Editing Frederik IX (section)

{{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 (KE062449).jpg
| caption         = Official portrait, 1947
| 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>