National
King of Denmark
- Danish: Konge af Danmark
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Inherited
- Exact method
- Hereditary succession under the Act of Succession of 1953 (Constitution section 2). Frederik X acceded on 14 January 2024 on the abdication of Queen Margrethe II.
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Frederik X since January 2024
Report Source: regional-indsigt.dk,
checked
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Regional councils: Wikipedia Regions of Denmark and da.wikipedia Regionsrådsvalget 2025, read 2026-10-12 (fallback; danskeregioner.dk not read); Constitution of Denmark for Folketing, Government, Supreme Court. For: King of Denmark
- oda.ft.dk · checked Danish names: Folketinget ODA (ministerial titles, party names); other Danish names are standard official names of the bodies (ft.dk, regioner.dk). For: King of Denmark in Danish
- regional-indsigt.dk · checked Regional council chairs 2026-29 (Midtjylland, Nordjylland, Syddanmark: terms from 1 Jan 2026); Hovedstaden (Lars Gaardhøj) and Sjælland (Trine Birk Andersen) chairs from lex.dk and press release, start dates unknown; Supreme Court president start 2022-11-01 per Altinget; King since 2024-01-14; read 2026-10-12. For: Frederik X, current term