christian X of Denmark.-Family:She was born a Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, in the city of Schwerin...
, Prince Gustav of Denmark
Prince Gustav of Denmark
Prince Gustav of Denmark and Iceland Copenhagen, 4 March 1887 – Egelund, 5 October 1944) was the seventh child and fourth son of Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife, Princess Louise of Sweden and Norway....
, The King of Sweden
Gustaf V of Sweden
Gustaf V was King of Sweden from 1907. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg...
, Count Sigvard Bernadotte af Wisborg
Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland
Sigvard Oscar Fredrik Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg was a Swedish industrial designer. He was the second son of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught and was originally known as Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland, but lost his royal titles in 1934 when he...
, Sir Alexander Ramsay, The Queen of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...
, Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark
Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark
Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark and Iceland was a crown princess of Denmark by marriage to Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark.-Birth:...
, Princess Margaret of Denmark, and Princess Ingeborg of Sweden
Ingeborg of Denmark
Ingeborg of Denmark may refer to:* Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France , wife of Philip II of France and daughter of Valdemar I of Denmark* Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway Ingeborg of Denmark may refer to:* Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France (1175–1236), wife of Philip II of France and...
.
Marriage
Benedikte was married on 3 February 1968 at Fredensborg PalaceFredensborg Palace
Fredensborg Palace, , is a palace located on the eastern shore of Lake Esrum in Fredensborg on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It is the Danish Royal Family’s spring and autumn residence, and is often the site of important state visits and events in the Royal Family...
Church to Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Richard Casimir Karl August Robert Konstantin, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg is the Prince and Head of the House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. He is the son of Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Margareta Fouché d'Otrante...
, born in Giessen on 29 October 1934. He is the son of Prince Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (Gustav Albrecht Alfred Franz Friedrich Otto Emil Ernst, 28 February 1907-1944 (declared legally dead 29 November 1969)...
(1907–1944) and his wife, Margareta Fouché
Margareta Fouché
Margareta Fouché d'Otrante, was the wife of Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, and the mother of Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, who is the husband of Princess Benedikte of Denmark....
(1909–2005). The King decreed that her children would need to be raised in Denmark in order to have succession rights. Since the condition was not met, Princess Benedikte's three children are not in line to succeed to the throne
Throne
A throne is the official chair or seat upon which a monarch is seated on state or ceremonial occasions. "Throne" in an abstract sense can also refer to the monarchy or the Crown itself, an instance of metonymy, and is also used in many expressions such as "the power behind the...
Princess Benedikte is very much involved in the scout/guide
Guide
A guide is a person who leads anyone through unknown or unmapped country. This includes a guide of the real world , as well as a person who leads someone to more abstract places .-Guide - meanings related to travel and recreational pursuits:There are many variants of...
organization in Denmark as well as internationally. When she was a child, a special scout unit was created, so that she could join the guides. Now her involvement is more at the organisational level as she is chairman for Pigespejdernes fællesråd
Pigespejdernes Fællesråd Danmark
Pigespejdernes Fællesråd Danmark is the national Guiding federation of Denmark. Danish Guiding started in 1910, the PFD was founded in 1923 and was among the founding members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1928...
(Joint Committee of Girl Guides in Denmark). She is protector for De grønne pigespejdere
De grønne pigespejdere
De grønne pigespejdere is the only Guiding and Scouting organisation in Denmark exclusively for girls. It was established in 1919 as the KFUK-spejderne i Danmark and changed its name to De grønne pigespejdere in 2003...
(The Green Girl Guides, Denmark) and Det Danske Spejderkorps (The Danish Guide and Scout Association). In addition she is patron of the Olave Baden Powell Society (OB-PS), a support organisation for the international girl guide/scout organisation WAGGGS.
She is an honorary member of the St Georges Guilds in Denmark. In 2007 she was awarded with a prize of honour by this Scout association for adults.
Children and grandchildren
- Gustav Frederik Philip Richard, Hereditary Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-BerleburgGustav, Hereditary Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-BerleburgGustav Frederik Philip Richard, Hereditary Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg , is the eldest child and only son of Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Princess Benedikte of Denmark....
, born 12 January 1969 - Princess Alexandra Rosemarie Ingrid BenediktePrincess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-BerleburgHSH Princess Alexandra Rosemarie Ingrid Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Countess of Pfeil and Klein-Ellguth , is daughter of Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Princess Benedikte of Denmark)...
, born 20 November 1970. She was married on 6 June 1998 at Gråsten Palace to Count Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-EllguthCount Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-EllguthHis Illustrious Highness Count Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth is the son of Count Friedrich-August Rüdiger Albrecht von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth and Astrid Maria Andres.-Marriage:He married Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg on 6 June 1998, becoming the husband of a...
born 12 July 1967. They have two children:- Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth, born 14 September 1999
- Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth, born 16 August 2003
- Princess Nathalie Xenia Margarete BenediktePrincess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-BerleburgPrincess Nathalie Xenia Margarete Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg is daughter of Princess Benedikte of Denmark, who is the younger sister of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, and Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.-Equestrian:She discovered a love for horses and for riding in...
, born 2 May 1975. She married on 27 May 2010 to Alexander Johannsmann. They have one child:- Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann, born 24 July 2010
The children of Princess Benedikte are styled as Highnesses in Denmark by order-in-council. Elsewhere they are Serene Highnesses by courtesy.
Titles, styles and arms
- Her Highness Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944–1947)
- Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1947–1968)
- Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (since 1968)
Mr Bjarne Erbo Grønfeldt, Deputy Private Secretary to HM The Queen, confirms that HRH Princess Benedikte of Denmark's coat of arms consists of a shield of her late father's coat of arms supported by two savages holding clubs, surrounded by the Order of the Elephant, all under a canopy ensigned with a crown of her rank.
Honours and decorations
- Knight of the Order of the Elephant (R.E.)
- The Silver Jubilee Medal of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark Commemorative
- 70th Birthday Medal of Her Majesty The Queen (Em.16.apr.2010.)
Ancestry
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