Maura724
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I do not know about Holland or the German kingdoms, but the King of Norway and the Queen of Denmark are head of the Lutheran Church of Norway and of Denmark. (However, the Norwegian constitution is being altered, and soon the King will no longer be head of the church.) I'm not 100% sure about Sweden, but I think the monarch used to be head and no longer is.
In Norway the monarch is required to be Lutheran (and that requirement will be preserved in the new constitution at King Harald's express request), although I'm not sure if it applies or ever applied to the monarch's consort and family. In Denmark the monarch, and only the monarch, must be Lutheran. Thus when Margrethe married Henrik, he was not required to convert from Catholicism and did not do so immediately.
In Norway the monarch is required to be Lutheran (and that requirement will be preserved in the new constitution at King Harald's express request), although I'm not sure if it applies or ever applied to the monarch's consort and family. In Denmark the monarch, and only the monarch, must be Lutheran. Thus when Margrethe married Henrik, he was not required to convert from Catholicism and did not do so immediately.