He was born during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King Frederik IX, and became Crown Prince of Denmark following his mother's accession in 1972. He was educated privately at home and at Krebs School, École des Roches and Øregård Gymnasium.

Frederick, Crown Prince of Denmark may refer to: Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1753–1805), heir presumptive from 1766 to 1768; Frederick IV of Denmark (1671–1730), King of Denmark and Norway, Crown Prince from 1671 to 1699; Frederick V of Denmark (1723–1766), King of Denmark and Norway, Crown Prince from 1730 to 1746

Jan 14, 2024 · Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik takes over the crown on Sunday from his mother, Queen Margrethe II, who is breaking with centuries of Danish royal tradition and retiring after a 52-year reign. (Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Jan 8, 2025 · Frederik X (born May 26, 1968, Copenhagen, Denmark) is Denmark’s king, who ascended to the throne at age 55, on January 14, 2024, following the abdication of his 83-year-old mother, Queen Margrethe II, who was the longest-serving European monarch still reigning.

Jan 13, 2024 · He’s been known as the Crown Prince of Denmark since the age of three, but on Sunday, he left Copenhagen’s Christiansborg Palace as King Frederik X, sovereign of Europe’s oldest monarchy.

Jan 14, 2024 · COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark's prime minister proclaimed Frederik X as king on Sunday after his mother Queen Margrethe II formally signed her abdication, with massive crowds turning out to...

Jan 12, 2024 · As a teenager, Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik felt uncomfortable being in the spotlight and wondered whether there was any way he could avoid becoming king.

Jan 1, 2024 · In two weeks, Crown Prince Frederik is expected to become the king of Denmark after his mother, Queen Margrethe, made a surprise announcement that she is abdicating the throne.

Jan 3, 2024 · For Danes, the crown prince was already a familiar and popular figure, one with a lot of goodwill from his people despite sadness at his mother's departure. International observers grew curious about this 55-year-old king-in-waiting. Here is the story of Frederik's life and career as crown prince.

14 January 2024 – present: His Majesty The King of Denmark, Count of Monpezat; His official title in Danish is Hans Kongelige Højhed Kronprins Frederik til Danmark, Greve af Monpezat (His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, Count of Monpezat).