Benedikte (1944—)
Benedikte (1944—)
Danish princess. Name variations: Benedikte Oldenburg. Born Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid on April 29, 1944, in Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark; daughter ofIngrid of Sweden (1910—) and Frederick IX, king of Denmark (r. 1947–1972); sister ofMargrethe II , queen of Denmark (b. 1940), andAnne-Marie Oldenburg (b. 1946); married Richard, 6th prince of Sayen-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, on February 3, 1968; children: Gustav (b. 1969);Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein (b. 1970);Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein (b. 1975).
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