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Frederick IX, (born March 11, 1899, Sorgenfri Castle, near Copenhagen—died Jan. 14, 1972, Copenhagen), king of Denmark (1947–72) who gave encouragement to the Danish resistance movement against the German occupation during World War II and, along with his father, Christian X, was imprisoned by the Germans (1943–45).

Frederik IX. King of Denmark from 1947. In 1935 he married Princess Ingrid of Sweden with whom he had three daughters: Princess Margrethe (b. 1940; from 1972 HM Queen Margrethe II), Princess Benedikte (b. 1944), and Princess Anne-Marie (b. 1946; Queen of Greece 1964-73).

Frederik, born on March 11, 1899, at Sorgenfri Palace near Copenhagen, Denmark, was the eldest son of the future King Christian X of Denmark and Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. At the time of Frederik’s birth, his great-grandfather, Christian IX, was King of Denmark.

Frederik remains active in the defence services, and in the period 2002–2003 served as a staff officer at Defence Command Denmark, and from 2003 as a senior lecturer with the Institute of Strategy at the Royal Danish Defence College. The Royal Life Guard 1986. Lieutenant in the Reserve (Army) 1988.

Frederick IX was the king of Denmark from 1947 to 1972. He was one of the most popular monarchs in Danish royalty. He was the first in the royal family to have a career in the Danish navy and not in the army. He became the crown prince in 1912, when his father became the king. With his father’s death in April 1947, Frederick became the king.

Not long afterwards, Frederik became poorly with flu like symptoms. On January 3rd 1972, he had a heart attack and was taken to hospital. He died there, on January 14th, at the age of 72. The...

Frederick IX, the last revocably dynastic monarch of the Kingdom of Denmark, ruled from 20 April 1947 until 14 January 1972. The king had no sons, so it broke the traditional of the country the tradition of transmission of the throne through the male line.

Denmark's King Frederick IX was known for his extensive tattoo collection, and now you can grab a peek of the entire thing. King Frederick IX of Denmark was not like most other monarchs. Whereas most of the kings and queens throughout European history have ruled over their people from afar, Frederick enjoyed being in touch with the common man ...