Denmark has been governed by absolute primogeniture since 2009. From the beginning of the Kingdom until 1953, the Danish Crown passed according to agnatic primogeniture, which meant that women could not inherit, and between 1953 and 2009, it had male-preference primogeniture to allow for the succession of Queen Margrethe II, who was the elder of [read more]
Queen Sālote had left Tonga for the final time on 4 November 1965. She had been diagnosed with lung and bone cancer in 1964, and her sons had urged her to return to New Zealand for more treatment. On 19 October, she returned to the palace one last time. Three days later, Queen Elizabeth II [read more]
On 15 December 1960, Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón married King Baudouin of Belgium. Before the religious ceremony, Fabiola and Baudouin were married civilly in the Throne Room of the Royal Palace in Brussels. The service was presided over by Albert Lilar, Minister of Justice, and Lucien Cooremans, Mayor of Brussels. The witnesses to [read more]
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The Takamado Pearl and Diamond Scroll Tiara was worn by the future Hisako, Princess Takamado, during her wedding to Norihito, Prince Takamado, in 1984. Embed from Getty Images It consists of diamond scroll elements, which are embellished with pearls. The tiara comes with a “mirrored” necklace. She wore the necklace combined with another tiara, one [read more]
Sweden introduced absolute primogeniture in 1980 and immediately gained a Crown Princess. Before this change, the Swedish monarchy used agnatic-cognatic primogeniture, which only allowed women to rule if there were no more male dynasts. Sweden was originally an elective monarchy, but it became hereditary during the reign of King Gustav I. Between 1810 and 1980, [read more]
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