Princess Margrethe of Denmark
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Princess Margaret of Denmark (Prinsesse Margrethe Françoise Louise Marie Helene til Danemark) (17 September 1895, Bernstorff Palace
– 18 September 1992, Copenhagen, Denmark) was a princess of Denmark and Iceland
by birth and a princess of Bourbon-Parma as the wife of Prince René of Parma
.
Her parents were Prince Valdemar of Denmark
, youngest son of Christian IX of Denmark
and Louise of Hesse-Kassel
(or Hesse-Cassel), and Princess Marie d'Orleans. Her parents had agreed beforehand that their all sons will be raised Lutheran, their father's creed, and all their daughters Roman Catholic, their mother's faith. She was the first Danish princess since the Reformation born a Roman Catholic.
She married a Catholic prince, her mother's relative, Prince René of Bourbon-Parma
(Schwarzau, 17 October 1894 – Hellerup
, Copenhagen
, 30 July 1962) on 9 June 1921 in Copenhagen
. He was the third youngest son (and seventh surviving son) of the many children of Robert I, Duke of Parma
. His mother was the Duke's second wife Princess Maria Antonia, daughter of the exiled King Miguel I of Portugal
. René was the brother of Empress Zita of Austria and of Felix
, the consort of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
.
René and Margrethe had four children;
In June 1951, Margaret was travelling in a car her husband was driving when they ran over a 22 year-old man called Jaja Sorensen, who died soon after being taken to hospital.
The family was relatively poor. They chiefly resided in France. In 1939 the family fled from the Nazis and escaped to Spain. From there they went to Portugal and then to the United States. She died one day after her 97th birthday, on the 69th birthday of her daughter Anne. She is still the longest lived member of Danish Royal House.
Bernstorff Palace
Bernstorff Palace, Danish: Bernstorff Slot, in Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark, was built in the middle of the 18th century for Foreign Minister Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff. It remained in the possession of the Bernstorff family until 1812. In 1842 it was bought by Christian VIII...
– 18 September 1992, Copenhagen, Denmark) was a princess of Denmark and Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
by birth and a princess of Bourbon-Parma as the wife of Prince René of Parma
Parma
Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
.
Her parents were Prince Valdemar of Denmark
Prince Valdemar of Denmark
Prince Valdemar of Denmark, GCTE was a member of the Danish Royal Family, the youngest son of Christian IX of Denmark and his wife Luise of Hesse-Kassel...
, youngest son of Christian IX of Denmark
Christian IX of Denmark
Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...
and Louise of Hesse-Kassel
Louise of Hesse-Kassel
Louise of Hesse was a German Princess and the queen consort to King Christian IX of Denmark.-Early Life and Ancestry:...
(or Hesse-Cassel), and Princess Marie d'Orleans. Her parents had agreed beforehand that their all sons will be raised Lutheran, their father's creed, and all their daughters Roman Catholic, their mother's faith. She was the first Danish princess since the Reformation born a Roman Catholic.
She married a Catholic prince, her mother's relative, Prince René of Bourbon-Parma
Prince René of Bourbon-Parma
Prince René of Bourbon-Parma was the seventh surviving son of Robert I, Duke of Parma, and his second wife, Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal...
(Schwarzau, 17 October 1894 – Hellerup
Hellerup
Hellerup is a Danish town of Region Hovedstaden, located in the Gentofte Municipality in Denmark. It is bordered to the east by the sound Øresund and to the South by Copenhagen and counted among the most affluent areas in Denmark....
, Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, 30 July 1962) on 9 June 1921 in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. He was the third youngest son (and seventh surviving son) of the many children of Robert I, Duke of Parma
Robert I, Duke of Parma
Robert I was the last sovereign Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1854 to 1859, when the duchy was annexed to Sardinia-Piedmont during the unification of Italy...
. His mother was the Duke's second wife Princess Maria Antonia, daughter of the exiled King Miguel I of Portugal
Miguel of Portugal
Dom Miguel I, sometimes Michael , was the King of Portugal between 1828 and 1834, the seventh child and second son of King John VI and his queen, Charlotte of Spain....
. René was the brother of Empress Zita of Austria and of Felix
Felix of Bourbon-Parma
Prince Félix of Bourbon-Parma , later Prince Félix of Luxembourg, was the husband of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and the father of her six children, including Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.-Early life:Prince Félix was one of the...
, the consort of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg was the reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1919 to 1964.-Early life and life as Grand Duchess:...
.
René and Margrethe had four children;
- Prince Jacques of Bourbon-Parma (9 June 1922 – 5 November 1964); married 1947 to Birgitte Alexandra Maria, comtess of Holstein-Ledreborg (1922–2009). He was a motorsport-enthusiast, but killed in a traffic accident on a highway in Denmark. They have three children.
- Anne of ParmaQueen Anne of RomaniaQueen Anne of Romania , is the wife of the former King Michael I of Romania.She is a niece of Empress Zita of Austria and a great niece of Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia.-Early life:...
(born 18 September 1923); married king Michael I of RomaniaMichael I of RomaniaMichael was the last King of Romania. He reigned from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930, and again from 6 September 1940 until 30 December 1947 when he was forced, by the Communist Party of Romania , to abdicate to the Soviet armies of occupation... - Prince Michel of Bourbon-ParmaPrince Michel of Bourbon-ParmaPrince Michel of Bourbon-Parma Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma (Prince Michel Marie Xavier Waldemar Georg Robert Karl Eymar of Bourbon-Parma,) Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma (Prince Michel Marie Xavier Waldemar Georg Robert Karl Eymar of Bourbon-Parma,) (4 March 1926, Paris – 18 September...
(born 4 March 1926) - Prince André of Bourbon-Parma (6 March 1928 – October 2011)
In June 1951, Margaret was travelling in a car her husband was driving when they ran over a 22 year-old man called Jaja Sorensen, who died soon after being taken to hospital.
The family was relatively poor. They chiefly resided in France. In 1939 the family fled from the Nazis and escaped to Spain. From there they went to Portugal and then to the United States. She died one day after her 97th birthday, on the 69th birthday of her daughter Anne. She is still the longest lived member of Danish Royal House.