Frederik X

FatherHenri de Laborde de MonpezatMotherMargrethe IIReligionEvangelical LutheranSignatureOther namePingoEducationAarhus UniversityMilitary careerAllegianceDenmarkRoyal Danish Army
Royal Danish Navy
Royal Danish Air ForceGeneral (Army)
Admiral (Navy)
General (Air Force)UnitFrogman Corps

Frederik X (Frederik André Henrik Christian, pronounced; born 26 May 1968) is King of Denmark, reigning since his mother's abdication on 14 January 2024.

Frederik is the elder son of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik. He was born during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King Frederik IX, and became Crown Prince of Denmark following his mother's accession in 1972. He received his early education privately at home and later attended Krebs School, , and Øregård Gymnasium. He earned a Master of Science degree in political science from Aarhus University. After university, he served in diplomatic posts at the United Nations and in Paris, and he has trained in all three branches of the Danish Armed Forces.

Frederik met Australian marketing consultant Mary Donaldson while attending the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. They married on 14 May 2004 at Copenhagen Cathedral and have four children: Christian, Isabella, Vincent, and Josephine.