Ingrid of Sweden
| Ingrid of Sweden | |
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| Queen consort of Denmark | |
| Tenure | 20 April 1947 – 14 January 1972 |
| Born |
28 March 1910 , Sweden |
| Died | 7 November 2000 (aged 90) Fredensborg Palace, Fredensborg, Denmark |
| Burial | Roskilde Cathedral |
| Spouse | Frederick IX of Denmark (m. 1935; his death 1972) |
| Issue |
Margrethe II of Denmark Princess Benedikte Anne-Marie, Queen of the Hellenes |
| House | Bernadotte |
| Father | Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden |
| Mother | Princess Margaret of Connaught |
Ingrid of Sweden (Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louise Margareta; 28 March 1910 – 7 November 2000) was Queen consort of Denmark from 1947 until 1972 as the wife of King Frederick IX.
Born into the House of Bernadotte, she was the daughter of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife Princess Margaret of Connaught. In 1935 she married Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark and they had three daughters, Margrethe, the present Queen of Denmark, Benedikte, now a Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Anne-Marie, the wife of former King Constantine II of Greece.
In 1947, her husband became king on his father's death. As queen, Ingrid reformed the traditions of Danish court life, abolished many old-fashioned customs at court and created a more relaxed atmosphere at official receptions. King Frederick IX died in 1972, and Ingrid was widowed at the age of 61. Her eldest daughter, Margrethe aged 31, became the new Queen, and Ingrid now assumed a position as family matriarch.
She was also an aunt of the present King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf.
Princess Ingrid was born on 28 March 1910, at the in as the third child and only daughter of Gustaf Adolf, Crown Prince of Sweden and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught. Her father was the eldest son of King Gustaf V of Sweden by his wife, Princess Victoria of Baden. Her mother was a daughter of Queen Victoria's third son Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn by his wife Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia.
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