In the early twelfth century, the Kievan Rus and Scandinavia continued to make marriage alliances to keep them connected. This included the marriages of the two oldest daughters of Mstislav I of Kyiv and his wife, Christina of Sweden. Around 1111, their daughter, Malmfred, who was possibly their oldest, married Sigurd I of Norway. Not [read more]
In the early twelfth century, Kievan Rus continued its ties to Scandinavia. This included the marriages of the two oldest daughters of Mstislav I of Kyiv and his wife, Christina of Sweden. One of the daughters, Malmfred, got to become a queen twice – first of Norway and secondly of Denmark. Early Life Very little [read more]
Princess Josephine of Denmark was born on 8 January 2011 at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen as the daughter of the then Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. Her twin brother, Vincent, was born 26 minutes earlier. Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images She and Vincent were baptised [read more]
Princess Isabella of Denmark was born on 21 April 2007 as the daughter of the then Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. She was their second child and has an older brother, Prince Christian, and two younger siblings, twins Vincent and Josephine. Due to the introduction of absolute primogeniture in 2009, she [read more]
While we didn’t see Queen Mary being crowned with the Queen’s Crown, it was used for the Queen’s coronation for over 100 years. This crown was made in 1731 for Queen Sophie Magdalene (born of Brandenburg-Kulmbach) as she refused to wear the crown of her predecessor, Anna Sophie Reventlow, whom she hated. The crown was [read more]
To the right of the Danish Coronation Chair stands the silver Queen’s Coronation Chair. The Queen’s Coronation Chair was made by Nils Jonson for the 1731 coronation of Queen Sophie Magdalene (born of Brandenburg-Kulmbach). It matches the King’s chair in height. The Queen’s Coronation Chair is currently on display next to the King’s chair at [read more]
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