Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, (''Elisabeth Caroline-Mathilde Alexandrine Helena Olga Thyra Feodora Estrid Margrethe Désirée''; 8 May 1935 – 19 June 2018) was a member of the

Danish royal family The Danish royal family is the dynastic family of the monarch. All members of the Danish royal family except Queen Margrethe II hold the title of ''Prince/Princess of Denmark''. Dynastic children of the monarch and of the heir apparent are accor ...

. She was the only daughter and eldest child of Hereditary Prince Knud and Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, and a first cousin of the present Danish monarch,

Queen Margrethe II Margrethe II (; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is Queen of Denmark. Having reigned as Denmark's monarch for over 50 years, she is Europe's longest-serving current head of state and the world's only incumbent femal ...

Biography

As a first cousin of

, she was 12th in the

line of succession to the Danish throne The Danish Act of Succession, adopted on 5 June 1953, restricts the throne to those descended from Christian X and his wife, Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, through approved marriages. Succession is by a change in the law in 2009 governed by ...

at the time of her death. Held the title of ''Prinsesse til Danmark'' (literally translated as "Princess to Denmark", which is reserved for those members of the royal family in line of succession). She was the only child of

Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (Knud Christian Frederik Michael; 27 July 1900 – 14 June 1976) was a member of the Danish royal family, the younger son and child of King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine. From 1947 to 1953, he was heir p ...

, to retain succession rights to the throne of Denmark. Princess Elisabeth was employed in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1956 to 2001 and was posted abroad a number of times.

Death

It was confirmed by the Danish Royal Court that Elisabeth had died on 19 June 2018. The funeral and cremation service of Princess Elisabeth took place on 25th June at Lyngby Church.

Honours

* Princess Elizabeth Alps in

Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland i ...

are named after her. * Knight of the Order of the Elephant (R.E.). * Medal of Merit in Silver (F.M.2). * Medal for the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of King Christian X (M.M.26.sept. 1870–1970). * Queen Ingrid Commemorative Medal (Dr.I.M.M.). * Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the 75th Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe (EM.16.apr.2015). * Recipient of the Prince Henrik's Commemorative Medal

Ancestry

References

Citations

Bibliography

External links

Royal House of Denmark

Princess Elisabeth's profile in the official Royal House website
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