House of Glücksburg
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This article is about the royal house from 1825. For the earlier line, see Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (elder line).
The House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, better known as the House of Glücksburg, is a collateral branch of the German[1] House of Oldenburg. Its members have reigned at various times in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Greece, and several northern German states.
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| House of Glücksburg | |
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| Parent house | House of Oldenburg |
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| Founded | 6 July 1825; 198 years ago (1825-07-06) (17 December 1633; 390 years ago (1633-12-17) as Beck) |
| Founder | Friedrich Wilhelm (August Philipp as Beck) |
| Current head | Friedrich Ferdinand, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, Duke of Glücksburg |
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| Connected families |  Mountbatten-Windsor |
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Current monarchs King Harald V of Norway and King Charles III of the United Kingdom,[lower-alpha 1] as well as the former Queen of Denmark Margrethe II and former queens consort Anne-Marie of Greece and Sofía of Spain, are patrilineal members of cadet branches of the House of Glücksburg.[3][4][5]
