Ties between the royal families of Belgium and Denmark
Since Queen Margrethe II of Denmark announced her abdication, I had the idea to write a post about the family ties between the royal families of Denmark and Belgium. The current King of Belgium, is King Philippe. Is he related to Queen Margrethe of Denmark and how? Let's find it out in this blogpost. Kongehuset © King Philippe of Belgium Denmark Let's start from Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, We continue with her father, King Frederick IX of Denmark . King Frederick IX's father was King Christian X of Denmark, while his grandfather was King Frederick VIII of Denmark . King Frederick VIII of Denmark married Louise of Sweden. Their daughter was Princess Ingeborg of Denmark . This princess married to Prince Carl of Sweden and Norway, the Duke of Västergötland. Belgium Princess Ingeborg of Denmark and Prince Carl of Sweden and Norway had several children. One of them was Princess Astrid , who married King Leopold III of Belgium. Queen Astrid was the mother of Josephine Char