House of Glücksburg
Also known as House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
European royal house of German origin
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The House of Glücksburg is a German royal family that has played a significant role in European history. Through marriages and succession, members of this house have become rulers of several European countries, making it an important dynasty in the region's political development.
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Key facts
- Parent house
- House of Oldenburg
- Country
- Duchy of Schleswig , Duchy of Holstein , Kingdom of Denmark , Kingdom of Greece , Kingdom of Iceland , Kingdom of Norway , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Founded
- 6 July 1825 ; 200 years ago ( 1825-07-06 ) , (17 December 1633 ; 392 years ago ( 1633-12-17 ) as Beck )
- Founder
- Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
- Titles
- List King of Denmark King of Norway King of the Hellenes King of Iceland King of the United Kingdom Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
- Connected families
- Bourbon-Anjou
- Cadet branches
- Danish royal family Greek royal family Norwegian royal family Mountbatten-Windsor
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- inception
- 1825-00-00
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The House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, also known by its short name as the House of Glücksburg, is the senior surviving branch of the German House of Oldenburg, one of Europe's oldest royal houses. Oldenburg house members have reigned at various times in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Greece, several northern German states, and Russia. It takes its name from the family seat in Glücksburg, a small town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Current monarch King Harald V, former monarch Queen Margrethe II and former consorts Queen Anne-Marie of Greece and Queen Sofia of Spain are patrilineal members of cadet branches of the House of Glücksburg.