The Danish Royal Court announced today the agenda of 14 January 2024 when Queen Margrethe II will abdicate the throne and be succeeded by her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik.
Yesterday we were informed that Crown Prince Frederik will succeed to the throne as King Frederik X the very second the queen has signed the declaration of abdication in the Council of State.
According to today's press release, the Council of State will take place at Christiansborg Palace on 2 p.m. on Sunday 14 January 2024. The proclamation of King Frederik X from the balcony at Christiansborg Palace will take place at 3 p.m., while the transfer of the royal banners from Christian IX's Palace to Frederik VIII's Palace at Amalienborg will start at 5 p.m. Christian IX's Palace is used as Queen Margrethe II's winter residence, while Frederik VIII's Palace is the current Crown Prince couple's private residence.
It goes without saying that it will be the first time a Danish monarch is being proclaimed by a female prime minister. Mette Frederiksen, who has served as Prime Minister since 2019, is the second female Prime Minister of Denmark, the first was Helle Thorning-Schmidt from 2011 to 2015. When Margrethe II was proclaimed as Denmark's new monarch on 14 January 1972, Jens Otto Krag was the prime minister.
When Queen Margrethe II abdicates the throne it also means that all the monarchs of Europe will be male, something we have not experienced since King William IV's of the United Kingdom's death in 1837. But as you all know, the future of monarchical Europe will have a great female influence, as Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden all have female heir apparents, while Norway's Princess Ingrid Alexandra is 2nd in line. And of course the second in line to the Swedish throne is Princess Estelle, the eldest daughter of Crown Princess Victoria.
Correction: Obviously I didn't look into the question of when we last time experienced that Europe had no female sovereigns thoroughly enough. The correct answer seems to be 25 February 1730, the day before Empress Anna of Russia's accession. Se the blog The Genealogy Corner 15 January 2024 for more details.
Updated on 31 January 2024 at 08:50 (correction paragraph added).
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