Margret(h)e is an alternate spelling of the feminine given name Margaret. People so named include: Margrete or Margaret I of Denmark (1353–1412), Queen of Denmark and Queen of Norway and Sweden by marriage Margrethe II of Denmark (born 1940), queen regnant of Denmark Margaret of Sweden, Queen of Norway (c. 1155–1209), in Norwegian "Margrete", queen consort of Norway Margaret Skulesdatter (1208–1270), in Old Norse "Margrét", queen consort of Haakon IV of Norway Princess Margaret of Denmark (1895–1992), in Danish "Margrethe" Margrete Auken (born 1945), Danish politician Margrete Aamot Øverland (1913–1978), journalist and member of the Norwegian Resistance during World War II Margrethe Christiansen (1895–1971), Danish folk high school teacher Margrethe Lasson (1659–1758), first novelist in Denmark Margrethe Munthe (1860–1931), Norwegian teacher, children's writer, songwriter and playwright Margrethe Schall (1775–1852), Danish ballerina Margrethe Schanne (1921–2014), Danish ballerina Margrethe Vestager (born 1968), Danish politician See also Margherita of Savoy (1851 - 1926), Queen of Italy Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway (1261 - 1283), in Old Norse "Margrét", queen consort of Norway Margaret Fredkulla (1080s - 1130), in Danish "Margrete", queen consort of Denmark and Norway Margaret Sambiria (1230? - 1282), in Danish "Margrethe", queen consort of Christoper I of Denmark and regent for Eric V of Denmark Feminine given names