List of princesses of Denmark


This is a list of Danish princesses from the establishment of hereditary monarchy by Frederick III in 1648. Individuals holding the title of princess would usually also be styled "Her Royal Highness" or "Her Highness".

List of Danish princesses since 1648

PortraitNameBornDiedRoyal lineageNotes
Anna Sophie16471717Daughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-LüneburgMarried John George III, Elector of Saxony on 9 October 1666, widowed in 1691.
Frederica Amalia16491704Daughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-LüneburgMarried Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp on 24 October 1667, widowed in 1695.
Wilhelmine Ernestine16501706Daughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-LüneburgMarried Charles II, Elector Palatine on 20 September 1671, widowed in 1685.
Ulrika Eleonora16561693Daughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-LüneburgMarried Charles XI, King of Sweden on 6 May 1680.
Dorethea16571658Daughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-LüneburgDied in infancy.
Sophia Hedwig16771735Daughter of Christian V and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-KasselDied unmarried.
Christiane Charlotte16791689Daughter of Christian V and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-KasselDied unmarried.
Mary16851687Granddaughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-LüneburgAlso a princess of Great Britain by birth.
Died in infancy.
Anna Sophie16861687Granddaughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-LüneburgAlso a princess of Great Britain by birth.
Died in infancy.
Mary16901690Granddaughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-LüneburgAlso a princess of Great Britain by birth.
Died in infancy.
Charlotte Amalie17061782Daughter of Frederick IV and Louise of Mecklenburg-GüstrowDied unmarried.
Christiane Amalie17231724Daughter of Frederick IV and Anne Sophie ReventlowDied in infancy.
Louise17241724Daughter of Christian VI and Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-KulmbachDied in infancy.
Louise17261756Daughter of Christian VI and Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-KulmbachMarried Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen on 1 October 1749.
Sophia Magdalena17461813Daughter of Frederick V and Louise of Great BritainHeir presumptive to the throne of Denmark 3 June 1747 – 29 January 1749.
Married Gustav III, King of Sweden on 1 October 1766, widowed in 1792.
Wilhelmina Caroline17471820Daughter of Frederick V and Louise of Great BritainMarried William I, Elector of Hesse on 1 September 1764.
Louise17501831Daughter of Frederick V and Louise of Great BritainMarried Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel on 30 August 1766.
Louise Auguste17711843Daughter of Christian VII and Caroline Matilda of Great BritainMarried Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg on 27 May 1786, widowed in 1814.
Juliana Marie17841784Granddaughter of Frederick V and Juliana Maria of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelDied in infancy.
Juliane Sophie17881850Granddaughter of Frederick V and Juliana Maria of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelMarried Princess Wilhelm of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld on 22 August 1812, widowed 1834.
Louise Charlotte17891864Granddaughter of Frederick V and Juliana Maria of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelMarried Prince William of Hesse-Kassel on 10 November 1810; mother of Queen Louise.
Marie Louise17921793Daughter of Frederick VI and Marie of Hesse-KasselDied in infancy.
Caroline17931881Daughter of Frederick VI and Marie of Hesse-KasselMarried Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark on 1 August 1829, widowed 1863.
Louise17951795Daughter of Frederick VI and Marie of Hesse-KasselDied in infancy.
Juliana Louise18021802Daughter of Frederick VI and Marie of Hesse-KasselDied in infancy.
Frederikke Marie18051805Daughter of Frederick VI and Marie of Hesse-KasselDied in infancy.
Vilhelmine Marie18081891Daughter of Frederick VI and Marie of Hesse-KasselFirst Marriage Prince Frederick of Denmark on 1 November 1828, divorced in 1837.
Second Marriage Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg on 19 May 1838, widowed in 1871.
Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia18441925Daughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselBorn a princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, created a Danish princess in 1853.
Married Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India on 10 March 1863, widowed in 1910.
Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar18471928Daughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselBorn a princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, created a Danish princess in 1853.
Married Alexander III, Emperor of Russia on 9 November 1866, widowed in 1894.
Thyra Amalie Caroline Charlotte Anna18531933Daughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselMarried Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, on 21/22 December 1878, widowed in 1923.
Louise Caroline Josephine Sophie Thyra Olga18751906Daughter of Frederick VIII and Louise of SwedenMarried Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe on 5 May 1896.
Ingeborg Charlotte Caroline Frederikke Louise18781958Daughter of Frederick VIII and Louise of SwedenMarried Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland on 27 August 1897, widowed in 1951.
Thyra Louise Caroline Amalie Augusta Elisabeth18801945Daughter of Frederick VIII and Louise of SwedenDied unmarried.
Dagmar Louise Elisabeth18901961Daughter of Frederick VIII and Louise of SwedenMarried Jørgen Castenskjold on 23 November 1922.
Alexandra18701891Granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth.
Married Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia on 17 June 1889.
Maria18761940Granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth.
First Marriage Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia on 30 April 1900, widowed in 1919
Second Marriage Perikles Ioannidis on 16 December 1922.
Olga18801880Granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth.
Died in infancy.
Margrethe Françoise Louise Marie Helene18951992Granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselFirst Roman Catholic Danish princess since the Reformation.
Married Prince René of Bourbon-Parma on 9 June 1921, widowed in 1962.
Feodora Louise Caroline-Mathilde Viktoria Alexandra Frederikke Johanne19101975Granddaughter of Frederick VIII and Louise of SwedenMarried Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe on 9 September 1937, widowed in 1974.
Caroline-Mathilde Louise Dagmar Christine Maud Augusta Ingeborg Thyra Adelheid19121995Granddaughter of Frederick VIII and Louise of SwedenMarried Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark on 8 September 1933, widowed in 1976.
Alexandrine-Louise Caroline-Mathilde Dagmar19141962Granddaughter of Frederick VIII and Louise of SwedenMarried Count Luitpold of Castell-Castell on 22 January 1937, widowed in 1941.
Helen18961982Great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth.
Married Carol II, King of Romania on 10 March 1921, divorced in 1928.
Irene19041974Great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth.
Married Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta on 1 July 1939, widowed in 1948.
Katherine19132007Great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth.
Married Richard Brandram on 21 April 1947, widowed in 1994.
Eugénie19101989Great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth.
First Marriage Dominik Rainer Radziwiłł on 30 May 1938, divorced in 1946.
Second Marriage Raimundo, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino on 28 November 1949, divorced in 1965.
Olga19031997Great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth.
Married Prince Paul of Yugoslavia on 22 October 1923, widowed in 1976.
Elizabeth19041955Great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth.
Married Carl Theodor, Count of Toerring-Jettenbach on 10 January 1934.
Marina19061968Great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth.
Married Prince George, Duke of Kent on 29 November 1934, widowed in 1942.
Margarita19051981Great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth.
Married Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg on 20 April 1931, widowed in 1960.
Theodora19061969Great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth.
Married Berthold, Margrave of Baden on 17 August 1931, widowed in 1963.
Cecilie19111937Great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth.
Married Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse on 2 February 1931.
Sophie19142001Great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth.
First Marriage Prince Christoph of Hesse on 15 December 1930, widowed in 1943.
Second Marriage Prince George William of Hanover on 23 April 1946.
Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid
later, Margrethe II
1940Daughter of Frederick IX and Ingrid of SwedenStyled as "Princess Margrethe of Denmark" until her succession in 1972 as Margrethe II.
Married Henri de Laborde de Monpezat on 10 June 1967, widowed in 2018.
Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid1944Daughter of Frederick IX and Ingrid of SwedenMarried Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg on 3 February 1968, widowed in 2017.
Anne-Marie Dagmar Ingrid1946Daughter of Frederick IX and Ingrid of SwedenMarried Constantine II, King of the Hellenes on 18 September 1964.
Elisabeth Caroline-Mathilde Alexandrine Helena Olga Thyra Feodora Estrid Margrethe Désirée19352018Granddaughter of Christian X and Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-SchwerinDied unmarried.
Alexandra19211993Great-great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth.
Married Peter II, King of Yugoslavia on 20 March 1944, widowed in 1970.
Sophia Margarita Victoria Federica1938Great-great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth.
Married Juan Carlos I, King of Spain on 14 May 1962.
Irene1942Great-great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth
Alexia1965Great-great-great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth.
Daughter of Anne-Marie.
Married Carlos Morales Quintana on 9 July 1999.
Theodora1983Great-great-great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth.
Daughter of Anne-Marie.
Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe2007Granddaughter of Margrethe II and Henri de Laborde de MonpezatAdditionally created Countess of Monpezat on 30 April 2008.
Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda2011Granddaughter of Margrethe II and Henri de Laborde de MonpezatAdditionally Countess of Monpezat by birth.
Athena Marguerite Françoise Marie2012Granddaughter of Margrethe II and Henri de Laborde de MonpezatAdditionally Countess of Monpezat by birth.
Maria-Olympia1996Great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth.