Previously it was the line of Oldenborg, now it is the line of Glücksborg, also known as the House of Glücksborg.
It is interesting that the Danish Queen and everybody else in Denmark got this wrong. http://kongehuset.dk/en/the-monarchy-in-denmark/history
Also this website about the Website, run by the the historical experts from the major Danish universities follow this thinking:
https://danmarkshistorien.dk/leksikon-og-kilder/vis/materiale/kongeraekken/?no_cache=1
I am curius why the Huse of Oldenborg is known as Oldenburg in UK even after the dynasty ruled Denmark for 405 years (and according to some, stile does)?
The County of Oldenburg in Germany was ruled by a younger branch of the house since 1450. The Danish kings were Titular Counts of Oldenborg, but had no actual connection with the German County from 1458 - except from 1667, when the Danish king inherited the terrory until 1773, when he swobbed it with Gottorp in Holsten. That is almost 250 years ago.
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Oldenburg and Oldenborg are the same thing. I don’t speak Danish and Oldenburg is used in English. The senior or direct line of the House of Oldenburg died out but the House of Oldenburg still exists. All Glücksburgs are Oldenburgs.
It is exactly the same as how the Direct Capetians died out but the Bourbons are still all Capetians (including the Orléans who are all Bourbons). Previous Message
It’s originally a German dynasty anyway so I don’t see how Danish jurists could declare it extinct especially when Oldenburgs exist outside of Denmark.
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