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House of Glücksburg
Danish-German ducal house / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the royal house from 1825. For the earlier line, see Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (elder line).
The House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, better known as the House of Glücksburg, is a branch of the German[1] House of Oldenburg. Oldenburg house members have reigned at various times in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Greece, and several northern German states.
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Parent house | House of Oldenburg |
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Founded | 6 July 1825; 199 years ago (1825-07-06) (17 December 1633; 390 years ago (1633-12-17) as Beck) |
Founder | Friedrich Wilhelm (August Philipp as Beck) |
Current head | Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Duke of [Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-]Glücksburg (heir of the last extant ducal branch of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg) |
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Current monarchs King Harald V of Norway and King Charles III of the United Kingdom,[lower-alpha 1] as well as the former Queen of Denmark Margrethe II and former queens consort Anne-Marie of Greece and Sofía of Spain, are patrilineal members of cadet branches of the House of Glücksburg.[3][4][5]
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