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{{Short description|King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972}}
{{Similar names|Frederick IX (disambiguation){{!}}Frederick IX}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name            = Frederik IX
| full name       = Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg
| succession      = [[King of Denmark]]
| moretext        = ([[Style of the Danish sovereign|more...]])
| image           = Frederik IX (cropped) - Det Kongelige Bibliotek (KE069531).jpg
| caption         = Official portrait, 1949
| alt             = Frederik IX in admiral's uniform
| reign           = {{nowrap|20 April 1947 –<br />14 January 1972}}
| predecessor     = [[Christian X]]
| successor       = [[Margrethe II]]
| spouse          = {{marriage|[[Ingrid of Sweden]]|24 May 1935}}
| issue           = {{unbulleted list|[[Margrethe II of Denmark]]|[[Princess Benedikte of Denmark|Benedikte, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg]]|[[Queen Anne-Marie of Greece|Anne-Marie, Queen of Greece]]}}
| house           = [[House of Glücksburg|Glücksburg]]
| father          = [[Christian X of Denmark]]
| mother          = [[Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]
| birth_date      = {{Birth date|1899|3|11|df=y}}
| birth_place     = [[Sorgenfri Palace]], [[Kongens Lyngby]], Denmark
| death_date      = {{death date and age|1972|1|14|1899|3|11|df=y}}
| death_place     = [[Copenhagen Municipal Hospital|Municipal Hospital]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/casas-reales/2019-08-21/reina-margarita-dinamarca-muerte-padre_2187231/ |title=Margarita de Dinamarca cuenta el drama de ver enfermar y morir a su padre en 14 días |date=21 August 2019 |access-date=26 August 2019 |archive-date=2 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102135643/https://www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/casas-reales/2019-08-21/reina-margarita-dinamarca-muerte-padre_2187231/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Copenhagen]], Denmark<ref>{{cite news|title=Frederik of Denmark Dies; Margrethe to Be Queen|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=15 January 1972|location=New York, N. Y.|pages=1}}</ref>
| burial_date     = 24 January 1972
| burial_place    = [[Roskilde Cathedral]], Roskilde, Denmark
| religion        = [[Church of Denmark]]
| signature       = Signature of Frederik IX of Denmark.svg}}
'''Frederik IX''' (Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg; 11 March 1899&nbsp;– 14 January 1972) was [[King of Denmark]] from 1947 to 1972.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.kongernessamling.dk/amalienborg/person/frederik-9/ |title= Frederik 9 |website= kongernessamling.dk |access-date= December 1, 2019 |archive-date= 7 August 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190807174356/http://www.kongernessamling.dk/amalienborg/person/frederik-9/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

Frederik was born into the [[House of Glücksburg]] during the reign of his great-grandfather [[King Christian IX]]. He was the first child of [[Christian X of Denmark|Prince Christian of Denmark]] and [[Princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]] (later King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine). He became [[crown prince]] when his father succeeded as king in 1912. As a young man, he was educated at the [[Royal Danish Naval Academy]]. In 1935, he married [[Princess Ingrid of Sweden]]. They had three daughters: [[Margrethe II|Margrethe]], [[Princess Benedikte of Denmark|Benedikte]] and [[Queen Anne-Marie of Greece|Anne-Marie]]. During [[Denmark in World War II|Nazi Germany's occupation of Denmark]], Frederik acted as [[regent]] on behalf of his father from 1942 until 1943.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.greekroyalfamily.gr/en/queen-anna-maria.html|title=Queen Anne-Marie|website=The Greek Royal Family|access-date=December 1, 2019|archive-date=26 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226213636/https://www.greekroyalfamily.gr/en/queen-anna-maria.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kongehuset.dk/den-kongelige-familie/hkh-prinsesse-benedikte|title=H.K.H. Prinsesse Benedikte|website=kongehuset.dk|date=28 November 2015|access-date=December 1, 2019|archive-date=30 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730050236/http://kongehuset.dk/den-kongelige-familie/hkh-prinsesse-benedikte|url-status=live}}</ref>

Frederik became king on his father's death in April 1947. During Frederik's reign, Danish society changed rapidly, the [[welfare state]] was expanded and, as a consequence of the booming economy of the 1960s, women entered the labour market. The modernization brought new demands on the monarchy and Frederik's role as a [[constitutional monarch]]. Frederik died in 1972, and was succeeded by his eldest daughter, Margrethe II.<ref>{{cite web|url=   http://kongehuset.dk/en/the-monarchy-in-denmark/the-royal-lineage|title=   The Royal Lineage|website=   kongehuset.dk|date=   7 April 2016|access-date=   December 1, 2019|archive-date=   8 August 2019|archive-url=   https://web.archive.org/web/20190808025018/http://kongehuset.dk/en/the-monarchy-in-denmark/the-royal-lineage|url-status=   live}}</ref>

==Birth and family==
[[File:Firekonger.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Four generations&nbsp;— four kings: [[Christian IX of Denmark|King Christian IX]], [[Frederick VIII of Denmark|Crown Prince Frederik (VIII)]], [[Christian X of Denmark|Prince Christian (X)]] and Prince Frederik (IX) in 1903]]
{{House of Glücksburg (Denmark)|Frederik IX}}
Frederik was born on 11 March 1899 at his parents' country [[Dwelling|residence]], the [[Sorgenfri Palace]], located on the shores of the small [[river]] [[Mølleåen]] in [[Kongens Lyngby]] north of [[Copenhagen]] on the island of [[Zealand]] in [[Denmark]], during the reign of his great-grandfather [[Christian IX of Denmark|King Christian IX]].<ref name="kongeligedaab">{{cite book|first1=Lone|last1=Hindø|first2=Else|last2=Boelskifte|title=Kongelig Dåb. Fjorten generationer ved Rosenborg-døbefonten|trans-title=Royal Baptisms. Fourteen generations at the Rosenborg baptismal font|publisher=Forlaget Hovedland|year=2007|isbn=978-87-7070-014-6|language=da|page=101-107}}</ref> His father was [[Christian X of Denmark|Prince Christian of Denmark]] (later King Christian X), the eldest son of [[Frederick VIII of Denmark|Crown Prince Frederik]] and [[Louise of Sweden|Princess Louise of Sweden]] (later King Frederik VIII and Queen Louise). His mother was [[Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]], the eldest daughter of [[Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]] and [[Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

He was baptised in the ''Garden Room'' at Sorgenfri Palace on 9 April 1899 by the royal [[confessor]] Jakob Paulli.<ref name="kongeligedaab"/> The young prince had 21 [[godparents]]: Christian IX of Denmark (his paternal great-grandfather); [[Frederick VIII of Denmark|Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark]] (his paternal grandfather); the [[Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia|Dowager Grand Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]] (his maternal grandmother); [[Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia]] (his maternal great-grandfather); [[Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt|Dowager Grand Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]] (his maternal step-great-grandmother); [[Haakon VII|Prince Carl of Denmark]] (his paternal uncle); [[Princess Thyra of Denmark (1880–1945)|Princess Thyra of Denmark]] (his paternal aunt); [[Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]] (his maternal uncle); [[George I of Greece]] (his paternal great-uncle); [[Edward VII|Albert Edward, Prince of Wales]] (his paternal great-uncle by marriage); [[Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover|Ernest August, Duke of Cumberland]] (his paternal great-uncle by marriage); [[Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia]] (his maternal great-uncle); his first cousins once removed, [[Nicholas II of Russia]], [[George V|George, Duke of York]], [[Prince George of Greece and Denmark]] and Georg Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince of Hanover; [[Constantine I of Greece|Crown Prince Constantine]] and [[Sophia of Prussia|Crown Princess Sophia of Greece]] (his first cousin once removed, and his wife); his paternal great-granduncles, [[Prince Johann of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg]] and [[Oscar II of Sweden|King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway]]; and [[Gustaf V|Crown Prince Gustaf]] and [[Victoria of Baden|Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden]] (his first cousin twice removed and his wife).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.sa.dk/composite-2686| title=Prinser og Prinsesser kommer også i kirkebogen| publisher=The Danish State Archives| access-date=10 August 2011}}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Frederik's only sibling, [[Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark|Knud]], was born one year after Frederik. The family lived in apartments in Christian VIII's Palace at [[Amalienborg Palace]] in [[Copenhagen]], in [[Sorgenfri Palace]] near the capital and in a summer residence, [[Marselisborg Palace]] in [[Aarhus]] in [[Jutland]], which Frederik's parents had received as a wedding present from the people of Denmark in 1898. In 1914, the King also built the [[villa]] [[Klitgården]] in [[Skagen]] in [[Northern Jutland]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

==Early life==
{{unreferenced section|date=November 2021}}
[[File:Crown Prince Denmark 5125513827 c7a710ba95 o.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Crown Prince Frederik, {{circa|1914}}]]
Christian IX died on 29 January 1906, and Frederik's grandfather Crown Prince Frederik succeeded him as King Frederik VIII. Frederik's father became crown prince, and Frederik moved up to second in line to the throne.

Just six years later, on 14 May 1912, King Frederik VIII died, and Frederik's father ascended the throne as King Christian X. Frederik himself became crown prince. On 1 December 1918, as the [[Danish–Icelandic Act of Union]] recognized Iceland as a fully [[sovereign state]] in [[personal union]] with Denmark through a common [[monarch]], Frederik also became crown prince of [[Kingdom of Iceland|Iceland]] (where his name was officially spelled Friðrik). However, as a [[1944 Icelandic constitutional referendum|national referendum]] [[Founding of the Republic of Iceland|established the Republic of Iceland]] on 17 June 1944, he never succeeded as king of Iceland.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

Frederik was educated at the [[Royal Danish Naval Academy]] (breaking with Danish royal tradition by choosing a naval instead of an army career) and the [[University of Copenhagen]]. Before he became king, he had acquired the rank of [[rear admiral]] and he had had several senior commands on active service. He acquired several tattoos during his naval service including dragons, birds, and other [[American traditional|traditional tattoo]] motifs that were popular among sailors of the time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barrett |first=Michael |date=6 Jan 2020 |title=The Danish king who was heavily tattooed – and how his ink was recreated |url=https://www.thelocal.dk/20200106/the-danish-king-who-was-heavily-tattooed-and-how-researchers-recreated-his-ink |access-date=19 October 2024 |website=The Local Denmark}}</ref>

In addition, with his great love of music, Frederik was an able [[piano]] player and [[Conducting|conductor]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dacapo-records.dk/en/artists/king-frederik-ix | title=Frederik IX | date=15 March 2016 | access-date=3 June 2023 | archive-date=3 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603064739/https://www.dacapo-records.dk/en/artists/king-frederik-ix | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Marriage and issue==
[[File:IngridandFrederikIX.jpg|thumb|upright|left|The newly engaged Princess Ingrid of Sweden and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, 1935]]
{{further|Wedding of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, and Princess Ingrid of Sweden}}

In the 1910s, Alexandrine considered the two youngest daughters of her cousin [[Tsar Nicholas II]], [[Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia|Grand Duchesses Maria]] and [[Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia|Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia]], as possible wives for Frederik until the execution of the Romanov family in 1918. In 1922, Frederik was engaged to [[Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark]], his double second cousin, through [[King Christian IX of Denmark]] and the other through [[Frederick Francis II]]. They never wed.<ref>{{cite news|title=DANISH HEIR ENGAGED.; Crown Prince Will Wed Princess Olga of Greece.|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D05E1DA1F30EE3ABC4E53DFB5668389639EDE|access-date=13 May 2017|work=The New York Times|agency=Associated Press|date=6 March 1922}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=CONSTANTINE'S NIECE NOT TO WED PRINCE; Engagement of Princess Olga and Heir to the Danish Throne Is Annuled (sic)|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D07EEDF1E39EF3ABC4051DFBF668389639EDE|access-date=13 May 2017|work=The New York Times|agency=Associated Press|date=28 September 1922}}</ref>

Instead, on 15 March 1935, a few days after his 36th birthday, his engagement to Princess [[Ingrid of Sweden]] (1910–2000), a daughter of [[Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden|Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf]] (later King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden) and his first wife, [[Princess Margaret of Connaught]], was announced. They had gotten engaged in private in the beginning of February.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Mandal, Marcus (director) |date=1999 |title=Frederik – Konge til alle tider |type=Television production |language=Danish |url=https://www.dr.dk/drtv/se/frederik-_-konge-til-alle-tider_431914 |access-date=6 April 2024 |location= |publisher=[[DR (broadcaster)|DR]]}}</ref> Frederik and Ingrid were related in several ways. In descent from [[Oscar I of Sweden]] and [[Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden]], they were double third cousins. In descent from [[Paul I of Russia]], Frederik was a fourth cousin of Ingrid's mother. They married in [[Storkyrkan|Stockholm Cathedral]] on 24 May 1935. Their wedding was one of the greatest media events of the day in Sweden in 1935, and among the wedding guests were the [[Christian X of Denmark|King]] and [[Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|Queen of Denmark]], the [[Leopold III of Belgium|King]] and [[Astrid of Sweden|Queen of Belgium]] and the [[Olav V of Norway|Crown Prince]] and [[Märtha of Sweden|Crown Princess of Norway]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

Upon their return to Denmark, the couple were given [[Frederik VIII's Palace]] at [[Amalienborg Palace]] in Copenhagen as their primary residence and [[Gråsten Palace]] in [[Northern Schleswig]] as a summer residence.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

Their daughters are:
* Queen [[Margrethe II of Denmark]], born 16 April 1940, married to [[Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark|Count Henri de Laborde of Monpezat]] and has two sons
* [[Princess Benedikte of Denmark]], born 29 April 1944, married to [[Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg]] and has three children
* [[Queen Anne-Marie of Greece|Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark]], born 30 August 1946, married to [[King Constantine II of Greece]] and has five children

==Reign==
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From 1942 until 1943, Frederik acted as [[regent]] on behalf of his father who was temporarily incapacitated after a fall from his horse in October 1942.

On 20 April 1947, Christian X died, and Frederik succeeded to the throne. He was proclaimed king from the balcony of [[Christiansborg Palace]] by [[Prime Minister of Denmark|Prime Minister]] [[Knud Kristensen]].

Frederik IX's reign saw great change. During these years, Danish society shook off the restrictions of an agricultural society, developed a welfare state, and, as a consequence of the booming economy of the 1960s, women entered the labour market. In other words, Denmark became a modern country, which meant new demands on the monarchy.

In 1948, one year into the king's reign, the [[Faroe Islands]] obtained [[home rule]] and became a [[self-governing]] country within the [[Danish Realm]].

===Changes to the Act of Succession===
[[File:Kongeparret.jpg|thumb|right|King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid, {{Circa|1950s}}]]
As King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid had no sons, it was expected that the king's younger brother, [[Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark|Prince Knud]], would inherit the throne, in accordance with Denmark's succession law (Royal Ordinance of 1853).

However, in 1953, an [[Act of Succession (Denmark)|Act of Succession]] was passed, primarily changing the method of succession to [[male-preference primogeniture]], allowing his daughters to succeed him if he had no sons. As a result, his eldest daughter, Margrethe, became [[heir presumptive]].

==Death and funeral==
[[File:Roskilde mauzoleum.jpg|thumb|left|Mausoleum of Frederik IX, next to [[Roskilde Cathedral]]]]
Shortly after Frederik delivered his New Year's address on 31 December 1971, he became ill with flu-like symptoms. On 1 January 1972, he received treatment for pneumonia, with his New Year levées scheduled for 5 and 6 January being cancelled. On 3 January, he suffered a [[cardiac arrest]] and was rushed to the [[Copenhagen Municipal Hospital]]. After a brief period of apparent improvement, the king's condition deteriorated further on 11 January, and he died three days later, on 14 January, at 7:50&nbsp;pm surrounded by his immediate family and closest friends, having been unconscious since the previous day.<ref>Jon Bloch Skipper. ''Sømandskongen''. Pp 300—309. [[Aschehoug (Egmont)|Aschehoug]] (2005). {{ISBN|978-87-1111-789-7}}.</ref><ref name=obit>{{cite news |title=Frederik of Denmark Dies. Margrethe to Be Queen |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/01/15/archives/frederik-of-denmark-dies-margrethe-to-be-queen-frederik-of-denmark.html |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=January 15, 1972 |access-date=8 February 2017 |archive-date=28 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328011728/https://www.nytimes.com/1972/01/15/archives/frederik-of-denmark-dies-margrethe-to-be-queen-frederik-of-denmark.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-01-14 |title=Frederik 9.´s sidste dage |url=https://www.dr.dk/historie/webfeature/frederik-ix-sidste-dage |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=[[DR (broadcaster)|DR]] |language=da-dk}}</ref> He was succeeded by his eldest daughter, [[Margrethe II]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news |date=16 January 1972 |title=Margrethe Proclaimed Queen of Denmark in Brief Ceremony at Palace |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/01/16/archives/margrethe-proclaimed-queen-of-denmark-in-brief-ceremony-at-palace.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328012026/https://www.nytimes.com/1972/01/16/archives/margrethe-proclaimed-queen-of-denmark-in-brief-ceremony-at-palace.html |archive-date=28 March 2023 |access-date=8 February 2017 |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |agency=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>

Following his death, Frederik's coffin was transported to his home at [[Amalienborg Palace]], where it stood until 18 January, when it was moved to the [[chapel]] at [[Christiansborg Palace]].<ref>{{cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |title=Royalty and Danish Commoners Honor King Frederik at Burial |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/01/25/archives/royalty-and-danish-commoners-honor-king-frederik-at-burial.html |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=January 25, 1972 |access-date=8 February 2017 |archive-date=7 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307164343/https://www.nytimes.com/1972/01/25/archives/royalty-and-danish-commoners-honor-king-frederik-at-burial.html |url-status=live }}</ref> There, the coffin was placed on ''[[castrum doloris]]'', a ceremony largely unchanged since introduced at the burial of [[Frederick III of Denmark|Frederik III]] in 1670, and the last remaining royal ceremony where the [[Danish Crown Regalia]] is used. The king then [[lying in state|lay in state]] for six days until his [[funeral]], during which period the public could pay their last respects.<ref>Jon Bloch Skipper. ''Sømandskongen''. Pp 315. [[Aschehoug (Egmont)|Aschehoug]] (2005). {{ISBN|978-87-1111-789-7}}.</ref>

The funeral took place on 24 January 1972, and was split in two parts. A brief ceremony was first held in the chapel where the king had lain in state, in which the [[Diocese of Copenhagen|Bishop of Copenhagen]], {{ill|Willy Westergaard Madsen|da}}, said a brief prayer, followed by a hymn, before the coffin was carried out of the chapel by members of the [[Royal Life Guards (Denmark)|Royal Life Guards]] and placed on a [[Limbers and caissons|gun carriage]] for a procession to the [[Copenhagen Central Station]]. The gun carriage was pulled by 48 [[Sailor|seamen]] and was escorted by [[Guard of honour|honor guards]] from the Danish [[Royal Danish Army|Army]], [[Royal Danish Air Force|Air Force]], and [[Royal Danish Navy|Navy]], as well as honor guards from France, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.<ref>{{cite news |agency= [[DR (broadcaster)|DR]] |title= Hans Majestæt, Kong Frederik den IX's bisættelse 1:2. |url= https://www.dr.dk/bonanza/serie/448/begravelse-kong-frederik-ix/66178/hans-majestaet-kong-frederik-den-ixs-bisaettelse-12 |date= January 24, 1972 |access-date= 14 January 2023 |archive-date= 15 January 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230115060714/https://www.dr.dk/bonanza/serie/448/begravelse-kong-frederik-ix/66178/hans-majestaet-kong-frederik-den-ixs-bisaettelse-12 |url-status= live }}</ref>

At the Copenhagen Central Station, the coffin was placed on a special railway carriage for the rail journey to [[Roskilde]]. The [[funeral train]] was pulled by two [[SJ F (steam locomotive)|DSB class E]] steam engines. Once in Roskilde, the coffin was pulled through the city by a group of [[Sailor|seamen]] to [[Roskilde Cathedral]] where the final ceremony took place. Previous rulers had been interred in the cathedral, but it was the King's wish to be buried outside.<ref>Roger Lundgren. ''Ingrid''. Pp 147. People'sPress (2010). {{ISBN|978-87-7055-826-6}}.</ref>

Queen Ingrid survived her husband by 28 years. She died on 7 November 2000. Her remains were interred alongside him at the burial site outside Roskilde Cathedral.

==Legacy==
In 1934, the [[Crown Prince Frederik Range]] in [[Greenland]] was named after him when it was first mapped by [[Sir Martin Lindsay, 1st Baronet|Sir Martin Lindsay]] during the [[British Trans-Greenland Expedition]].<ref name="Roquette Gold medal">"French Honour For British Explorer", ''The Times'', 12 April 1935.</ref>
On 20 April 1982, a statue of King Frederik IX dressed in the uniform of an admiral was unveiled by the Copenhagen harbour on the 35th anniversary of his accession to the throne in 1947 and in the tenth year after his death.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vejpark2.kk.dk/apps/monumenter/index.asp?lang=uk&mode=detalje&id=286 |title=King Frederick IX (1899-1972) |publisher=The City of Copenhagen |access-date=10 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070917110801/http://www.vejpark2.kk.dk/apps/monumenter/index.asp?lang=uk |archive-date=17 September 2007 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Folktale==
In the southern city of [[Sønderborg]], Frederik has a dish named after himself. The dish is called "{{lang|da|Kong Fiddes livret}}" (King Frederik's favorite). The name {{lang|da|Fidde}} is a common diminutive nickname for people named Frederik in the [[South Denmark|southern parts of Denmark]]. The dish is supposedly one that was regularly served to Frederik on his birthday at [[Gråsten Palace]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rørby Madsen |first1=Holger |title=Kong Fiddes livret - opskrift på en kongelig gryderet |url=https://madensverden.dk/kong-fiddes-livret/ |website=Madens Verden |date=9 February 2023 |publisher=Moderne Medier ApS |access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref> The dish consists of strips of [[flank steak]], stirred in a creamy [[paprika]] and [[curry sauce]], served with [[French fries]], boiled [[potato]]es, [[beetroot]], boiled [[egg]]s and freshly sliced [[onion]]s.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Restaurant Colosseum |title=Menu |url=https://restaurant-colosseum.dk/MENU/ |website=Restaurant Colosseum |access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref>

==Honours==
[[File:Royal Monogram of King Frederik IX of Denmark.svg|thumb|150px|Royal monogram]]

;Danish honours<ref name="DanskStatskalender">{{cite book |year=1943 |orig-date=1st pub.:1801 |editor1-last=Bille-Hansen |editor1-first=A. C. |editor2-last=Holck |editor2-first=Harald |title=Statshaandbog for Kongeriget Danmark for Aaret 1943 |trans-title=State Manual of the Kingdom of Denmark for the Year 1943 |url=https://dis-danmark.dk/bibliotek/911548.pdf#page=35 |format=PDF |series=Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender |language=da |location=Copenhagen |publisher=J.H. Schultz A.-S. Universitetsbogtrykkeri |pages=17–18 |access-date=16 September 2019 |via=[[:da:DIS Danmark]] |archive-date=23 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923031402/https://dis-danmark.dk/bibliotek/911548.pdf#page=35 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Order of the Elephant|Knight of the Elephant]], ''14 May 1912''
* [[Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog]], ''11 March 1917''
* [[Order of the Dannebrog|Grand Commander of the Dannebrog]], ''3 February 1936''
* King Christian IX Centenary Medal
* King Frederik VIII Centenary Medal
* [[Long Service Awards (Denmark)|Navy Long Service Award]]

;Foreign honours<ref name="DanskStatskalender02">{{cite book |year=1963 |orig-date=1st pub.:1801 |editor1-last=Bille-Hansen |editor1-first=A. C. |editor2-last=Holck |editor2-first=Harald |title=Statshaandbog for Kongeriget Danmark for Aaret 1963 |trans-title=State Manual of the Kingdom of Denmark for the Year 1963 |url=https://dis-danmark.dk/bibliotek/918015.pdf#page=60 |format=PDF |series=Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender |language=da |location=Copenhagen |publisher=J.H. Schultz A.-S. Universitetsbogtrykkeri |page=17 |access-date=16 September 2019 |via=[[:da:DIS Danmark]] |archive-date=22 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922021046/https://dis-danmark.dk/bibliotek/918015.pdf#page=60 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* {{Flag|Iceland}}: [[Order of the Falcon|Grand Cross of the Falcon]]<ref name="kongehuset">{{cite web | url=http://kongehuset.dk/materialemappe/Images/bryllupsbillede.jpg-2.img | title=bryllupsbillede | publisher=kongehuset.dk | access-date=15 September 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603205617/http://kongehuset.dk/materialemappe/Images/bryllupsbillede.jpg-2.img | archive-date=3 June 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* {{Flag|Austria}}: Grand Star of the [[Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/VHG/XXIV/AB/AB_10542/imfname_251156.pdf | title = Reply to a parliamentary question | website = Parlament.gv.at | language = de | page = 134 | access-date = 8 October 2012 | archive-date = 1 May 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200501061109/https://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/VHG/XXIV/AB/AB_10542/imfname_251156.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>
* {{Flag|Belgium}}: Grand Cordon of the [[Order of Leopold (Belgium)|Order of Leopold]]{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
* {{Flag|Czechoslovakia}}: [[Order of the White Lion|Collar of the White Lion]], ''22 May 1935''
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg}} [[Dominican Republic]]: [[Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella|Grand Cross of the Order of Merit, with Gold Star]]
* {{Flagicon|Ethiopian Empire}} [[House of Solomon (Solomonic dynasty)|Ethiopian Imperial Family]]: [[Order of the Seal of Solomon|Grand Cross of the Seal of Solomon]]{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
* {{flag|Finland}}:
** [[Order of the White Rose of Finland|Collar of the White Rose]], ''1926''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ritarikunnat.fi/index.php/fi/64-ritarikunnat/palkitut/216-suomen-valkoisen-ruusun-ritarikunnan-suurristin-ketjuineen-saajat-ulkomaalaiset|title=Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun Suurristi Ketjuineen|website=ritarikunnat.fi|language=fi|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927002640/http://www.ritarikunnat.fi/index.php/fi/64-ritarikunnat/palkitut/216-suomen-valkoisen-ruusun-ritarikunnan-suurristin-ketjuineen-saajat-ulkomaalaiset|url-status=live}}</ref>
** Commemoration Medal for the [[Finnish Civil War|Finnish War of Liberation]] of 1918
** Gold Commemoration Medal for the [[Winter War]] of 1939/40
** Medal for Humane Benevolence
* {{flagicon|German Empire}} [[House of Hohenzollern|German Imperial and Royal Family]]:
** [[Order of the Black Eagle|Knight of the Black Eagle, with Collar]]
** [[Order of the Red Eagle|Grand Cross of the Red Eagle]]
** {{Flagicon image|Flagge Großherzogtümer Mecklenburg.svg}} [[House of Mecklenburg|Mecklenburg Grand Ducal Family]]: [[House Order of the Wendish Crown|Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore]]
* {{flagicon|Greece|royal}} [[Greek Royal Family]]:
** [[Order of the Redeemer|Grand Cross of the Redeemer]]{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
** Grand Cross of the [[Order of George I]]{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
** [[Order of Saints George and Constantine|Grand Cross of Saints George and Constantine]]
** Commemorative Badge of the Centenary of the Royal House of Greece
* {{flag|France}}: Grand Cross of the [[Legion of Honour]]
* {{Flagicon image|State flag of the Imperial State of Iran (with standardized lion and sun).svg}} [[Pahlavi dynasty|Iranian Imperial Family]]:
** Collar of the [[Order of Pahlavi]]{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
* {{Flagicon|Kingdom of Italy}} [[House of Savoy|Italian Royal Family]]: [[Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation|Knight of the Annunciation]], ''10 March 1917''<ref name="dell'interno1920">{{cite book|author=Italy. Ministero dell'interno|title=Calendario generale del regno d'Italia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KU1TIJPtKx0C&pg=PR3|year=1920|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=KU1TIJPtKx0C&pg=PA58 58]|access-date=8 October 2020|archive-date=22 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922183837/https://books.google.com/books?id=KU1TIJPtKx0C&pg=PR3|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flag|Empire of Japan}}: Collar of the [[Order of the Chrysanthemum]]
* {{Flag|Netherlands}}: [[Order of the Netherlands Lion|Grand Cross of the Netherlands Lion]]{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
* {{Flag|Norway}}: [[Order of St. Olav|Grand Cross of St. Olav, with Collar]], ''10 April 1917''<ref>{{citation|title=Norges Statskalender|language=Norwegian|year=1922|pages=1173–1174|chapter-url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951001416649n&view=1up&seq=635&skin=2021|chapter=Den kongelige norske Sanct Olavs Orden|access-date=17 September 2021|via=hathitrust.org|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917144334/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951001416649n&view=1up&seq=635&skin=2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flag|Peru}}: [[Order of the Sun of Peru|Grand Cross of the Sun of Peru, in Diamonds]]
* {{flagicon|Russian Empire}} [[Russian Imperial Family]]:
** [[Order of St. Andrew|Knight of St. Andrew]]
** [[Order of St. Alexander Nevsky|Knight of St. Alexander Nevsky]]
** [[Order of the White Eagle (Russia)|Knight of the White Eagle]]
** [[Order of St. Anna|Knight of St. Anna, 1st Class]]
** [[Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov)|Knight of St. Stanislaus, 1st Class]]
* {{Flag|Sweden}}:
** [[Order of the Seraphim|Knight of the Seraphim, with Collar]], ''11 March 1917''<ref>{{citation|title=Sveriges Statskalender|year=1940|volume=2|page=7|url=https://runeberg.org/statskal/1940bih/0007.html|via=runeberg.org|access-date=2018-01-06|language=sv|archive-date=7 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107173554/http://runeberg.org/statskal/1940bih/0007.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="blogspot">{{cite web|url=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N0f4KS00hCg/UlZOeWQrj1I/AAAAAAAAHus/ROyEc9yRLIw/s1600/505953022_2_Big.jpg|title=Image: 505953022_2_Big.jpg, (449 × 600 px)|publisher=3.bp.blogspot.com|access-date=15 September 2015|archive-date=4 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304081405/http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N0f4KS00hCg/UlZOeWQrj1I/AAAAAAAAHus/ROyEc9yRLIw/s1600/505953022_2_Big.jpg|url-status=live}}</ref>
** King Gustaf V Commemorative Medal
* {{flag|Thailand}}:
** Knight of the [[Order of the Royal House of Chakri]], ''18 February 1917''<ref>{{cite periodical |periodical=[[Royal Thai Government Gazette]] |date= 3 March 1917 |url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/D/3531_1.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210754/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/D/3531_1.PDF |archive-date=4 March 2016 |script-title=th:พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ |language=th |access-date=2019-05-08}}</ref>
** Grand Cordon of the [[Order of Chula Chom Klao]]
* {{Flag|United Kingdom}}:
** [[Order of the Garter|Stranger Knight Companion of the Garter]], ''8 May 1951''{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}
** [[Order of the Bath|Honorary Grand Cross of the Bath]]{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}
** Honorary Grand Cross of the [[Royal Victorian Order]]{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}
** [[Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem|Associate Bailiff Grand Cross of St. John]]<ref>{{London Gazette|date=29 June 1948|issue=38339|page=3787}}</ref>
** Recipient of the [[King George VI Coronation Medal]]
}}

;Honorary military appointments
* 1947–61: Colonel-in-Chief of the [[Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentfallen.com/PDF%20reports/BUFFS%20DATES.pdf|title=The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)|publisher=Kent Fallen|access-date=30 December 2015|archive-date=3 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903040022/http://www.kentfallen.com/PDF%20REPORTS/BUFFS%20DATES.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 1961–66: Colonel-in-Chief of the [[Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment]]
* 1966–72: Colonel-in-Chief of the [[Queen's Regiment]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The Queen's Regiment|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/002queens.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060210174049/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/002queens.htm|archive-date=10 February 2006|access-date=20 July 2016|publisher=Regiments.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kongehuset.dk/en/news/connection-with-the-princess-of-wales-royal-regiment|title=Connection with The Princess of Wales Royal Regiment|work=The Danish Royal House|date=22 April 2023|accessdate=30 June 2023|archive-date=1 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701032854/https://www.kongehuset.dk/en/news/connection-with-the-princess-of-wales-royal-regiment|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Ancestors==
{{See also|Descendants of Christian IX of Denmark}}

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| 1 = 1. '''Frederik IX of Denmark'''
| 2 = 2. [[Christian X of Denmark]]
| 3 = 3. [[Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]
| 4 = 4. [[Frederick VIII of Denmark]]
| 5 = 5. [[Louise of Sweden|Princess Louise of Sweden]]
| 6 = 6. [[Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]
| 7 = 7. [[Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia]]
| 8 = 8. [[Christian IX of Denmark]]
| 9 = 9. [[Louise of Hesse-Kassel|Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel]]
| 10 = 10. [[Charles XV of Sweden]]
| 11 = 11. [[Louise of the Netherlands|Princess Louise of the Netherlands]]
| 12 = 12. [[Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]
| 13 = 13. [[Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz]]
| 14 = 14. [[Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia]]
| 15 = 15. [[Princess Cecilie of Baden]]
}}

==References==
===Citations===
{{Reflist|colwidth=20em}}

===Bibliography===
{{Refbegin|colwidth=30em}}
* {{Cite book|last=Bramsen|first=Bo|year=1992|title=Huset Glücksborg. Europas svigerfader og hans efterslægt.|trans-title=The House of Glücksburg. The Father-in-law of Europe and his descendants|edition=2nd|publisher=Forlaget Forum|location=Copenhagen|isbn=87-553-1843-6|language=da}}
* {{Cite book|last=Fabricius Møller |first=Jes |year=2013 |title=Dynastiet Glücksborg, en Danmarkshistorie |trans-title=The Glücksborg Dynasty, a history of Denmark |language=da |publisher=Gad |location=Copenhagen |isbn=978-87-12-04841-1 |ref=Fabricius Møller}}
* {{Cite book|last1=Lerche|first1=Anna|last2=Mandal|first2=Marcus|year=2003|title=A royal family: the story of Christian IX and his European descendants|location=Copenhagen|publisher=Aschehoug|isbn=978-87-15-10957-7}}
* {{cite book|last1=Scocozza|first1=Benito|chapter=Frederik 9.|title=Politikens bog om danske monarker|trans-title=Politiken's book about Danish monarchs|year=1997|publisher=Politikens Forlag|location=Copenhagen|isbn=87-567-5772-7|pages=200–203|language=da}}
{{Refend}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Frederik IX of Denmark|Frederik IX of Denmark}}
* [http://kongehuset.dk/english/the-monarchy-in-denmark/The-Royal-Lineage The Royal Lineage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150314224944/http://kongehuset.dk/english/the-monarchy-in-denmark/The-Royal-Lineage |date=14 March 2015 }} at the website of the [[Danish Monarchy]]
* [http://www.kongernessamling.dk/en/amalienborg/person/frederik-ix/ Frederik IX] at the website of the [[Royal Danish Collection]] at [[Amalienborg Palace]]
* {{PM20|FID=pe/005512}}

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