Royal Profile: 47 Facts About Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

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  1. Princess Benedikte Astird Ingeborg Ingrid of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg was born 29 April 1944 as the second of three daughters of King Federik XI & Queen Ingrid of Denmark {Source}. 
  2. She has two sisters, one older and a younger sister {Source}:
    1. Queen Margarethe II of Demark (1940)
    2. Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)
  3. She has two brothers-in-law {Source}:
    1. Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
    2. King Constantine of Greece
  4. Princess Benedikte has the following nephews  {Source}:
    1. Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece & Denmark (1968)
    2. Crown Prince Frederik André Henrik Christian of Denmark (1968)
    3. Prince Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian of Denmark (1969)
    4. Prince Nikolas  of Greece & Denmark (1969)
    5. Prince Philippos of Greece & Denmark (1986)
  5. Through her nephews, she has the following former and current nieces-in-law{Source}:
    1. Princess Marie Chantal  of Greece & Denmark (1968)
    2. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (1972, m 2004)
    3. Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg (1964, 1995-2005)
    4. Princess Marie of Denmark (1976, m. 2008)
    5. Princess Tatiana  of Greece & Denmark (1980)
  6. She has the following nieces:
    1. Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark (1965)
    2. Prince Theodora  of Greece & Denmark (1983)
  7. Her nephews-in-law are:
    1. Mr. Carlos Morales Quintana
    2. Thomas Kingston (engaged 2018, Theodora)
  8. Her great-nephews are:
    1. Prince Constantine-Alexios  of Greece & Denmark(1998)
    2. Prince Nikolai William Alexander Fredrick of Denmark (1999)
    3. Prince Achileas-Andreas  of Greece & Denmark(2000)
    4. Prince Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian of Denmark (2002)
    5. Prince Odysseus-Kimon   of Greece & Denmark(2004)
    6. Master Carlos Morales y de Grecia (2005)
    7. Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John of Denmark (2005)
    8. Prince Aristidis-Stavros  of Greece & Denmark (2008)
    9. Prince Henrik Carl Jochim Alin of Denmark (2009)
    10. Prince Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander of Denmark (2011)
  9. Her great-nieces are:
    1. Princess Maria Olympia of Greece & Denmark (1996)
    2. Miss Arrietta Morales y de Grecia (2002)
    3. Miss Ana María Morales y de Grecia (2003)
    4. Princess Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe of Denmark (2007)
    5. Amelia Morales y de Grecia (2007)
    6. Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda of Denmark (2011)
    7. Princess Athena Marguerite Françoise Marie of Denmark (2012)
  10. She was married to Richard,6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in Denmark on 3 February 1968{Source}.
  11.  Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg died in March 2017. 
  12. With Richard, she has a son:
    1. Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1969)
  13. They also have two daughters:
    1. Alexandra, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Countess von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth(1970)
    2. Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1975)
  14. They also have two children-in-law, and one's "life partner"
    1. Miss Carina Axelsson (partners since 2008)
    2. Count Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth
    3. Alexander Johannasman
  15. They have two grandsons:
    1. Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)
    2. Master Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann (2010)
  16. And two granddaughters:
    1. Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)
    2. Miss Louisa Johannsmann (2015)
  17. Princess Benedikte is patron of many national organizations, institutions, and foundations in Denmark and abroad {Source}. 
  18. She also serves as honoray member of various associations and societies{Source}. 
  19. Princess Benedikte served in a special scout unit created just for her so she could participate as a child.
  20.  She is chairwoman of Pigespejdernes fællesråd (Joint Committee of Girl Guides in Denmark) since 2000{Source}.
  21. In 1963, she stood in for her mother during the Girl Scouts World Conference{Source}.
  22.  In 1965, Princess Benedikte became president of the Girl Scouts ' Confederation Denmark{Source}. 
  23. She is patron for De grønne pigespejdere (The Green Girl Guides, Denmark) and Det Danske Spejderkorps (The Danish Guide and Scout Association){Source}.
  24. Princess Benedikte is patron of the Olave Baden Powell Society (OB-PS){Source}.
  25. She is an honorary member of the St Georges Guilds in Denmark. 
  26. In 2007, she was awarded with a prize of honour by this Scout association for adults.
  27. She is a first cousin of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden {Source}. 
  28. Along with her younger sister, Anne-Marie, Benedikte was a bridesmaid at the 1962 wedding of Prince Juan Carlos of Spain & Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark.
  29. She was not in line for the throne due to succession laws at birth. 
  30. However, things changed in 1947, allowed the Danish Royal women to succeed, which her sister did in 1972. 
  31. Presently, the Danish Succession Act allows equal rights to the throne.
  32. Upon this change, Princess Benedikte became second in line. 
  33. Presently she is 10th in line, and last, after two nephews, and 8 great-nieces and nephews.
  34. Princess Benedikte's children are not in line for succession due to her father ruling that they must be brought up in Denmark in order to have succession rights. 
  35. However, both her daughters have obtained Danish Citizenship. 
  36. She was a horse breeder in Germany, something that her youngest child has followed in her footsteps doing.
  37. She shares a birthday with 58 year old Prince Heinrich Julius  of Hanover (1961)
  38. Also celebrating her birthday today is Norway's Maud Angelica Behn.
  39. The final birthday today is The Infanta Sofia of Spain.
  40. She is a godmother of her nephew:
    1. Prince Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian of Denmark (1969)
  41. Her other godchild is her distant cousin:
    1. Princess Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine of Sweden (1982)
  42. She was named:
    1. Benedikte: ?
    2. Astrid: ?
    3. Ingeborg: ?
    4. Ingrid:her mother
  43. Her astrologcial sign is Taurus.
  44. Her life path number is 6.
  45. She almost shares a birthday with her cousin, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, who is two years and one day her junior.
  46. Through her mother, she has the following first cousins:
    1. Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler (1934)
    2. Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess of Hohhenzollern (1937)
    3. Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938)
    4. Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943)
    5. Count Michael Sigvard Bernadotte af Wisborg (1944)
    6. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946)
    7. Monica Kristina Margaretha Bernadotte (1948, adopted in 1951)
    8. Christian Carl Henning Bernadotte (1949, adopted in 1950)
  47. On her father's side, her first cousins are:
    1. Princess Elisabeth  of Denmark (1935- 2018)
    2. Count Ingolf af Rosenborg  (1940)
    3. Count Christian af Rosenborg (1942-2013)

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