Prince Henrik of Denmark

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Prince Henrik
Full name
Henrik Carl Joachim Alain
Father Prince Joachim of Denmark
Mother Princess Marie of Denmark
Born 4 May 2009(2009-05-04) (&&&&&&&&&&&010452 years 10 months)
Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Danish Royal Family
Royal Coat of Arms of Denmark.svg

HM The Queen
HRH The Prince Consort


HRH Princess Benedikte
HM The Queen of the Hellenes


HH Princess Elisabeth


1Not yet named—Danish tradition requires that naming the baby first takes place at the christening, which could be up to 3 months following the birth.


Prince Henrik of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (Danish: Prins Henrik Carl Joachim Alain til Danmark, greve af Monpezat; born 4 May 2009) is a Danish prince and a member of the Danish Royal Family.

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[edit] Danish prince

Prince Henrik is the third son of Prince Joachim. The prince is Joachim's first child with his second wife, Princess Marie of Denmark. The infant prince was born at Rigshospitalet (Copenhagen University Hospital) weighing 3032 grams and 49 cm long.[1]

The prince has two older half-brothers from his father's first marriage, Prince Nikolai and Prince Felix, and a younger sister.

As of March 2012, Prince Henrik is ninth in the line of succession to the Danish throne.

[edit] Name and christening

As with his brothers and cousins, his names were not revealed until his christening, which took place on 26 July 2009 at the Møgeltønder Church, where older brother Felix was also christened.[2] At his christening he was given the names Henrik Carl Joachim Alain.[3]

His forenames all have a family significance:

  • Henrik is after his paternal grandfather, Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark.
  • Carl is possibly after Count Carl Johan Bernadotte, the last surviving great-granduncle of the little prince, who attended his christening; Carl is also the Danish form of Charles, which is the name of Marie's brother, and also one of Prince Henrik's godparents.
  • Joachim is after his father, Prince Joachim.
  • Alain is after his maternal grandfather, Alain Cavallier.

His godparents are the Crown Princess of Denmark, Britt Davidsen Siesbye, Christian Scherfig and his maternal uncles Charles Cavallier and Benjamin Grandet.[4]

[edit] Titles, styles, honours and arms

[edit] Title and style

  • 4 May 2009 – present: His Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark, Count of Monpezat

His official title in Danish is Hans Højhed Prins Henrik af Danmark, Greve af Monpezat

[edit] Ancestry

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Prince Henrik of Denmark
Cadet branch of the House of Laborde
Born: 4 May 2009
Danish royalty
Preceded by
Prince Felix of Denmark
Line of succession to the Danish Throne
9th position
Succeeded by
unnamed Princess of Denmark
Line of succession to the British throne


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