House of Glücksburg

House of Glücksburg
House of Glücksburg
Parent house	House of Oldenburg
Country	Duchy of Schleswig (1863–1866); Duchy of Holstein (1863–1864); Kingdom of Denmark (1863–2024); Kingdom of Greece (1863–1924 and 1935–1973); Kingdom of Iceland (1918–1944); Kingdom of Norway (1905–present); United Kingdom (2022–present);
Founded	6 July 1825; (17 December 1633 as Beck)
Founder	Friedrich Wilhelm; (August Philipp as Beck)
Current head	Friedrich Ferdinand, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, Duke of Glücksburg
Titles	List King of Denmark; King of Norway; King of the Goths; King of the Wends; King of the Hellenes; King of Iceland; King of the United Kingdom; Prince of Wales; Duke of Schleswig-Holstein; Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg; Duke of Sparta; Head of the Commonwealth; ;
Connected families	Mountbatten-Windsor
Cadet branches	Danish royal family; Greek royal family; Norwegian royal family; British royal family;

The House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, better known as the House of Glücksburg, is a collateral branch of the German House of Oldenburg. Its members have reigned at various times in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Greece, and several northern German states.

Current monarchs King Harald V of Norway and King Charles III of the United Kingdom, 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.

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