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

PortraitNameArmsBornDiedRoyal lineageNotes
[Princess Anna Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark|Sophie of Denmark|Anna Sophie]1 September 16471 July 1717Daughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-LüneburgMarried John George III, Elector of Saxony, on 9 October 1666, widowed in 1691.
Frederica Amalia11 April 164930 October 1704Daughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-LüneburgMarried Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp on 24 October 1667, widowed in 1695.
Wilhelmine Ernestine21 June 165022 April 1706Daughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-LüneburgMarried Charles II, Elector Palatine on 20 September 1671, widowed in 1685.
Ulrika Eleonora11 September 165626 July 1693Daughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-LüneburgMarried Charles XI, King of Sweden on 6 May 1680.
Dorothea16 November 165715 May 1658Daughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-LüneburgDied in infancy.
Sophia Hedwig28 August 167713 March 1735Daughter of Christian V and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-KasselDied unmarried.
Christiane Charlotte18 January 167924 August 1689Daughter of Christian V and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-KasselDied unmarried.
Mary2 June 16858 February 1687Granddaughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-LüneburgAlso a princess of Great Britain by birth.
Died in infancy.
Anna Sophie12 May 16862 February 1687Granddaughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-LüneburgAlso a princess of Great Britain by birth.
Died in infancy.
Mary14 October 169014 October 1690Granddaughter of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-LüneburgAlso a princess of Great Britain by birth.
Died in infancy.
Charlotte Amalie6 October 170628 October 1782Daughter of Frederick IV and Louise of Mecklenburg-GüstrowDied unmarried.
Christiane Amalie23 October 17237 January 1724Daughter of Frederick IV and Anne Sophie ReventlowDied in infancy.
Louise19 June 172420 December 1724Daughter of Christian VI and Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-KulmbachDied in infancy.
Louise19 October 17268 August 1756Daughter of Christian VI and Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-KulmbachMarried Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen on 1 October 1749.
Sophia Magdalena3 July 174621 August 1813Daughter 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 Caroline10 July 174714 January 1820Daughter of Frederick V and Louise of Great BritainMarried William I, Elector of Hesse on 1 September 1764.
Louise20 January 175012 January 1831Daughter of Frederick V and Louise of Great BritainMarried Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel on 30 August 1766.
Louise Auguste7 July 177113 January 1843Daughter 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 Marie2 May 178428 October 1784Granddaughter of Frederick V and Juliana Maria of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelDied in infancy.
Juliane Sophie18 February 17889 May 1850Granddaughter of Frederick V and Juliana Maria of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelMarried Princess Wilhelm of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld on 22 August 1812, widowed 1834.
Louise Charlotte30 October 178928 March 1864Granddaughter of Frederick V and Juliana Maria of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelMarried Prince William of Hesse-Kassel on 10 November 1810; mother of Queen Louise.
Marie Louise19 November 179212 October 1793Daughter of Frederick VI and Marie of Hesse-KasselDied in infancy.
Caroline28 October 179331 March 1881Daughter of Frederick VI and Marie of Hesse-KasselMarried Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, on 1 August 1829, widowed 1863.
Louise21 August 17957 December 1795Daughter of Frederick VI and Marie of Hesse-KasselDied in infancy.
Juliana Louise12 February 180223 February 1802Daughter of Frederick VI and Marie of Hesse-KasselDied in infancy.
Frederikke Marie3 June 180514 July 1805Daughter of Frederick VI and Marie of Hesse-KasselDied in infancy.
Vilhelmine Marie18 January 180830 May 1891Daughter 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 Julia1 December 184420 November 1925Daughter 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 and Emperor of India, on 10 March 1863, widowed in 1910.
Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar26 November 184713 October 1928Daughter 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 Anna29 September 185326 February 1933Daughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselMarried Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, on 21/22 December 1878, widowed in 1923.
Alexándra30 August 187024 September 1891Granddaughter 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.
Louise Caroline Josephine Sophie Thyra Olga17 February 18754 April 1906Daughter of Frederik VIII and Louise of SwedenMarried Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe on 5 May 1896.
María3 March 187614 December 1940Granddaughter 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.
Ingeborg Charlotte Caroline Frederikke Louise2 August 187812 March 1958Daughter of Frederik VIII and Louise of SwedenMarried Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland on 27 August 1897, widowed in 1951.
Thyra Louise Caroline Amalie Augusta Elisabeth14 March 18802 November 1945Daughter of Frederik VIII and Louise of SwedenDied unmarried.
Ólga7 April 18802 November 1880Granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth.
Died in infancy.
Dagmar Louise Elisabeth23 May 189011 October 1961Daughter of Frederik VIII and Louise of SwedenMarried Jørgen Castenskjold on 23 November 1922
Margrethe Françoise Louise Marie Helene17 September 189518 September 1992Granddaughter 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.
Helen2 May 189628 November 1982Great-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.
Olga11 June 190316 October 1997Great-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.
Irene13 February 190415 April 1974Great-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.
Elizabeth24 May 190411 January 1955Great-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.
Margaríta18 April 190524 April 1981Great-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.
Theodora30 May 190616 October 1969Great-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.
Marina13 December 190627 August 1968Great-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.
Eugénie10 February 191013 February 1989Great-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.
Feodora Louise Caroline-Mathilde Viktoria Alexandra Frederikke Johanne3 July 191017 March 1975Granddaughter of Frederik VIII and Louise of SwedenMarried Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe on 9 September 1937, widowed in 1974.
Cecilie22 June 191116 November 1937Great-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.
Caroline-Mathilde Louise Dagmar Christine Maud Augusta Ingeborg Thyra Adelheid27 April 191212 December 1995Granddaughter of Frederik VIII and Louise of SwedenMarried Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark on 8 September 1933, widowed in 1976.
Katherine4 May 19132 October 2007Great-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.
Sophie26 June 191424 November 2001Great-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.
Alexandrine-Louise Caroline-Mathilde Dagmar12 December 191426 April 1962Granddaughter of Frederik VIII and Louise of SwedenMarried Count Luitpold of Castell-Castell on 22 January 1937, widowed in 1941.
Alexandra25 March 192130 January 1993Great-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.
Elisabeth Caroline-Mathilde Alexandrine Helena Olga Thyra Feodora Estrid Margrethe Désirée8 May 193519 June 2018Granddaughter of Christian X and Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-SchwerinDied unmarried.
Sofía Margarita Victoria Federica2 November 1938Great-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.
Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid
later, Margrethe II		16 April 1940Daughter of Frederik 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.
Irene11 May 194215 January 2026Great-great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth
Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid29 April 1944Daughter of Frederik IX and Ingrid of SwedenMarried Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg on 3 February 1968, widowed in 2017.
Anne-Marie Dagmar Ingrid30 August 1946Daughter of Frederik IX and Ingrid of SwedenMarried Constantine II, King of the Hellenes on 18 September 1964.
Alexía10 July 1965Great-great-great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth. As Greece abolished the monarchy in 1973, she now only claims the title in pretense, although she was legally a princess of Greece from her birth until 1973.
Daughter of Anne-Marie.
Married Carlos Morales Quintana on 9 July 1999.
Theodóra9 June 1983Great-great-great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth. As Greece abolished the monarchy in 1973, she only claims the title in pretense.
Daughter of Anne-Marie.
María Olympía25 July 1996Great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-KasselAlso a princess of Greece by birth. As Greece abolished the monarchy in 1973, she only claims the title in pretense.
Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe21 April 2007Daughter of Frederik X and Mary DonaldsonAdditionally created Countess of Monpezat on 30 April 2008.
Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda8 January 2011Daughter of Frederik X and Mary DonaldsonAdditionally Countess of Monpezat by birth.
Athena Marguerite Françoise Marie24 January 2012Granddaughter of Margrethe II and Henri de Laborde de MonpezatLost her title of princess 1 January 2023. Additionally Countess of Monpezat by birth.